The Post-Truth Era: Dishonesty and Deception in Contemporary Life

1. HONESTY'S DECLINE
One: Beyond Honesty A Whole Lotta Lyin' /Whatever Happened to
Honesty? / Post-Truthfulness / Euphemasia / Ledger-Book Morality
Two: A Brief History of Lying The Liar's Edge / Early Ethics / The
Insider's Guide to Honesty / Lie Regulation / Civil Society
Three: The Honesty Connection Community / Situational
Dishonesty / Ethical Memories / Impression Management
Four: Whistler's Druthers Myth America / The Reinvented Self / Roots?
Five: Great Pretenders Petty Fibbery /A Matter of Degrees / Imposeurs /
Fields of Unfulfilled Dreams / Behind the Mask
Six: Why Lie? Insecurity / Recreation / Duping Delight/Adventure /
Taking Charge
Seven: Sex, Lies, and Sex Roles Sex Studies / Telling It Slant / Erotic
Deception/Relationships
II. ENABLING DISHONESTY
Eight: Mentors and Role Models Therapists / Lawyers / Politicians
Nine: It's Academic On Campus / Larger Truths / Pomo Profs / Heirs
of Protagoras/Applied Postmodernism
Ten: Narrative Truths, and Lies Narrative Truths / New Journalists/
Driven Narratives / Creative Journalism / Ripple Effects
Eleven: Masked Media Hollywood Ethics / From Beaver to Baghdad/
Narratives, Story Lines, and Dramatic Arcs
Twelve: Peter Pan Morality Origins / Looking-Glass Ethics / "I Was
There"/ The Boomer Code
Thirteen: Deception.com Techno-Aided Deception / No One Knows
You're a Dog/The Tangled Web / Enhanced Reality
III. CONSEQUENCES AND CONCLUSIONS
Fourteen: The Suspicious Society Truth Bias to Lie Bias / Just
Checking/Pinocchio's Revenge /Wired Up / Lies and Consequences /
Credibility Gaps
Fifteen: The Price of Prevarication No Respect / Lieaholism/
Craving Truth
Sixteen: The Case for Honesty Post-Ethics Honesty / The Well-
Intentioned Liar / Honest Parenting / The Social Value of Honesty /
Positive Trends / Honesty Redux