As both John Adams and Nikita Khrushchev reminded their colleagues, “Facts are stubborn things.” Therefore, in regard to the war in Gaza commentators and policymakers alike must recognize and ...

response to a letter that appeared in the Star on Aug. 26. Facts, John Adams told a Boston jury in 1770, are stubborn things. Here are four in response to a recent letter: - Congressman Ciscomani did ...

John Adams, our second president, noted that facts are stubborn things. “Whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion,” he added, “they cannot alter the state of facts ...

Over the last four decades, I’ve taught more than 8,000 students how to analyze and evaluate rhetoric in politics and other contexts. Since the election, a number of those students have reached out to ...

Reading Jay McClenaghan’s letter to the editor (May 15, 2023, “Do you remember?” Daily News of Newburyport), I’m reminded of something John Adams said: “Facts are stubborn things … .” Adams’ words ...

I've heard Congressman Gil Gutknecht utter this quote more than once, and I've heard it elsewhere as well -- I finally looked it up, wondering about its authenticity and full context. Facts are ...