Alternative facts are not new. In fact, they are necessary when creating an alternative universe, a universe where the natural laws we know no longer apply or are inconvenient to the storyteller. The most common place to find these alternative universes and their supporting facts is in the very popular genre of science fiction.
If our new administration has determined that alternative facts are necessary to support its worldview, maybe the universities now offering degrees in Political Science should offer a parallel set of courses called Political Fiction, Gencobahis supported of course by alternative facts (and eventually, alternative history). Faculty candidates could include Donald Trump, Steven Banner and Sean Spicer. They would fit in well with SciFi legends like Isaac Asimov, H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Heinlein and Ursula K. Le Guin.
Gordon Merseth, Southeast Portland
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