Why bullshit hurts democracy more than lies

Since the inauguration of Donald Trump as president, members of his administration have made many statements best described as misleading.

During the administration’s first week, then-press secretary Sean Spicer claimed that Trump’s inauguration was the most well attended ever.

More recently, Scott Pruitt claimed falsely to have received death threats as a result of his tenure at the Environmental Protection Agency.

President Trump himself has frequently been accused of telling falsehoods – including, on the campaign trail, the…