#1268 Christian Miller: The Honesty Crisis
RECORDED ON MAY 28th 2026.
Dr. Christian B. Miller is the A. C. Reid Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University. His research is primarily in contemporary ethics and philosophy of religion. He has written for the Wall Street Journal, Dallas Morning News, Slate, Prospect Magazine, Relevant Magazine, Michael Hyatt Magazine, The Conversation, Newsweek, Aeon, Greater Good Magazine, Nautilus Magazine, Fathom Magazine, Institute of Art and Ideas, and Christianity Today. He’s the author of several books, the most recent one being The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World.
In this episode, we focus on The Honesty Crisis. We talk about what honesty is, and what constitutes an honest person. We discuss whether there is ever permissible to lie, and whether omission is always a form of dishonesty. We talk about how honest people are, based on psychological studies. We discuss whether we are living through a dishonesty crisis, and explore online dishonesty, with a focus on deepfakes and social media. We talk about how people can become more honest. Finally, we discuss whether inconsistency can be a form of dishonesty.
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Intro
What is honesty, and what is an honest person?
Is it ever permissible to lie?
Is omission a form of dishonesty?
How honest are people?
Are we living through an honesty crisis?
Online dishonesty
The cases of deepfakes and social media
Can people become more honest?
Can inconsistency be a form of dishonesty?
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Our first interview: https://youtu.be/k_Cr4J7fAbY
Our second interview: https://youtu.be/O747TD4Wx_0
Faculty page: https://bit.ly/3vfpqyY
Website: https://bit.ly/3zAQoE8
PhilPeople page: https://bit.ly/3PYPSVt
The Honesty Crisis: https://tinyurl.com/2y28herb
Twitter handle: @CharacterGap