Notes
Chapter One: You Can’t Unfriend Family
1. Chad Bird, “The Tragic Death of the Funeral,” Federalist, December 2013.
2. Brittany Maynard, “My Right to Death with Dignity at 29,” CNN.com, November 2014.
3. “Letters: The Conservatives Should Leave Hunting Off Next Year’s Election Manifesto,” Telegraph, December 2014.
4. “The Country Where Death Is Now Just a Lifestyle Choice,” Daily Mail, January 2015.
5. “Number of Mentally Ill Patients Killed by Euthanasia in Holland Trebles in a Year as Doctors Warn Assisted Suicide Is ‘Out of Control,’” Daily Mail, October 2014.
6. “Police Confiscate Jars of Suspected Urine & Feces, Bricks, Tampons, Condoms from Protesters at Texas Capitol as Final Vote on Pro-Life Bill Nears,” Blaze, July 2013.
Chapter Two: Against the Powers of This Dark World
7. “America’s Changing Religious Landscape,” Pew Research Center, May 2015.
8. “Congratulations, Leftists: You Shut Down Memories Pizza of Walkerton, IN,” Daily Caller, April 2015.
9. “‘Guilty as Charged,’ Cathy Says of Chick-fil-A’s Stand on Biblical & Family Values,” Baptist Press, July 2012.
10. “Fayette Circuit Court Judge Reverses Finding in Hands On Originals Discrimination Case,” Lexington Herald Leader, April 2015.
11. Associated Press, “Gay Couple Sue Hawaii B&B, Claim Discrimination,” December 2011.
12. “Judge Rules Christian Facility Cannot Ban Same-Sex Civil Union Ceremony on Its Own Premises,” LifeSiteNews, January 2012.
13. “Lesbian Couple Claims ‘Mental Rape’ at Refusal of Wedding Cake,” DanaRadio.com, April 2015.
14. “Lesbian Couple Refused Wedding Cake Files State Discrimination Complaint,” Oregonian, August 2013.
15. Ryan Roberts, Facebook post, April 3, 2015, www.facebook.com/ryanrobertsRR/posts/10102029654138723.
Chapter Three: Profiles in Pandering
16. Justin McCarthy, “Trust in Mass Media Returns to All-Time Low,” Gallup, September 17, 2014, www.gallup.com/poll/176042/trust-mass-media-returns-time-low.aspx.
17. http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/08/highest-paid-anchors-matt-lauer-anderson-cooper-diane-sawyer/.
18. PricewaterhouseCoopers, “Cities of Opportunity: The Urban Rhythm of Entertainment and Media,” February 2015, www.pwc.de/de/technologie-medien-und-telekommunikation/assets/pwc-cities-of-opportunity.pdf.
19. Martha’s Vineyard Buyer Agents, “Martha’s Vineyard Monthly Market Snapshot: Statistics for January 1, 2016 Through January 31, 2016,” www.mvbuyeragents.com/marthas-vineyard-real-estate-trends.
20. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2737802/Chelsea-Clinton-quits-600-000-year-role-special-correspondent-NBC.html#ixzz3BsQQ3rCA.
21. Richard Johnson, “Staff Quit Clinton Foundation over Chelsea,” Page Six, May 18, 2015, http://pagesix.com/2015/05/18/chelsea-sends-clinton-foundation-staff-running/.
22. http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/cheri-jacobus/2014/06/23/nbcs-chelsea-clinton-i-dont-care-about-money-and-i-will-always-work-h.
23. Celebrity Net Worth, “Diane Sawyer Net Worth,” www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/diane-sawyer-net-worth/.
24. Margo Howard, “60 Minutes’ Newest Correspondent, Diane Sawyer,” People, November 5, 1984, www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,20089065,00.html.
25. Bio, “Diane Sawyer Biography,” www.biography.com/people/diane-sawyer-9472787#profile.
26. Howard, “60 Minutes’ Newest Correspondent.”
27. “Diane Sawyer: Good Morning Bias,” Media Research Center, July 16, 2010, www.mrc.org/profiles-bias/diane-sawyer.
28. Scott Whitlock, “Liberal Diane Sawyer Swears Neutrality: ‘People Will Know What the Truth Is,’” MRC NewsBusters, July 8, 2011, http://newsbusters.org/blogs/scott-whitlock/2011/07/08/liberal-diane-sawyer-swears-neutrality-people-will-know-what-truth.
