Hopelessly Naive

Living in the Meantime with Stephen Bauman · Mar 27, 2026 · 2m

In a moment marked by distortion, spin, and eroding trust, Stephen Bauman reflects on what happens when truth itself becomes negotiable.

This episode explores honesty, accountability, and the quiet but urgent work of reclaiming integrity—in our public life and in our own.

TRANSCRIPT:

The story goes that addressing a crowd during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was asked why he didn’t just declare the slaves to be free and be done with it. Lincoln replied by asking the crowd, “If I told you that a lamb’s tail was a leg, how many legs would a lamb have?” “Five,” came the answer: “No, four,” said…