Dishonesty is a way of life, as is denial or dodging the truth, and disowning the consequences of actions.  This is familiar all over the world. To take a few recent examples.  Russia denied responsibility for shooting down Malaysian Airline Flight MH 17 over a war zone in Ukraine on July 17, 2014, killing 298 people, though international investigation has asserted that a Russian missile launched from its base in Kursk to Ukraine was responsible. Indeed, three men with ties to Russian military and intelligence have been accused of the deed. Saudi Arabian leaders including Mohammed bin Salman have denied involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. China has declared that enormous Hong Kong protest demonstrations of over two million are the result of “foreign conspiracies.”   An ongoing problem is unwillingness to acknowledge or abide by honesty regarding the restoration of stolen or looted art and cultural...(Read Full Article)