29. Mary Meehan and Rich Copley, “Eastern Kentuckians Mixed on ‘20/20’ Report,” Lexington Herald-Leader, February 18, 2009, www.kentucky.com/2009/02/18/697946/eastern-kentuckians-mixed-on-2020.html#storylink=cpy.
30. Don Kaplan, “Diane Sawyer Ends Five-Year Run as ABC’s ‘World News’ Anchor,” New York Daily News, August 28, 2014, www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/diane-sawyer-sign-early-abc-world-news-article-1.1918875.
31. Shayna Jacobs, “Don Nichols’ Will Splits His Estate Between Widow Diane Sawyer and His Three Children,” New York Daily News, December 3, 2014, www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/mike-nichols-leaves-fortune-diane-sawyer-article-1.2032142.
32. Stephen M. Silverman, “Inside Diane Sawyer and Mike Nichols’s Longtime Romance,” People, November 20, 2014, www.people.com/article/diane-sawyer-mike-nichols-romance-marriage.
33. Daniel Miller, “Why Hollywood Hides Out at Martha’s Vineyard,” Hollywood Reporter, August 6, 2011, www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-hollywood-hides-at-marthas-220053.
34. Ibid.
35. Silverman, “Inside Diane Sawyer and Mike Nichols’s Longtime Romance.”
36. Steve Myrick, “Accomplished Film, Stage Director Mike Nichols, Dead at 83,” Martha’s Vineyard Times, November 20, 2014, www.mvtimes.com/2014/11/20/accomplished-film-stage-director-mike-nichols-dead-83/.
37. Bio, “George Stephanopoulos Biography,” www.biography.com/people/george-stephanopoulos-9542062#synopsis.
38. Pennebaker Hegedus Films, “The War Room,” http://phfilms.com/films/the-war-room/.
39. Ibid.
40. John F. Harris, “Stephanopoulos Book Tests Loyalty,” Washington Post, March 8, 1999, www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/clinton030899.htm.
41. “George Stephanopoulos’ Biography,” ABC News, http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/george-stephanopoulos-good-morning-america-anchor-biography/story?id=133369.
42. Celebrity Net Worth, “George Stephanopoulos Net Worth,” www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/george-stephanopoulos-net-worth/; Emily Smith, “ABC’s ‘Secret’ $105M Gamble on Stephanopoulos,” Page Six, May 18, 2015, http://pagesix.com/2015/05/18/george-stephanopoulos-future-and-105m-contract-in-danger/.
43. Dylan Byers, “‘Clinton Cash’ Author Hits Stephanopoulos for ‘Massive Breach of Ethical Standards,’” Politico, May 14, 2015, www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/05/clinton-cash-author-hits-stephanopoulos-for-massive-breach-of-ethical-standards-207149.
44. Ibid.
45. Scott Whitlock, “George Stephanopoulos Hedges on Hillary Scandal: ‘This Is a Tough One,’” MRC NewsBusters, April 29, 2015, http://newsbusters.org/blogs/scott-whitlock/2015/04/29/george-stephanopoulos-hedges-hillary-scandal-tough-one.
46. Ibid.
47. Dylan Byers, “Stephanopoulos Regrets Clinton Foundation Donation, Will Not Moderate GOP Debate,” Politico, May 14, 2015, www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/05/stephanopoulos-regrets-clinton-foundation-donation-will-not-moderate-gop-debate-207160#.VVTpm_9gdh0.twitter.
48. Kathryn Lofton, “My Take: How Oprah Became a Messiah,” CNN Belief Blog, May 25, 2011, http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/25/my-take-how-oprah-became-a-messiah/.
49. Stephanie Vozza, “Personal Mission Statements of 5 CEOs (and Why You Should Write One Too),” Fast Company, February 25, 2014, www.fastcompany.com/3026791/dialed/personal-mission-statements-of-5-famous-ceos-and-why-you-should-write-one-too.
50. Julie Zeveloff, “The FABULOUS Homes, Planes, and Other Toys of Oprah Winfrey,” Business Insider, May 25, 2011, www.businessinsider.com/oprah-winfrey-houses-planes-2011-5?op=1.
51. Jake Braught, “The Most Ridiculous of Oprah’s Favorite Things,” Article Cats, January 7, 2015, http://articlecats.com/index.php/oprahs-most-ridiculous-favorite-things/.
