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Thearticleproposesanalternativeobjectofprotectionintheformofhumanjudgmentand,specifically,“politicaljudgment”intheArendtiansensethatcan accountforcontemporarypolicypractisesinrelationtosecurityandthePoliticalandcivildiscourseintheUnitedStatesischaracterizedby“Truthay,”definedas increasingdisagreementaboutfacts,ablurringofthelinebetweenopinionandfact,anincreaseTruthay:AThreattoDemocracyandThinkTanksAlikeThis phenomenonhastakenholdoverthelasttwoades,erodingcivildiscourse,causingpoliticalparalysis,andleadingtogeneraluncertaintyaroundwhat'strueand whatisn'tAbstractMichaelDRich,PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficeroftheRANDCorporationinSantaMonica,CA,explorestheFutureofThinkTanks andPolicyAdviceintheUnitedStatesUsingtheframeworkofRAND'soriginalTruthaystudy,whichfocusedontheUnitedStates,researchersuncovered evidenceforthetrends,driversandconsequencesofTruthayinEuropeThereasonsfortruthayarebothphilosophicalandsociological,rootedintheintellectual worldofideasaswellastheculturalworldofeverydayexperienceMichaelD.Rich.ThinktanksTruthay:AThreattoPolicymakingandDemocracy @inproceedings{KavanaghTruthDA,title={Truthay:AThreattoPolicymakingandDemocracy},author={JenniferKavanaghandMichaelD.Rich},year={}} JenniferKavanagh,MichaelDRich;Published;PoliticalScienceTruthayreferstoasetoffourrelatedtrends:(1)increasingdisagreementaboutfacts,(2)the blurringofthelinebetweenopinionandfact,(3)theincreasingvolumeandinfluenceofopinionoverfact,and(4)liningtrustinformerlyrespectedsourcesoffact, suchexpertsRANDdefines“Truthay”asthediminishingroleoffactsandanalysisinAmericanpubliclife@inproceedings{KavanaghTruthDA,title={Truthay:A ThreattoPolicymakingandDemocracy},author={JenniferKavanaghandMichaelDRich},year={}}JenniferSo,theconceptoftruthay,moregenerally,isthe termthatweuseatRANDtorefertothediminishingrolethatfacts,dataandanalysisplayinourpoliticalandcivildiscourseTruthayisorganizedinsixchapters andexploresthreehistoricaleras thes,s,ands forhistoricalevidenceofthefourtrendsofTruthay.Thisleadstoanum-berofimpactsonhowwe promote,pursueandperceivethevalueoftrustWedefineTruthayasasetoffourrelatedtrendsincreasingdisagreementaboutfactsandanalyticalinterpreta-tions offactsanddataWecallthephenomenon“Truthay,”butwearenotactuallytalkingdirectlyabout“truth”inthephilosophicalsenseTheTruthayisacultural conditioninwhichtheveryideaofabsolute,objectiveanduniversaltruthisconsideredimplausible,heldinopencontempt,ornotevenseriouslyOverthepasttwo ades,nationalpoliticalandcivildiscourseintheUnitedStateshasbeencharacterizedby"Truthay,"definedasasetoffourinterrelatedtrends:anincreasing disagreementaboutfactsandanalyticalinterpretationsoffactsanddata;ablurringofthelinebetweenopinionandfact;anincreaseintherelativevolume,and TruthayinEuropeJournalofInternationalPoliticalTheoryTLDRTruthay:AnInitialExplorationoftheDiminishingRoleofTruthayisaculturalconditionin whichtheveryideaofabsolute,objectiveanduniversaltruthisconsideredimplausible,heldinopencontempt,ornotevenseriouslyconsidered.KeywordsPolicy advicePublicengagementResearchinstitutionsAsthephenomenonislesspervasivethanintheUS,however,theyalsosuggestactionstoslowitsgrowthRay Block,JrspeaksaboutTruthayataRANDthanniversaryeventinPhotobyDianeBaldwin/RANDWeusetheterm“Truthay”asashorthandfortheHedvig ÖrdénRayBlock,Jr,hassomeadviceforpeopleheadingintotheelectionsTechnologycanaffecttheconceptualunderstandingofthevalueoftrust(andhence itsperceivedprevalenceandrelevanceinoursociety),anditcanalsoafecthow,why,andwhenhumanstrustotherhumansPoliticalScience,ComputerScience