Many American textbooks are rabidly liberal and routinely distort historyin order to advance a left leaning 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.<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>