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Kids lie. All the time. For a variety of reasons. They lie to be cool. To avoid getting punished. They lie to gain a sense of control. And how do they learn to do all this lying? Writer Po Bronson says there's now one theory for how the habit of lying develops in kids: they're copying their parents. Also, the latest in the election with political guru Ron Brownstein.
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Primary Direction
Ron Brownstein, political director for the Atlantic Media Group, offers analysis of last night's primary results.
Free Event
Ron Brownstein will be speaking on The Second Civil War: The Partisan Divide, The Public Good and the 2008 Election tonight at 7:30 at Yeshiva University, 239 East 34th Street. ...
Free Event
Ron Brownstein will be speaking on The Second Civil War: The Partisan Divide, The Public Good and the 2008 Election tonight at 7:30 at Yeshiva University, 239 East 34th Street. ...
Corzine's Cuts
WNYC's Bob Hennelly previews New Jersey governor Jon Corzine's budget, to be released on Tuesday, that promises drastic cuts.
Cell Phone Films
Tonight the Museum of Modern Art hosts CELLuloid featuring ten short movies shot on cell phones. Filmmakers Rebecca Nelson and Joshua Thorson join Sally Berger, assistant curator at MOMA's film department, to discuss cell phone-made movies.
Why Kids Lie
Po Bronson, author of the New York Magazine article "Learning to Lie" and Dr. Victoria Talwar, professor at McGill University’s Department of Education and Counseling Psychology, exploring why children lie -- in many cases, they're copying their parents.
Do Men's Prisons Work for Women?
From the prison nursery to the prison libraries, former female inmates discuss what changes they would recommend for women in prison. Sarah From, Director of Public Policy and Communications at the Women's Prison Association; Kathy Coughlin, Deputy Commissioner for Programs and Discharge Planning at the NYC Department of Correction and ...
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