In conversation with journalist Vishnu Som, UChicago political scientist John Mearsheimer, author of "Why Leaders Lie? The Truth About Lying in International Politics," discusses the need and effectiveness of falsehood within the political sphere, breaking down the insidious and elaborate deceptions of world leaders, with reasoned and constructive analysis of the logic, motivation, and justification behind their lying.
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