The question of the day is: Who is the Trump Administration's chief propagandist? Is it Sean Spicer, the Press Secretary who trotted out a series of outright lies, easily disprovable, about the size of the inaugural crowd because his boss had complained about it earlier? Sean Spicer’s Rant About Inauguration Crowds Is Packed with Falsehoods - RedState. Is it Kellyanne Conway, his "special advisor" who tried to excuse this behavior as presenting "Alternative Facts"? Trump Aide Says Press Secretary Presented ‘Alternative Facts’ - Bloomberg. Is it his Chief of Staff, who literally declared war on the press for pointing out reality? White House vows to fight media 'tooth and nail' over Trump attacks - Reuters. Or Steve Bannon, who apparently co-wrote the inaugural speech? White House Concedes That Steve Bannon and Stephen Miller Wrote Much of Trump’s Speech - Mediaite. Or, perhaps, it is Donald Trump himself, who, in the course of 48 hours has continued his habit of self-aggrandizing prevarication unprecedented in US Presidential history? e.g., claiming to have written his inaugural speech himself, claiming to have the largest inaugural crowd ever, claiming that he hadn't personally attacked the intelligence community, etc., etc., etc., ad nauseum. The chutzpah is amazing.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich