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.
Television: Agresti has appeared on
the WBRZ Morning Show (ABC), The
Real Story with Gretchen Carlson (Fox
News), WAFB’s
9 New This Morning (CBS),
Michelle Malkin Investigates (CRTV), Varney
& Co. (Fox
Business), Tipping Point with
Liz Wheeler (One America News), and the 700 Club (CBN).
Radio: He has been a
guest on the Jim Engster Show
(NPR),
the George Jarkesy Show
(nationally syndicated), It’s a New Day (WFYL),
Everyday Heroes (Wall Street Business Network), the Exceptional
Conservative Show (WNJC), the
Rod Arquette Show (KNRS), the Rob
Schilling Show (WINA), and
numerous other
programs.
Print: Jim has authored
op-eds that have been published
by the Wall Street Journal, the Daily Caller, Gale
Cengage Learning, the Foundation for Economic
Education, the Washington Examiner, Life News, the
Reason Foundation, the Jefferson Policy
Journal, Crisis Magazine, TheBlaze, and
many other publications.
Speaking Engagements: He has spoken
in numerous venues and
has been the
keynote speaker for events at
Brown University, Morris County
College, varied churches, and
the Manhattan Libertarian Party.
Agresti
has conducted extensive research on the
following issues and is able to share his
knowledge with diverse audiences ranging
from elementary school students to policy
analysts.
- National Debt: government spending, liabilities and unfinanced obligations, economic consequences, political causes, government trust funds
- Education: K-12, colleges, preschool, costs, outcomes, Common Core, school choice
- Income, Wealth & Poverty: trends, correlates, inequality, international comparisons, welfare, work
- Taxes: distribution of the tax burden, income taxes, social insurance taxes, corporate taxes, tax preferences, bracket creep, economic effects, hidden taxes
- Immigration: drivers, economics, crime, electoral fraud, demographics
- Healthcare: cost drivers, insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare
- Racial Issues: crime, education, income, affirmative action, politics
- Energy: fossil fuels, renewables, subsidies, taxes, regulations
- Gun Control: crime and self defense, background checks and criminals’ sources of guns, right-to-carry laws, accidents, Constitutional law
- Social Security: taxes, benefits, financial stability, accountability, personal accounts
- Global Warming: the greenhouse effect, temperature measurements, proxies, flooding, extreme weather
- Pollution: criteria and hazardous air pollutants, water pollution, natural pollution, indoor pollution, municipal solid waste, plastic bags
- Abortion: science, taxpayer funding, women’s health, parental consent and notification, late-term, morning-after pills, live births, Constitutional law
- Sex Trafficking: recruitment and coercion, facilitators, rescue and prevention
Jim Agresti is married to an amazing woman and has two wonderful children. He is also very grateful to have a tremendous extended family and loyal friends, some for more than 40 years.
Jim was an avid wrestler in high school and was the President of Delta Tau Delta fraternity at Brown University.
He enjoys good food, motorcycling, working out, and coaching wrestling.
In recent years, Jim has been the head chef for an annual dinner with over 100 people in attendance, including celebrity chefs and top executives from one of the world’s largest corporations. Legend has it that Jim bribed his wife to marry him by cooking her his homemade cavatelli.
Jim finds a way to relate most things to Seinfeld, and he insists that several events in his life inspired some of the plotlines on the show.
