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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: | + | 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> | + | <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: |
| | + | *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. |
| | + | *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. |
| | + | *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. |
| | + | *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> |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
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| | + | [[Category:Liberal Bias]] |
| | [[Category:Political Terms]] | | [[Category:Political Terms]] |