In January 2025, the Trump administration repeatedly asserted the bold claim that they were halting a $50 million federal expenditure of condoms to Hamas. Of course, this bold claim is an outrageous lie — and a preposterous one at that. At $50 million worth of condoms, assuming the condoms were purchased at the super bulk wholesale price the United Nations purchases condoms, and assuming every man ages 15 to 65 in Gaza uses 52 condoms a year (a generous estimation), that would be enough condoms to last the entire population of Gaza more than 40 years. Reasonable people know that … Continue reading The Truth, the Partial Truth, & Everything but the Truth