Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.The job of elected officials is to tell people the truth. Even when they want to hear lies.(Photos: GettyImages)The greatest, most dangerous, and most frequent temptation faced by an elected official is the temptation to tell your constituents what they want to hear. It is our Satan’s apple.Telling people what they want to hear is the enemy of progress, because there is no progress without truth. But despite the obvious drawbacks, the temptation is strong; it’s part of human nature. Most regular people spend their entire lives trying to avoid being...…Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.The job of elected officials is to tell people the truth. Even when they want to hear lies.(Photos: GettyImages)The greatest, most dangerous, and most frequent temptation faced by an elected official is the temptation to tell your constituents what they want to hear. It is our Satan’s apple.Telling people what they want to hear is the enemy of progress, because there is no progress without truth. But despite the obvious drawbacks, the temptation is strong; it’s part of human nature. Most regular people spend their entire lives trying to avoid being...WW…