Truth has always been contested — what’s new, says philosopher Gila Sher, is the erosion of respect for truth in everyday ...

The truth was center stage at two very different public events last week. One was an announcement by Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire, and the other was the funeral of President Jimmy Carter.

Aristotle argued that there is a sense in which poetry has greater truth value than history. He meant that while history refers to specifics, poetry refers to the nature of the topic (or, as Plato ...

It was a celebration of news and the people who make it possible. The first ever Festival of Journalism, held on Saturday at San Diego State University, gave San Diegans the opportunity to meet the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

“America believes in a thing called truth. She does not believe we are entitled to our own alternate facts. She recoils at those who spread pernicious falsehoods. To her, truth matters. There is ...