Chapter 11 Notes

[1] White, Bryan, and Jeff D. “PolitiFact Bias: Tweezers or Tongs.” PolitiFact Bias, 20 July 2014.

[2] Campos-Duffy, Rachel. “It Cost the University $50k (Your Tax Dollars) to Remove This ‘Racist’ Rock. These Are the Priorities of the Woke UW Madison Taliban. Https://T.Co/Myvx27pu65.” Twitter, Twitter, 7 Aug. 2021.

[3] Gretzinger, Erin. “Boulder That Provoked Controversy Removed from UW-Madison Campus.” Wisconsin State Journal, 8 Aug. 2021.

[4] Crossette, Barbara. “Taliban Explains Buddha Demolition.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 19 Mar. 2001.

[5] Schulte, Laura. “No, Taxpayer Funds Were Not Used to Remove Rock Deemed by Some to Be Racist from UW-Madison Campus.” PolitiFact, The Poynter Institute, 14 Aug. 2021.

[6] Obama, Barack. “Obama’s Uncle Liberated Auschwitz?” YouTube, YouTube, 27 May 2008.

[7] Farley, Robert. “Uncle Liberated Camp, but Not Auschwitz.” PolitiFact, The Poynter Institute, 27 May 2008.

[8] Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria. “Text - h.Res.109 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Recognizing the Duty Of ...” Congress.Gov, 7 Feb. 2019.

[9] Holtz-Eakin, Douglas, et al. “The Green New Deal: Scope, Scale, and Implications.” AAF, 25 Feb. 2019.

[10] “Executive Summary to the Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Report of U.S. Government.” Financial Report of the United States Government - Executive Summary - Where We Are Now. Accessed 28 Aug. 2023.

[11] Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria. “Green New Deal FAQ.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Representing New York’s 14th District, U.S. Government, 5 Jan. 2019.

[12] Rizzo, Salvador. “Analysis | Liz Cheney’s Claim That the ‘green New Deal’ Would Eliminate Air Travel.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 14 Feb. 2019.

[13] Sherman, Amy. “No, the Green New Deal Doesn’t Aim to End Air Travel, as Florida Sen. Rick Scott Says.” PolitiFact, The Poynter Institute, 28 Feb. 2019.

[14] “Donor Lookup - Sean Hecht.” OpenSecrets. Accessed 29 Aug. 2023.

[15] Kwesiga, Pascal. “Could Grasshoppers Really Replace Beef?” BBC Future, BBC, 3 Aug. 2022.

[16] Matthews, Dylan. “The Biggest Problem with Eating Insects Isn’t the ‘EW’ Factor.” Vox, VoxMedia, 19 June 2021.

[17] Shakespeare, William. Hamlet from The Folger Shakespeare. Ed. Barbara Mowat, Paul Werstine, Michael Poston, and Rebecca Niles. Folger Shakespeare Library, 29 August 2023. https://folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/hamlet/

[18] Irfan, Umair. “America’s Trains Are a Drag. the Green New Deal Wants to Fix That.” Vox, VoxMedia, 8 Feb. 2019.

[19] Jones, Ben. “Europe Wants a High-Speed Rail Network to Replace Airplanes.” CNN, Cable News Network, 6 July 2022.

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