Truth and fact are two words that people often use interchangeably. In many cases, this interplay of words means little. Truth is often fact just as fact is often truth. But there are subtleties to the meanings of these two words that escape most people. While many are fine eschewing such subtle distinctions, I posit that the disregard of these distinctions enables the prejudicial bias so rampant in our government and legal system. Let me first begin with the true distinction between truth and fact. Read the rest of this entry »

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