52. Kate Spencer, “12 Gifts from Oprah’s Favorite Things List That Remind Us That She’s Oprah and We’re Not,” Mommyish, November 4, 2014, http://www.mommyish.com/2014/11/04/oprah-winfrey-favorite-things-list-2014/.
53. Tricia Romano, “Dr. Phil McGraw: Six Lawsuits and Scandals,” Daily Beast, March 17, 2011, www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/03/17/dr-phil-mcgraw-six-lawsuits-and-scandals.html.
54. Associated Press, “$10.5M Settlement in Dr. Phil Diet Plan Suit,” Today.com, September 26, 2006, www.today.com/id/15014778/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/m-settlement-dr-phil-diet-plan-suit/#.VgAGSJ1VhBd.
55. Amanda Michelle Steiner, “Dr. Oz Speaks Out After Top Physicians Demand His Dismissal from Columbia University,” People, April 17, 2015, www.people.com/article/dr-oz-reaction-doctors-demand-dismissal-columbia-university.
Chapter Four: Defending American Exceptionalism
56. Ruth Quinn, “Military Intelligence—This Week in History: 7 February 1967,” Army.mil, January 31, 2013, www.army.mil/article/95395/Military_Intelligence___this_week_in_history__7_February_1967/.
57. “Medal of Honor, George Kenton Sisler,” 307th Bomb Wing B-47/KC-97 Association, www.307bwassoc.org/sisler.htm.
58. “George Kenton (Ken) Sisler,” Arkansas State University, www.astate.edu/a/military-science/hall-of-heroes/george-kenton-sisler/index.dot.
59. “Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipients (M–Z),” Army.mil, www.history.army.mil/html/moh/vietnam-m-z.html#SISLER.
60. Ibid.
61. Ibid.
62. Quinn, “Military Intelligence.”
63. Ibid.
64. Ibid.
65. Richie Bernardo, “2015’s Most and Least Patriotic States,” WalletHub, https://wallethub.com/edu/most-and-least-patriotic-states/13680/.
66. Ibid.
67. Ibid.
68. Jeremy Bender, Andy Kiersz, and Armin Rosen, “Some States Have Much Higher Enlistment Rates Than Others,” Business Insider, July 20, 2014, www.businessinsider.com/us-military-is-not-representative-of-country-2014-7.
69. http://newsoffice.duke.edu/all-about-duke/quick-facts-about-duke.
70. jb304@duke.edu, “Secretary Robert Gates,” Duke University Program in American Grand Strategy, http://sites.duke.edu/agsp/2010/09/29/secretary-robert-gates/.
71. Shanea Watkins and James Sherk, “Who Serves in the U.S. Military? The Demographics of Enlisted Troops and Officers,” Heritage Foundation, August 21, 2008, www.heritage.org/research/reports/2008/08/who-serves-in-the-us-military-the-demographics-of-enlisted-troops-and-officers.
72. Kathy Roth-Doquet, “Absence of America’s Upper Classes from the Military,” ABC News, http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=2270473&page=1.
73. Ibid.
74. Ibid.
75. jb304@duke.edu, “Secretary Robert Gates.”
76. Bender, Kiersz, and Rosen, “Some States Have Much Higher.”
77. Benjamin Luxenberg, “If Inequality Is Our Problem, Military Service Is the Answer” (op-ed), Los Angeles Times, January 6, 2015, www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-luxenberg-military-service-as-asset-20150107-story.html.
78. Watkins and Sherk, “Who Serves in the U.S. Military?”
79. Chuck Raasch, “Number of Veterans in Congress Has Fallen Drastically Since Post-Vietnam Years,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 26, 2014, www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/number-of-veterans-in-congress-has-fallen-drastically-since-post/article_bd824d5f-0a02-569c-91fc-0b7a62b6dab1.html.
80. Ibid.
81. Roth-Doquet, “Absence of America’s Upper Classes.”
82. James Ledbetter, “What Is American Exceptionalism?” The Great Debate, Reuters, January 23, 2012, http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2012/01/23/what-is-american-exceptionalism/.
83. Ibid.
84. Howard Zinn, “The Power and the Glory,” Boston Review, June 1, 2005, http://bostonreview.net/zinn-power-glory.
85. David Harsanyi, “Sorry Ron Fournier, Obama’s Idea of American Exceptionalism Is Still Unexceptional,” The Federalist, June 5, 2015, http://thefederalist.com/2015/06/05/sorry-ron-fournier-obamas-idea-of-american-exceptionalism-is-still-unexceptional/.
