TLPP: How to Spot Statistical BS w/ Aaron Brown

TLPP: How to Spot Statistical BS w/ Aaron Brown

From Lions of Liberty Network by Lions of Liberty

June 9, 2026 · 42 min

About this episode

Aaron Brown discusses statistical analysis and disinformation in the context of gun control and his upcoming debate.

Aaron Brown is a quantitative analyst, risk manager, and author of the new book Wrong Number: How to Extract Truth from a Blizzard of Quantitative Disinformation. https://amzn.to/4frmg3n He's also about to debate gun control at the Soho Forum in August — and his preparation for that debate is a pretty good preview of what's in the book. Topics include: why out of 28,000 gun control studies, the RAND Corporation found only 20 that weren't statistically crippled; the smoking analogy and what it tells us about legislation that runs ahead of evidence; why gun laws burden legitimate owners and not criminals; why we have a crime problem, not a gun problem; The Lancet paper that claimed US aid saved 92 million lives; how to spot three red flags that tell you a statistic is BS; and Wonder Bread's motto "Helps build strong bodies 12 ways" — which nobody ever actually wrote down. Get the book → Wrong Number: How to Extract Truth from a Blizzard of Quantitative Disinformation https://amzn.to/4frmg3n TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 — Intro — Aaron Brown and Wrong Number 0:34 — The Soho Forum gun control debate — and who he's up against 3:45 — The proposition: abolish all restrictions on adult firearm…

People in this episode

Guest: Aaron Brown

Topics covered

  • gun control
  • statistical analysis
  • quantitative disinformation
  • legislation
  • crime
  • debate preparation

Keywords

  • gun control studies
  • statistical errors
  • legislation
  • crime problem
  • quantitative analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RAND Corporation

Products: Wrong Number: How to Extract Truth from a Blizzard of Quantitative Disinformation

Books & works: The Lancet

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