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Honesty, Spring 2007

Mark Oppenheimer
Truthfully...

Compiled by Alana Newhouse
Thoughts on honesty, from Plato to Dr. House

Seth Lobis
"Honesty" - a frank look at the word

George Scialabba
The Youngest Virtue - a reading list of classics on honesty

Holly Lebowitz Ross
You'd Better Not Lie -
how honesty and belief collide in the Santa Claus myth

Eric Alterman
Official Deception -
when presidents lie

Debra J. Dickerson
Truth or Consequences - America needs its own truth and reconciliation commission, but blacks stand in the way

Simon Baron-Cohen
I Cannot Tell a Lie - what people with autism can tell us about honesty

Mark E. Warren
Should We Trust Them? - in a democracy, it's more important to believe politicians than to believe in them

Garry Reeder
When Honesty's Not Enough - candor is what matters most in the business world

Daniel Oppenheimer
Far Out - science fiction taught me all about honesty