[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.
[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…
[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…
(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…
[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…
[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…
[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…
[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…
[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…