86. Robert Farley, “Obama and ‘American Exceptionalism,’” FactCheck.org, February 15, 2015, www.factcheck.org/2015/02/obama-and-american-exceptionalism/.
87. John McCormack, “Obama Snobbery Watch,” Weekly Standard, July 8, 2008, www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2008/07/obama_snobbery_watch.asp.
88. Ben Smith, “Obama on Small-Town Pa.: ‘Clinging to Religion, Guns, Xenophobia,’” Ben Smith Blog, Politico, April 11, 2008, www.politico.com/blogs/ben-smith/2008/04/obama-on-small-town-pa-clinging-to-religion-guns-xenophobia-007737.
89. Victor David Hanson, “From Energy to Foreign Policy to the Presidency Itself, Obama’s Agenda Rolls Along,” National Review, October 1, 2013, www.nationalreview.com/article/359967/obama-transforming-america-victor-davis-hanson.
90. “Michelle Obama Takes Heat for Saying She’s ‘Proud of My Country’ for the First Time,” FoxNews.com, February 19, 2008, www.foxnews.com/story/2008/02/19/michelle-obama-takes-heat-for-saying-shersquos-lsquoproud-my-countryrsquo-for.html.
91. Hanson, “From Energy to Foreign Policy.”
92. Jonathon M. Seidl, “What Did Michelle Obama Say to the President During the 9/11 Ceremony (Take the Poll),” Blaze, September 15, 2011, www.theblaze.com/stories/2011/09/15/what-did-michelle-obama-say-to-the-president-during-the-911-ceremony/.
Chapter Five: A Heart Problem and a Criminal-Justice Problem
93. Thomas John Belton to the Continental Congress, April 11, 1777.
94. Dana Loesch, Hands Off My Gun (Hachette, 2015); Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey, 2000.
95. Brian Ross, et al., “Secret US Policy Blocks Agents from Looking at Social Media of Visa Applicants, Former Official Says,” ABC News, December 14, 2015, http://abcnews.go.com/US/secret-us-policy-blocks-agents-social-media-visa/story?id=35749325.
96. Justin Finch, et al., “Cops: Suspect Says He Shot Officer in Name of Islam,” CBS Philly, January 8, 2016, http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/01/08/police-officer-shot-multiple-times-in-west-philly/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed.
97. “Philly Mayor: ISIS-Inspired Cop Shooting ‘Had Nothing to Do with Any Faith,’” Fox News Insider, January 9, 2016, http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/01/09/philly-mayor-jim-kenney-cop-shooting-had-nothing-do-any-faith.
98. Anna Orso, “Alleged Cop Shooter Edward Archer Pleaded Guilty to a 2012 Armed Assault,” Billy Penn, January 8, 2016, http://billypenn.com/2016/01/08/alleged-cop-shooter-edward-archer-pleaded-guilty-to-a-2012-armed-assault/.
99. www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/vonderrit-myers-case-prompts-new-questions-about-gps-monitoring/19250197/.
100. Jennifer Meckles, “Vonderrit Myers Case Prompts Questions About GPS Monitoring,” KSDK.com, November 18, 2014, www.kmov.com/news/crime/Mayor-police-chief—288845131.html.
101. Caroline May, “Biden to NRA: We ‘Don’t Have the Time’ to Prosecute Gun Buyers Who Lie on Background Checks,” Daily Caller, January 18, 2013, http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/18/biden-to-nra-we-dont-have-the-time-to-prosecute-people-who-lie-on-background-checks/.
102. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/12/03/senate-democrats-to-force-gun-control-votes-in-the-wake-of-the-san-bernardino-shooting/.
103. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, “How May an Unlicensed Person Receive a Firearm in His or Her State That He or She Purchased from an Out-of-State Source?,” last reviewed February 10, 2016, www.atf.gov/questions-and-answers/qa/how-may-unlicensed-person-receive-firearm-his-or-her-state-he-or-she.
104. Eli Lake and Audrey Hudson, “Napolitano Stands By Controversial Report,” Washington Times, April 16, 2009, www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/16/napolitano-stands-rightwing-extremism/?page=all.
105. Dana Loesch, “Whose Name Tops the MIAC Report?” The Dana Show, October 15, 2012, http://danaloeschradio.com/news/whose-name-tops-the-miac-report.
106. Loesch, Hands Off My Gun.
107. Alissa Tabirian, “CDC Study: Use of Firearms for Self-Defense Is ‘Important Crime Deterrent,’” CNSNews.com, July 17, 2013, www.cnsnews.com/news/article/cdc-study-use-firearms-self-defense-important-crime-deterrent.
