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What links a bird in New York’s Stuyvesant neighborhood to Iraq’s non-existent weapons of mass destruction? As it turns out, just a simple flight path. Host Dean Olsher talks with psychologist Leonard Saxe about lies, self-deception and our social imperative to never, ever admit weakness, misunderstanding or mistake. Plus, our own mea culpa.

To hear our complete press conference on the status of the nightingale in the United States, starring Charlie Schroeder in the role of George W. Bush, click here.