Most of us would like to believe we’re good listeners — but the truth is, we all struggle to really pay attention when someone else is talking.  “Most of the time when you ask people, ‘How well do you think you’re doing at listening to people?,’ they’re going to say, ‘Really well,’” Graham Bodie, a […]

Since the war with Iran began, the White House has been posting videos featuring the US military bombing targets in Iran, interspersed with clips from video games, sports highlights, and Hollywood movies. The White House says the videos are meant to highlight the success of the US military. Some of the captions read like this: […]

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One way or another, President Donald Trump would like you to believe the war in Iran is wrapping up soon.  Trump said this week that he is “very intent on making a deal” and that his team has had good talks with unnamed Iranian leaders, who also “want to make a deal badly.” He has […]