108. Jens Manuel Krogstad, “Gun Homicides Steady After Decline in ’90s; Suicide Rate Edges Up,” Pew Research Center, October 21, 2015, www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/10/21/gun-homicides-steady-after-decline-in-90s-suicide-rate-edges-up/.
Chapter Six: Professional Agitators
109. Monica Davey and Manny Fernandez, “Security in Ferguson Is Tightened After Night of Unrest,” New York Times, November 25, 2014, http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/26/us/ferguson-missouri-violence.html?_r=0.
110. Christopher Bucktin, “Ferguson Riots: Unrest Across US as Violence ‘Much Worse’ Than Protests Following Michael Brown’s Death,” Mirror, November 25, 2014, http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ferguson-riots-unrest-across-violence-4696025.
111. “Hired Black Lives Matter Protesters Start #CutTheCheck After Being Stiffed by ACORN Successor Group,” Newsmax, May 2015.
112. Chris Hayes, “One Man’s Protests Push Police to the Limit,” Fox 2 Now, October 23, 2014, http://fox2now.com/2014/10/23/one-mans-protests-push-police-to-the-limit/.
113. Andrew Soergel, “Sharpton: ‘America, It’s Time to Deal with Policing,’” U.S. News and World Report, August 25, 2014, http://www.usnews.com/news/newsgram/articles/2014/08/25/al-sharpton-speaks-at-ferguson-teen-michael-browns-funeral-in-st-louis.
114. Lilly Workneh, “Al Sharpton Calls Ferguson Grand Jury Decision ‘Expected, But Still an Absolute Blow,’” Huffington Post, November 25, 2014, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/25/al-sharpton-ferguson_n_6215716.html.
115. “President Obama Defends Black Lives Matter Movement,” CBS News, October 23, 2015, http://www.cbsnews.com/news/president-barack-obama-defends-black-lives-matter-movement/.
116. Tina Moore, et al., “Two NYPD Officers ‘Assassinated’ While Sitting in Patrol Car in Brooklyn by Gunman Who Boasted on Instagram About ‘Revenge’ Killing Cops,” New York Daily News, December 21, 2014, http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/cops-shot-brooklyn-sources-article-1.2051941.
117. Bob McManus, “There Is Blood on Hands of Those Who Demanded ‘Dead Cops,’” New York Post, December 14, 2014, http://nypost.com/2014/12/21/there-is-blood-on-hands-of-those-who-demanded-dead-cops/.
118. Wesley Lowery, “Protest Leaders Seek to Distance Budding Movement from New York Police Killings,” Washington Post, December 21, 2014, https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/protest-leaders-seek-to-distance-budding-movement-from-new-york-police-killings/2014/12/21/3ede9b1c-8948-11e4-8ff4-fb93129c9c8b_story.html.
119. Kelly Riddell, “George Soros Funds Ferguson Protests, Hopes to Spur Civil Action,” Washington Times, January 14, 2015, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/14/george-soros-funds-ferguson-protests-hopes-to-spur/?page=all.
120. Chuck Ross, “Black Lives Matter Protesters Chant: ‘Pigs in a Blanket, Fry ’Em Like Bacon,’” Daily Caller, August 29, 2015, http://dailycaller.com/2015/08/29/black-lives-matter-protesters-chant-pigs-in-a-blanket-fry-em-like-bacon-video/.
121. Manny Fernandez and David Montgomery, “Texas Deputy Killed ‘Because He Wore a Uniform,’ Sheriff Says,” New York Times, August 29, 2015, http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/30/us/shooting-of-texas-deputy-is-called-coldblooded-execution.html?smid=tw-share.
122. Chuck Ross, “Following Execution of Deputy, Officials Condemn ‘Open Warfare’ on Cops,” Daily Caller, August 29, 2015, http://dailycaller.com/2015/08/29/following-execution-of-deputy-officials-condemn-open-warfare-on-cops-video/.
123. Ibid.
124. Fernandez and Montgomery, “Texas Deputy Killed ‘Because He Wore a Uniform.’”
Chapter Seven: Degrading Yourself and Calling It Equality
125. Ashe Schow, “Columbia Student Found ‘Not Responsible’ of Rape Finally Tells His Side of the Story,” Washington Examiner, February 4, 2015, www.washingtonexaminer.com/columbia-student-found-not-responsible-of-rape-finally-tells-his-side-of-the-story/article/2559742.
