Indeed, this is the question I must always ask whenever the meme of the post-fact era comes up: When was this supposed era of empirical facts in politics? There

Indeed, this is the question I must always ask whenever the meme of the post-fact era comes up: When was this supposed era of empirical facts in politics? There may well be a greater brazenness in the cynical manipulation of voters this election cycle, but it is historically naive to call it an unprecedented development.