Thursday, September 10, 2026

The Truth Chamber by Duncan Ritchie

This is a terrifying book.  I’d prefer to be terrified by vampires or hobgoblins than probabilities.  The author, currently living in Tasmania, has captured the political cesspool that is American politics. The book could have been a playbook for many recent political campaigns.

 The current political climate leads to unbridled cynicism on all sides of the aisle.  Accusations of “fake news” are bandied about with little or no effort to discover the veracity of the source. Social media abounds with misinformation, outright lies, and misconceptions.  Ai has brought a new level of sophistication to propaganda.  Our enemies abroad and our enemies within are campaigning against data centers in our communities, despite the boost to the local economies.

 The author has got to be precognitive, as his book was conceived in 2022.  He incorporates Ai to provide the ultimate lie detector in the Truth Chamber. 

 There is a definitive bias in the book as Republicans are the unscrupulous villains, and the Democrats are guilty of circumventing the law for the greater good.

 
This is a book well worth reading but don’t anticipate getting comfortable reading it. 

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