JFK’s popular vote victory: the myth
[Continuing our series on deception in politics.] After George W. Bush won the presidency in the 2000 election despite losing the popular vote, liberals refused to accept the results. First,…
Deception & Misdirection
Polls: Don’t believe ’em!
One of the most effective forms of deception in politics involves the abuse of public opinion polling. It’s rare that public opinion polls are relevant to stories on political issues.
How the Left hurts the poor by focusing on “income inquality” rather than income
President Obama and others on the Left seem obsessed with income inequality. Income, not so much. Often, it seems that they care less about creating wealth for a broad range…
Environmental Defense Fund backs “carbon pollution” controls rooted in pseudoscience and deception
How many lies can you fit into one environmentalist ad? The Environmental Defense Fund—the Hollywood-connected left-wing group depicted as green heroes in such sitcoms as How I Met Your Mother…
How the Left twists language
“I don’t know what you mean by ‘glory,’ ” Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. “Of course you don’t—till I tell you. I meant ‘there’s a nice knock-down argument for you!’ ”…
Cherished myths of the Left: They win by deluding themselves
People on the Left take their politics seriously. Often, they are willing to lie, or to acquiesce in the lying of others, because they know that deception can be the…
Study presented as proof of Global Warming theory actually suggests the opposite
Another week, another Global Warming scare. This time, the claim is that the increasing temperatures caused by Global Warming, or perhaps the warming caused by increasing temperatures, make the world…
A thousand new radio stations for the Left?
A thousand new radio stations for the Left? By Steven J. Allen During a 15-day period in October, activists will take steps to affect broadcasting in the United States for…
Starfish: Al Qaeda, the Tea Party, and the power of a list
Cut off a spider’s head, and the spider dies. Cut off a spider’s limb, and you have a crippled spider or a dead spider. Unlike the spider, a starfish has…
Anti-deception and collective intelligence: Dan Rather, George W. Bush, and how the Internet makes deception more difficult (part 2)
Continuing our series on deception in politics and public policy. Anti-deception and collective intelligence: How the Internet makes deception more difficult (part 2) By Dr. Steven J. Allen (JD, PhD)…