James D. Agresti is the president of Just Facts, a think tank dedicated to publishing
rigorously documented facts about public policy issues. His research on wide-ranging topics—including abortion, healthcare, sex trafficking,
taxes, gun control, pollution, energy, global warming, and the national debt—has been cited by universities, think tanks, major media outlets,
and government entities at local, state and national levels. Jim holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Brown University and has
worked as a designer of jet aircraft engines, a technical sales professional, and chief engineer of a firm that customizes helicopters. He is the author
of Rational Conclusions, a book evidencing factual support for the Bible across a broad array of academic disciplines.
Listen
This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here. Readings and resources below cut.
Topics discussed in this episode of the Dr. J Show include:
- Beware the Fact-Checkers!
- common sophomoric errors of the Fact Checkers
- left-leaning Fact Checkers
- Facebook cherry-picks its fact checkers
- Studies that control for negative consequences in order to gain biased conclusions (for example: study of lesbian parents that controlled for alcoholism,
which has a higher incidence of occurring in lesbian parents - Differences between JustFacts.com and JustFactsDaily.com
- Voter Fraud exposed: 16% of non-citizens illegally vote
Readings &, Resources
- Jim’s website, Just Facts: justfacts.com
- “Social Ills That Plague African Americans Coincide With Leftism, Not Racism,” by Jim Agresti at justfactsdaily.com
- “Quantifying Illegal Votes Cast by Non-Citizens in the Battleground States of the 2020 Presidential Election,” by Jim Agresti at justfactsdaily.com
- Sue Ellen Browder’s speech on propaganda at our 2020 Awards Dinner
- Dr J Show episodes:
- Defending a truth-telling (but banned!) book with Brian Camenker
- Mark Regnerus debunking bad studies on LGBT parenting
- Andre Van Mol debunking bad studies on transgender medical treatments
- Angela Lanfranchi debunking bad studies on abortion and breast cancer
- Sign up for the Just Facts newsletter (right at the top of the page!) justfactsdaily.com
