Philosopher. Writer. TED-talker. Sailor. @UConn. Worried about truth, democracy and the ethics of AI. New book: *On Truth in Politics: Why Democracy Demands It* https://bsky.app/profile/michael-p-lynch.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-p-lynch.bsky.social/post/3lwrkmzl73k2zNew review of On Truth in Politics @foreignaffairs.com https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/truth-politics-why-democracy-demands-it19 Aug 2025 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:floc6o2lvlnjdgemabktfisf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwrkmzl73k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-p-lynch.bsky.social/post/3lwes6gwhmk2oSo excited to see Manuel Almagro Holgado's new book long-listed for the Royal Institute of Philosophy's Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. Congrats to Manuel and all the other long-listers! https://royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/longlist-announced-for-the-nayef-al-rodhan-book-prize-2025/14 Aug 2025 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:floc6o2lvlnjdgemabktfisf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwes6gwhmk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-p-lynch.bsky.social/post/3lvom7ou5fk2qGreat review on On Truth in Politics in NDPR by John Capps https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/on-truth-in-politics-why-democracy-demands-it/05 Aug 2025 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:floc6o2lvlnjdgemabktfisf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvom7ou5fk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-p-lynch.bsky.social/post/3lvizohqty22nGreat piece on the administration's attack on our epistemic infrastructure--and shout-out to my work-- by @peterbakernyt.bsky.social in today's paper. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:floc6o2lvlnjdgemabktfisf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvizohqty22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-p-lynch.bsky.social/post/3lveourdyzk2dNew interview on bullshit and lies in politics megaphone.link/NBNK4488676287 https://megaphone.link/NBNK448867628701 Aug 2025 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:floc6o2lvlnjdgemabktfisf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lveourdyzk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-p-lynch.bsky.social/post/3luzszcvlqs2d#438 - Truth In Politics: A Dialogue with Michael P. Lynch https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/438-truth-in-politics-a-dialogue?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web28 Jul 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:floc6o2lvlnjdgemabktfisf/app.bsky.feed.post/3luzszcvlqs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-p-lynch.bsky.social/post/3lun2oda2ns26New review of On Truth in Politics [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2025 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:floc6o2lvlnjdgemabktfisf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lun2oda2ns26https://bsky.app/profile/michael-p-lynch.bsky.social/post/3lsyoog3lfc2hDemocracy and the pursuit of truth are twin values and must be defended together. https://www.skeptic.com/michael-shermer-show/can-politics-and-truth-coexist/02 Jul 2025 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:floc6o2lvlnjdgemabktfisf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsyoog3lfc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-p-lynch.bsky.social/post/3loloo5srnk2hTalking about why truth matters for democratic politics: https://www.youtube.com/live/l0CSl4otaxg?si=1lg_zGCiiOmdQt6w07 May 2025 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:floc6o2lvlnjdgemabktfisf/app.bsky.feed.post/3loloo5srnk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-p-lynch.bsky.social/post/3loh3im4ewk2nThe hits to our epistemic infrastructure just keep coming. Expect this effort to go national shortly: wapo.st/4d48IaK https://wapo.st/4d48IaK05 May 2025 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:floc6o2lvlnjdgemabktfisf/app.bsky.feed.post/3loh3im4ewk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-p-lynch.bsky.social/post/3loghywvt722nJoin me to talk about On Truth in Politics: Why Democracy Demands It https://www.92ny.org/event/on-truth-in-politics05 May 2025 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:floc6o2lvlnjdgemabktfisf/app.bsky.feed.post/3loghywvt722nhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-p-lynch.bsky.social/post/3lo4ghfupos2rJoin me tonight @92ndstreety.bsky.social talking about why truth is the enemy of the tyrant: On Truth in Politics: Why Democracy Demands It url:https://www.92ny.org/event/on-truth-in-politics01 May 2025 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:floc6o2lvlnjdgemabktfisf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4ghfupos2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-p-lynch.bsky.social/post/3lo2vluig5c2o92nd st. Y tomorrow night: On Truth in Politics: Why Democracy Demands It url:https://www.92ny.org/event/on-truth-in-politics30 Apr 2025 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:floc6o2lvlnjdgemabktfisf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2vluig5c2o