The Oxford English Dictionary named “post-truth” its 2016 international word of the year in a fittingly political race that featured terms like “alt-right,” “Brexiteer” and “woke,” The New York Times ...

Regarding Dennis D. Morgan’s letter, “Old days were better in many ways” (April 30): Mr. Morgan believes that global warming is a myth, yet offers us no evidence to support this. Global warming may be ...

The basic definition of "truth," according to Merriam-Webster's handy dictionary, is "the body of real things, events and facts." But what does that actually mean? Next week, On Point will air a ...

Truth: Trustworthiness, sincerity, genuineness, honesty. As a child I was told, “Johnny, tell me the truth.” As an old man I now realize how important that word really is. To this very day I find it ...

Last year, it was an ecstatic emoji. But in 2016, Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year is a somber follow-up to that Face with Tears of Joy symbol. Inspired by divisive, emotional political ...