Chapter 10 Notes

[1] “Clinton’s Grand Jury Testimony, Part 4.” The Washington Post, 9 Sept. 1998.

[2] Carroll, Lewis. “Chapter VI: Humpty Dumpty.” Alice-in-Wonderland.Net, 18 Aug. 2021.

[3] “Child Definition & Meaning.” Merriam-Webster.

[4] Schumer, Chuck. “Senate Leaders React to Deadly Uvalde Elementary School Shooting.” C-SPAN, 25 May 2022.

[5] Terreri Ramos, Jill. “Among Children, Firearms the Leading Cause of Death in 2020.” PolitiFact, 4 June 2022.

[6] Obama, Barack. “We Are Failing Our Children. Guns Are Now the Leading Cause of Death for Children in the U.S.Michelle and I Mourn with the Students and Families of the Covenant School Today. PIC.TWITTER.COM/8X9QKKZB9D.” Twitter, 27 Mar. 2023.

[7] Sherman, Amy. “Gun Violence Surpasses Car Accidents as the Leading Cause of Death for People Ages 1 to 19.” PolitiFact, 29 Mar. 2023.

[8] Lott, John R. “Guns Are Not the Leading Cause of Children’s Deaths.” Real Clear Politics, 12 July 2023.

[9] Harris, Kamala. “Remarks by Vice President Harris at Gun Violence Awareness Day Event.” The White House, 2 June 2023.

[10] Biden, Joe. “Statement from President Joe Biden on Last Night’s Gun Violence.” The White House, 16 Apr. 2023.

[11] Ibrahim, Nur. “Are Guns the Leading Cause of Death for Children in the US?” Snopes, 18 Apr. 2023.

[12] “White House Announces New Actions to Promote Safe Storage of Firearms.” The White House, The United States Government, 25 Jan. 2024.

[13] Harris, Kamala. “Remarks by Vice President Harris during a Moderated Conversation at the U.S. Conference of Mayors 92nd Winter Meeting.” The White House, The United States Government, 19 Jan. 2024.

[14] Kessler, Glenn. “Is Gun Violence the Leading Cause of Death for Children?” The Washington Post, The WP Company, 7 Feb. 2024.

[15] “Ban Definition & Meaning.” Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster. Accessed 17 Aug. 2023.

[16] Papaycik, Matt. “New Law Allows Florida Parents to Contest School Library Books, Reading Lists.” Https://Www.Wflx.Com, Gray Media Group, Inc., 25 Mar. 2022.

[17] “2020 Florida Satutes.” Chapter 847 Section 013 - 2020 Florida Statutes - The Florida Senate, The Florida Senate. Accessed 21 Aug. 2023.

[18] Crowley, Matthew, and Amy Sherman. “Ron DeSantis Said That Not ‘a Single Book’ Was Banned in Florida. Districts Have Removed Dozens.” PolitiFact, The Poynter Institute, 31 May 2023.

[19] Tietz, Kendall. “World’s Largest Library Association Picks Self-Proclaimed Marxist as President.” The Daily Caller, The Daily Caller, 22 Apr. 2022.

[20] Sullivan, Bartholomew. “Marsha Blackburn Says She Is Battling for Freedom of Choice – for Energy-Inefficient Light Bulbs.” PolitiFact, The Poynter Institute, 13 Jan. 2012.

[21] Kessler, Glenn. “Mitt Romney’s Misfire on Light Bulb Standards.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 20 Mar. 2012.

[22] “Biden Administration Implements New Cost-Saving Energy Efficiency Standards for Light Bulbs.” Energy.Gov, US Department of Energy, 26 Apr. 2022.

[23] DuRose, Rachel. “What’s Going on with Your Lightbulbs?” Vox, VoxMedia, 12 Aug. 2023.

[24] https://projectchildsafe.org/

[25] Singal, Jesse. “Singal-Minded.” Jessesingal.Substack.Com. Accessed 10 Feb. 2024.

[26] Posner, Gerald. “If George Orwell Wrote a Style Guide.” Just the Facts with Gerald Posner, 18 June 2023.

[27] Singal, Jesse. “The Argument That Puberty Blockers Are ‘Fully Reversible’ -- Which Is Contested at Best and in Some Individual Cases Clearly Untrue -- Is Now Enshrined in the AP Stylebook. Really Bad -- Just Total Ideological Capture.Https://T.Co/1gtc5dmrvy.” Twitter, 18 June 2023.

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