Another Pew survey, another fake
[Continuing our series on deception in politics and policy.] Pew—the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press—has published another poll showing people’s opinions on the Keystone XL pipeline.
Deception & Misdirection
Lies, damned lies, and government statistics (cont’d): HIV and the CDC
[Continuing our series on deception in politics and policy.] From fake statistics such as the “poverty” rate, which bureaucrats set at whatever level they want, to categories such…
A mighty wind: Nerve gas, six thousand dead sheep, and Soviet trickery
[Continuing our series on deception in politics and policy.] In 1969, President Nixon renounced the use of biological weapons by the United States…
The Flat Earth is a myth. So’s that story about people who believed in a Flat Earth.
[Continuing our series on deception in politics and policy.] Progressivism is an ideology based on the idea that most people are stupid, and that society is best governed…
The Social Cost of Carbon
(PDF here.) The Social Cost of Carbon is a number guesstimated by economists and then manipulated by bureaucrats and envi¬ronmentalists to justify government activi¬ties ranging from…
Presidents Day, not: They even lie about the calendar
[Continuing our series on deception in politics and policy.] In ancient Rome, politicians lied about the start of the new year. The Clinton administration lied about the beginning of the…
Global Warming: How to persuade those idiots who don’t agree with you
[Continuing our series on deception in politics and policy.] Magicians, con men, and intelligence operatives use a wide range of deception techniques– camouflage, concealment, "barnum statements," and countless other methods…
Beware of Soviets bearing vaccines
[Continuing our series on deception in politics and policy.] In a Washington Post interview published this past weekend, Bill Gates remarked that “Capitalism did not eradicate smallpox. It just doesn’t…
Like the Social Cost of Carbon? You’ll love the Drake Equation
[Continuing our series on deception in American politics and policy.] In an upcoming issue of Green Watch, we'll examine the Social Cost of Carbon—the supposed cost to society of each…
You’re a critic of the president? Racist!
[Continuing our series on deception in politics.] One of the most effective tools in the arsenal of the President and his supporters is their ability to make fake charges of…