1. The Poverty Con We’re told poverty’s worse than ever. What a load. The truth is poverty—especially extreme poverty—has dropped like a rock globally, thanks not to government programs but the dynamism of capitalism and decentralized markets. Two centuries ago, most people on this planet lived in abject misery. Now? It's around 10%. But if you know the playbook, this lie makes sense: a frightened population is a controllable one. 2. Courtroom Coup d'État Welcome to the era of legal warfare. The left couldn't win at the ballot box, so they moved the battlefield to the courts. Activist judges now rubber-stamp partisan takedowns. Take Letitia James—New York’s Attorney General. She screamed “No one is above the law” while allegedly faking…

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