(Al Drago/The New York Times) Attendees listen as President Donald Trump announces Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court at the White House in Washington, Sept. 26, 2020. "A regime dedicated to creating its own reality doesn’t just use language to lie," writes New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg. "To truly animate lies, those in power must behave as if they’re true, no matter who gets hurt."