The Trump campaign rolled out its first television ad of the campaign, and wouldn't you know, it's fundamentally based upon an outright lie: Here are the lies about Social Security in Donald Trump's new nationwide ad. - LA Times. Now, I know that using the term "lie" is harsh, but in this instance there is no other appropriate word. The premise is utterly false, and demonstrably so, and it is known to be so by the one promoting it = lie. Trump’s false claim that undocumented immigrants collect Social Security benefits - WaPo. Add that to the 41 false claims Trump has already made.

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