126. Ashe Schow, “Columbia Student Accused of Rape Amends Lawsuit to Include ‘the Mattress Attends Graduation,’” Washington Examiner, July 22, 2015, www.washingtonexaminer.com/columbia-student-accused-of-rape-amends-lawsuit-to-include-the-mattress-attends-graduation/article/2568763.
127. Katherine Timpf, “Students Told to Take Photos with a ‘Consent Contract’ Before They Have Sex,” National Review, July 7, 2015, www.nationalreview.com/article/420870/college-affirmative-consent-contract.
128. Gretel C. Kovach, “Marines: Women Fare Worse in Combat Skills Tests,” San Diego Union-Tribune, September 10, 2015, www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/10/marines-women-in-combat-task-force-results/.
129. Rowan Scarborough, “Pressure Grows on Marines to Consider Lowering Combat Standards for Women,” Washington Times, April 19, 2015, www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/19/marine-corps-weighs-lower-standards-for-women-afte/?page=all.
130. Christina Hoff Sommers, “No, Women Don’t Make Less Money Than Men,” Daily Beast, February 1, 2014, www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/01/no-women-don-t-make-less-money-than-men.html.
131. Sarah Ketterer, “The ‘Wage Gap’ Myth That Won’t Die,” Wall Street Journal, September 30, 2015, www.wsj.com/articles/the-wage-gap-myth-that-wont-die-1443654408.
132. Mark J. Perry and Andrew G. Biggs, “The ‘77 Cents on the Dollar’ Myth About Women’s Pay,” Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2014, www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303532704579483752909957472.
133. Matthew Rousu, “Childless Women in Their Twenties Out-Earn Men. So?” Forbes, February 24, 2014, www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/02/24/childless-women-in-their-twenties-out-earn-men-so/.
134. Nolan Feeney, “Women Are Now More Likely to Have College Degree Than Men,” Time, October 7, 2015, http://time.com/4064665/women-college-degree/.
135. David French, “Victim Culture Is Killing American Manhood,” National Review, September 29, 2015.
136. Sarah Boesveld, “Becoming Disabled by Choice, Not Chance: ‘Transabled’ People Feel Like Impostors in Their Fully Working Bodies,” National Post, June 3, 2015, http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/becoming-disabled-by-choice-not-chance-transabled-people-feel-like-impostors-in-their-fully-working-bodies#__federated=1.
Chapter Eight: Forgetting Who We Are
137. Brian Lombardi, “27 Ways to Be a Modern Man,” New York Times, September 29, 2015.
138. David Edelstein, “Jesus H. Christ,” Slate, February 24, 2004.
139. David Catron, “Republicans and Women’s Rights: A Brief Reality Check,” American Spectator, April 30, 2012, http://spectator.org/articles/35608/republicans-and-womens-rights-brief-reality-check.
Chapter Nine: Conserving What We Have
140. Environmental Protection Agency, “Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970,” July 9, 1920, www.epa.gov/aboutepa/reorganization-plan-no-3-1970.
141. Ibid.
142. https://books.google.com/books?id=Y_dVaJ7x-7QC&pg=PA51&lpg=PA51&dq=“The+ban+on+DDT+may+have+killed+20+million+children.”)&source=bl&ots=XN8qDJc5fN&sig=AyQqXOGZ-ezyeZxcD7TBk-mvaI8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjXt7rXg8fLAhVJZCYKHfrDCFUQ6AEINTAD#v=onepage&q=“The%20ban%20on%20DDT%20may%20have%20killed%2020%20million%20children.”)&f=false.
143. Mark Hendrickson, “The EPA: The Worst of Many Rogue Federal Agencies,” Forbes, March 14, 2013, www.forbes.com/sites/markhendrickson/2013/03/14/the-epa-the-worst-of-many-rogue-federal-agencies/#2715e4857a0b1f4262865beb.
144. Ibid.
145. Ibid.
146. Mark Hendrickson, “The EPA: The Worst of Many Rogue Federal Agencies, Part II,” Forbes, March 21, 2013, www.forbes.com/sites/markhendrickson/2013/03/21/the-epa-the-worst-of-many-rogue-federal-agencies-part-ii/#2715e4857a0b953126d7a383.
