How Bureaucrats Use Poorly Defined Terms to Expand Government Power: Unemployment Rate, Pverty, Race, Assault weapons, Carcinagen, Renewable Energy, Inflation
Can we trust statistics coming from the government?
Dr. Steven J. Allen, vice president and chief investigative officer for CRC, explains how bureaucrats use poorly defined terms to their advantage.
“Unemployment rate,” “poverty,” and “race” sound like straightforward concepts. However, government and media have framed American political discourse by using language in a way that is aimed at getting people on their side on controversial issues.
Allen’s column, Deception & Misdirection, scrutinizes the assertions of government agencies and politicians, rooting out the falsehoods and redefining the full picture. Recent articles include:
Steven J. Allen, Senior Editor, Labor Watch and Green Watch
Dr. Allen covers labor union organizing and the environmental movement for Capital Research Center, CRC. He previously served as press secretary to U.S. Senator Jeremiah Denton, as editor of Tea Party Review magazine, and as senior researcher for Newt Gingrich 2012. He has a master’s degree in political science from Jacksonville State University, a law degree from Cumberland Law School, and a PhD in Biodefense from the College of Science at George Mason University.
