The Elusive Nature of Truth in Politics

Moreover, political reality is defined by impermanence, contingency, and historical context. What constitutes a "true" or optimal political strategy in one historical moment—such as aggressive state intervention during an economic depression—may be demonstrably "false" or counterproductive during a period of sustained growth. Since economic conditions, geopolitical alignments, technological capabilities, and social norms are constantly in flux, political "truth" is inherently temporal and circumstantial. There is no timeless, Platonic form of the perfect policy waiting to be discovered; there are only context-dependent solutions that carry expiration dates.