147. Hendrickson, “The EPA: The Worst of Many Rogue Federal Agencies,” March 14, 2013.
148. Associated Press, “House Panel Targets ‘Glaring Management Failures’ at EPA,” Fox News, April 30, 2015, www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/04/30/house-panel-targets-glaring-management-failures-at-epa.html.
149. Ibid.
150. Ibid.
151. Joel Gehrke, “EPA’s Lisa Jackson Resigning as Secondary Email Investigation Begins,” Washington Examiner, December 27, 2012, www.washingtonexaminer.com/epas-lisa-jackson-resigning-as-secondary-email-investigation-begins/article/2516938.
152. Jonathan Easley, “Obama Says His Is ‘Most Transparent Administration’ Ever,” The Hill, February 14, 2014, http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/283335-obama-this-is-the-most-transparent-administration-in-history.
153. “Obama’s Nomination Victory Speech in St. Paul,” Huffington Post, November 5, 2008, www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/03/obamas-nomination-victory_n_105028.html.
154. Michael Bastasch, “Flashback 2008: Obama Promised to ‘Bankrupt’ Coal Companies,” Daily Caller, August 3, 2015, http://dailycaller.com/2015/08/03/flashback-2008-obama-promised-to-bankrupt-coal-companies/.
155. Amanda Carpenter, “Coal Company Cuts 500 Jobs, Blames Environmentalists,” Washington Times, December 9, 2009, www.washingtontimes.com/blog/back-story/2009/dec/9/coal-company-cuts-500-jobs-blames-environmentalist/.
156. Patrice Hill, “Coal-Mining Jobs ‘in Free-fall’ After EPA Regs,” Washington Times, June 12, 2014, www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/12/coal-mining-jobs-free-fall-after-epa-regs/.
157. Michael Bastasch, “Coal Mining Industry Sheds Tens of Thousands of Jobs Under Obama,” Daily Caller, February 6, 2015, http://dailycaller.com/2015/02/06/coal-industry-sheds-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-under-obama/.
158. Ibid.
159. Hill, “Coal-Mining Jobs ‘in Free-fall.’”
160. Sam Batkins, “On Jobs and Regulations: In Graphs,” American Action Forum, February 4, 2015, http://americanactionforum.org/insights/on-jobs-and-regulation-in-graphs.
161. “Clinton’s Coal Reparations,” Wall Street Journal, November 13, 2015, www.wsj.com/articles/clintons-coal-reparations-1447459569?alg=y.
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162. Philip Blum, “In His New Job, Eric Cantor Will Make 26 Times the Average Household Income of His Old District,” Washington Post, September 2, 2014, www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/09/02/eric-cantors-new-job-by-the-numbers/.
163. Carol Morello, “The D.C. Suburbs Dominate the List of Wealthiest U.S. Counties,” Washington Post, December 12, 2103, www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/12/12/the-d-c-suburbs-dominate-the-list-of-wealthiest-u-s-counties/.
164. Jonathan Martin, “Lacking a House, a Senator Is Renewing His Ties in Kansas,” New York Times, February 7, 2014, www.nytimes.com/2014/02/08/us/senator-races-to-show-ties-including-an-address-in-kansas.html?_r=0.
165. Dan Carden, “Board Rules Lugar Not Eligible to Vote in Indiana,” NWI Times, March 15, 2012, www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/board-rules-lugar-not-eligible-to-vote-in-indiana/article_d227f50d-fa55-515e-b615-fa610abbf066.html.
166. Philip Rucker, “Landrieu Claims Parents’ Home as Her Own, Raising Questions of Louisiana Residency,” Washington Post, August 24, 2014, www.washingtonpost.com/politics/landrieu-claims-parents-home-as-her-own-raising-questions-of-louisiana-residency/2014/08/28/423d8552-2e08-11e4-9b98-848790384093_story.html.
167. Manu Raju, “Reid: Ritz-Carlton Not Home,” Politico, October 21, 2010, www.politico.com/story/2010/10/reid-ritz-carlton-not-home-043989.
168. Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman, “D.C.’s Tower of Power,” Politico, April 10, 2015, www.politico.com/story/2015/04/harry-reid-tom-daschle-ritz-carlton-residences-power-brokers-116827.
169. John Kelly, “Washington Built on a Swamp? Think Again,” Washington Post, April 1, 2012, www.washingtonpost.com/local/washington-built-on-a-swamp-think-again/2012/03/31/gIQA7BfBpS_story.html.
170. “Tourist Guide: Mysteries of the Nation’s Capital,” Washington Times, May 20, 2009, www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/20/mysteries-of-the-nations-capital/?page=all.
