January 17, 2018 – William M. Briggs

<em>Fire and Fury</em>: It’s False, That’s How We Know It’s True

Fire and Fury: It’s False, That’s How We Know It’s True

Stream: The False-But-True Fallacy There's concern in the City of Others Riches (Washington D.C.) that Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury book about the Trump White House contains as much truth…

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