Progressive Myths

by Michael Huemer

Overview

Do women really get paid 30% less than men for the same work? Do American police regularly murder unarmed black men just for being black? Is global warming really going to destroy human civilization? This book answers these and other questions about the state of our society. A sober look at the evidence reveals that many factual claims used to support progressive political views are false, exaggerated, or radically misleading. After exposing a series of these myths, the author explains how and why progressive myths have become popular, why they are harmful, and how we can avoid being taken in by political myths.

"When I get a little money, I buy [Mike Huemer's] books; if any is left, I buy food and clothes."    –Erasmus
"If only I had listened to Mike Huemer, millions might not have had to die in the 20th century."    –Karl Marx
"This book is terrible. Never listen to Mike Huemer."    –Satan

CONTENTS

Introduction

Part I: Myths About Individuals
1       Trayvon Martin
2       Michael Brown
3       Amy Cooper
4       Jacob Blake
5       Kyle Rittenhouse
6       Three Non-Myths

Part II: Racial Myths
7       Racist Police Shootings
8       Implicit Bias
9       Stereotype Threat
10     Racist Drug Laws

Part III: Feminist Myths
11     The Gender Pay Gap
12     Campus Rape Culture
13     Women Don't Lie

Part IV: Gender Myths
14     What Is Gender?
15     Transgenderism

Part V: Economic Myths
16     Generational Wealth
17     The Tax Burden
18     Regulation

Part VI: Science Myths
19     The Global Warming Consensus
20     Existential Climate Risk
21     Mask Science

Part VII: Analysis
22     The Roots of Wokism
23     How Myths Thrive
24     The Dangers of Progressive Myths
25     Avoiding Myths

References

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798331464431
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	10/15/2024
Pages:	278
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Michael Huemer is a professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado, where he has taught since the last millennium. He is the author of more than eighty articles in epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and political philosophy, in addition to approximately ten other amazing books that you should immediately buy.