171. Associated Press, “President Marks His First Year,” New York Times, January 21, 1982, www.nytimes.com/1982/01/21/business/president-marks-his-first-year.html.
172. Tim Carman, “If D.C.’s Steakhouse Days Are Over, Why Do So Many New Ones Keep Opening?” Washington Post, August 7, 2015, www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/if-dcs-steakhouse-days-are-over-why-do-so-many-new-ones-keep-opening/2015/08/07/9a9672ee-29a3-11e5-a250-42bd812efc09_story.html.
173. “Lobbying Database,” OpenSecrets.org, www.opensecrets.org/lobby/.
174. Architect of the U.S. Capitol, “U.S. Capitol Visitor Center,” www.aoc.gov/capitol-buildings/us-capitol-visitor-center.
175. “Reid: Capitol Visitor Center Will Minimize ‘Smell’ of Tourists,” Fox News, December 2, 2008, www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/02/reid-capitol-visitor-center-minimize-smell-tourists/.
176. Ibid.
177. United States Senator for Nevada Harry Reid, “About Senator Harry Reid,” www.reid.senate.gov/about.
178. Alex Rogers, “3 Surprising Facts About Senator Harry Reid,” Time, March 27, 2015, http://time.com/3761553/harry-reid-retire-things-you-should-know/.
179. United States Senator for Nevada Harry Reid, “About Senator Harry Reid.”
180. Ibid.
181. Adam O’Neal, “Harry Reid’s Long, Steady Accretion of Power & Wealth,” RealClearPolitics, April 24, 2014, www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/04/24/harry_reids_long_steady_accretion_of_power__wealth.html.
182. Ibid.
183. Ibid.
184. Ibid.
185. Betsy Woodruff, “How Did Harry Reid Get Rich?” National Review, August 15, 2012, www.nationalreview.com/article/314025/how-did-harry-reid-get-rich-betsy-woodruff.
186. O’Neal, “Harry Reid’s Long, Steady Accretion.”
187. http://www.newsmax.com/Morris/US-Toyota-Consumer-Reports/2010/04/13/id/355530/.
188. O’Neal, “Harry Reid’s Long, Steady Accretion.”
189. Woodruff, “How Did Harry Reid Get Rich?”
190. Palmer and Sherman, “D.C.’s Tower of Power.”
191. Woodruff, “How Did Harry Reid Get Rich?”
192. Alan Silverleib, “Senate Approves Health Care Reform Bill,” CNN, December 24, 2009, www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/24/health.care/.
193. Charles Hurt, “Schumer Calls Flight Attendant Who Told Him to Turn Off Cell Phone ‘Bitch,’” New York Post, December 16, 2009, http://nypost.com/2009/12/16/schumer-calls-flight-attendant-who-told-him-to-turn-off-cell-phone-bitch/.
194. Dan Amira, “Chuck Schumer Said a Not-Nice Thing About a Flight Attendant,” New York, December 16, 2009, http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2009/12/chuck_schumer_said_a_not_nice.html#.
195. Justin Bachman, “How Much Money Do Flight Attendants Make?” BloombergBusiness, December 27, 2013, www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-12-27/everyone-wants-to-be-a-flight-attendant.
196. Toby Harnden, “The Most Influential US Liberals: 40–21,” Telegraph, January 14, 2010, www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6981433/The-most-influential-US-liberals-40-21.html.
197. Lynn Sweet, “Obama, McCain Comedy Riffs; Obama Middle Name Really ‘Steve’ Transcripts,” Chicago Sun-Times, October 16, 2008, http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/10/obama_comedy_rift_middle_name.html.
198. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/us/after-decades-lawmakers-are-roommates-no-more.html?_r=0.
199. Rent Jungle, “Rent Trend Data in Washington, District of Columbia,” www.rentjungle.com/average-rent-in-washington-rent-trends/.
200. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/us/after-decades-lawmakers-are-roommates-no-more.html?_r=0.
201. “Sen. Charles E. Schumer,” OpenSecrets.org, www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cycle=Career&type=C&cid=N00001093&newMem=N.
202. M. J. Lee, “Wall Street Welcomes Expected Chuck Schumer Promotion,” CNN, March 27, 2015, www.cnn.com/2015/03/27/politics/chuck-schumer-business-wall-street/.
203. Hurt, “Schumer Calls Flight Attendant.”
204. Ibid.