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Many American textbooks are rabidly liberal and routinely distort history in order to advance a left leaning agenda. [[Richard Rahn]] wrote:
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Many American textbooks are rabidly liberal and routinely distort history in order to advance a left-wing agenda. [[Richard Rahn]] wrote:
 
{{cquote|Many student [[textbook]]s, particularly in Europe, and only to a lesser degree in the U.S., have a strong anti-[[capitalist]], pro-government or [[socialist]] bias.}}                 
 
{{cquote|Many student [[textbook]]s, particularly in Europe, and only to a lesser degree in the U.S., have a strong anti-[[capitalist]], pro-government or [[socialist]] bias.}}                 
 
Examples of bias.  
 
Examples of bias.  
 
McDougal Littles "Modern World History Patterns of interaction" claims that "<nowiki>[Guns]</nowiki> are a national plague".
 
McDougal Littles "Modern World History Patterns of interaction" claims that "<nowiki>[Guns]</nowiki> are a national plague".
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<ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2000/sep/06/20000906-012022-6094r/ Commentary Piece from the Washington Times.]</ref><ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/may/22/rock-the-ignorance-1836/ Rock the ignorance, ''Washington Times'' Thursday, May 22, 2008 ]</ref>
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<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2000/sep/06/20000906-012022-6094r/ Commentary Piece from the Washington Times.]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/may/22/rock-the-ignorance-1836/ Rock the ignorance, ''Washington Times'' Thursday, May 22, 2008 ]</ref>
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''The American Pageant'' is a prominent example of a biased textbook.<ref>Multiple references:
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*Freiburger, Calvin (November 25, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/alert-popular-class-history-books-full-of-left-wing-bias-propaganda Critics warn popular U.S. public school history book full of left-wing bias, propaganda]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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*Vondracek, Christopher (September 10, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/10/american-pageant-textbooks-liberal-bias-berates-tr/ Liberal bias: Popular U.S. history textbook inflates Democrats to 'superhuman levels']. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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*Chandak, Neetu (September 19, 2018). [https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/19/ap-history-book-liberal-bias/ Education Organization Says Well-Known AP History Book Has Over 300 Examples Of Liberal Bias]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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*Oliver, Daniel (November 21, 2019). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-popular-high-school-textbook-that-writes-off-conservatives/ The Popular High School Textbook That Writes Off Conservatives]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved November 25, 2019.</ref>
    
==See also==
 
==See also==
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==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Liberal Bias]]
 
[[Category:Political Terms]]
 
[[Category:Political Terms]]
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