The central thesis of Tom Nichols original essay “The Death of Expertise” on The Federalist web magazine (2014) reads as follows:

I am (or at least think I am) an expert. Not on everything, but in a particular area of human knowledge…

When attempting to communicate with people, the most important thing is singular: truth. The unvarnished, unembellished, unadulterated truth. There are other virtues of communication: clarity, calm, and compassion. However, the one that encompasses all others is truth.

Isaac Asimov’s 1980 article, “Cult of Ignorance” has been pontificated about since it was written…

What follows are some basic rules for attempting to communicate with one-another. They’re structured to provide positive guidance to help facilitate clear, concise, and quality communication.

People often talk about a “War of Ideas” that must be won. Depending on who you are, who needs to win this war will vary relatively widely. We are in an eternal propaganda war. Who is “we”? Every human being on the planet. How long have we been in this war? Likely since at least…