Jim Agresti
James D. Agresti is the president and cofounder of Just Facts, a think tank dedicated to publishing rigorously documented facts about public policy issues.
He has two decades of experience in public policy research and analysis, and his work has been cited by a broad range of media outlets, academic publications, and scholars. A brief sampling includes CBS, PBS, Investor’s Business Daily, Yahoo News, Vanderbilt University, the University of Texas at Austin, multiple Ph.D. economists and scientists, Encyclopedia Britannica, Elsevier Health Sciences, the International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research, the Oklahoma Department of Labor, and the education ministry of Northern Ireland.
Agresti holds a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Brown University, and he previously worked as a designer of jet aircraft engines, a technical sales professional, and chief engineer of a firm that customizes helicopters. This background in the physical sciences allows him to apply practical, empirical approaches to the often capricious world of public policy. He is also the author of Rational Conclusions, a meticulously researched and scholarly acclaimed book evidencing factual support for the Bible across a broad array of academic disciplines.
Episode Appearances
08/23/2018
The next time you feel the urge to join a major protest to condemn the elite, powerful forces who are supposedly making your lives worse, don’t bother. The event is most likely organized by elite, powerful forces who are getting rich off your activism while you don’t make a dime or a dime’s worth of difference.
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12/21/2021
Albert Einstein said science can only flourish in an atmosphere of free speech.
Today, despite claims about “following the science” with regard to Covid 19, this is simply not happening. Why? Because “they” have taken away one of the essential elements of science: allowing people to disagree based on facts learned through experiments and observation, reconciling practical knowledge and ends with scientific laws.
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02/26/2021
The phrase “Just the facts” has taken on new meaning with the creation of media-based fact checkers. However, the definition of truth varies based on the organization doing the research.
I’m joined today by Jim Agresti, the President and co-founder of Just Facts as we talk about why what you see in the media is often agenda driven and what his organization does to find the truth.
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01/26/2024
In this age of fake news, disinformation, shadow banning and government agencies like CISA aiming to manipulate what it calls our “cognitive infrastructure” it is hard to answer this question.
To explore how we can go about finding what’s true and what is not, Jim Agresti, the founder of Just Facts, returns to help clarify our thinking.
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10/01/2024
It won’t be news to anyone that this upcoming election is fraught with many potential problems.
Based on a new study by Just Facts, 10% to 27% of “non-citizen” adults in the U.S. are estimated to be illegally registered to vote. Aggressive attempts to debunk the study have completely failed.
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12/01/2020
Jim Agresti, Founder and CEO of “Just Facts” joins me to talk about how non-citizens were able to cast ballots to help tip the scales in favor of Joe Biden.
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06/17/2020
Medical studies show that excessive stress and anxiety are among the most debilitating and deadly of all health hazards in the world.
Beyond their obvious effects like suicide and substance abuse—these mental stressors are strongly related to and may trigger and inflame a host of ailments like high blood pressure, digestive disorders, heart conditions, infectious diseases, cancer, and pregnancy complications.
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