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Chapter 30: It’s Not Socialism Without Purges
1. “Jon Basil Utley,” Fitzgerald Griffin Foundation, http://www.fgfbooks.com/Utley/Utley-bio.html.
2. Georgie Anne Geyer, “Son Solves Mystery of Father’s Death in Soviet Gulag,” UExpress, September 24, 2007, https://www.uexpress.com/georgie-anne-geyer/2007/9/24/son-solves-mystery-of-fathers-death.
3. Alexander Solzhenitsyn, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (New York: Bantam Books, 1990), 18.
4. Jon Basil Utley, “Vorkuta to Perm,” Foundation for Economic Education, July 1, 2005, https://fee.org/articles/vorkuta-to-perm-russias-concentration-camp-museums-and-my-fathers-story/.
5. Geyer, “Son Solves Mystery of Father’s Death in Soviet Gulag.”
6. James Piereson, “Socialism as a Hate Crime,” New Criterion, August 21, 2018, https://www.newcriterion.com/blogs/dispatch/socialism-as-a-hate-crime-9746.
Chapter 31: Socialism Expects Selfless Rulers and Citizens
1. Richard Kilminster, “The Debate About Utopias from a Sociological Perspective,” Human Figurations, June 2014, https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/humfig/11217607.0003.203/--debate-about-utopias-from-a-sociological-perspective?rgn=main;view=fulltext.
2. Merijn Oudenampsen, “In Defence of Utopia,” Krisis, no. 1 (2016), https://krisis.eu/in-defence-of-utopia/.
3. Ludwig von Mises, Omnipotent Government (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1945), v.
4. Karl R. Popper, “Science as Falsification,” University of Washington, September 21, 2016, https://staff.washington.edu/lynnhank/Popper-1.pdf.
5. Oudenampsen, “In Defence of Utopia.”
6. William Gorton, “Karl Popper: Political Philosophy,” Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, https://www.iep.utm.edu/popp-pol/.
7. Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace (Mineola, NY: Dover, 2017), 570.
8. Roger Kimball, “Francis Fukuyama and the End of History,” New Criterion, February 1992, https://www.newcriterion.com/issues/1992/2/francis-fukuyama-and-the-end-of-history.
9. Leon Trotsky, “Revolutionary and Socialist Art,” Literature and Revolution, Marxists.org, June 1, 2007, https://www.marxists.org/archive/trotsky/1924/lit_revo/ch08.htm.
10. Murray N. Rothbard, “Marx as Utopian,” Mises Institute, November 8, 2012, https://mises.org/library/marx-utopian.
11. Adam B. Ulam, The Bolsheviks (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1998).
Chapter 32: Progress Comes From Rebels and Dreamers
1. Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Crystal Palace,” Britannica.com, May 29, 2019, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Crystal-Palace-building-London.
2. David Patterson, Exile: The Sense of Alienation in Modern Russian Letters (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1995), 31.
3. Fyodor Dostoyevsky, “Notes from Underground: Chapter VII,” Adelaide University, March 27, 2016, https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/d/dostoyevsky/d72n/chapter8.html.
4. Fyodor Dostoyevsky, “Notes from Underground: Chapter IX,” Adelaide University, March 27, 2016, https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/d/dostoyevsky/d72n/chapter10.html.
5. Dostoyevsky, “Notes from Underground: Chapter VII.”
6. Yevgeny Zamyatin, We (New York: HarperCollins, 1972), 3.
7. Evgeny Zamyatin, A Soviet Heretic: Essays by Yevgeny Zamyatin (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1970).
8. Matthew Rothschild, “Margaret Atwood Interview,” Progressive, December 2, 2010, https://progressive.org/magazine/margaret-atwood-interview/.
9. Evgeny Zamyatin, We: New Edition (New York: Penguin, 1993), 65–66.
10. Adrian Wanner, “The Underground Man as Big Brother,” Utopian Studies, Winter 1997, https://www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1-19535193/the-underground-man-as-big-brother-dostoevsky-s-and.
11. Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Short Novels of the Masters: Notes from Underground, edited by Charles Neider (New York: Cooper Square Press, 2001), 146.
12. Sarah J. Young, “Russian Thought Lecture 5,” SarahJYoung.com, December 10, 2012, http://sarahjyoung.com/site/2012/12/10/russian-thought-lecture-5-dostoevsky-and-the-anti-rationalist-argument/; Ulam, The Bolsheviks; Adrian Wanner, “The Underground Man as Big Brother: Dostoevsky’s and Orwell’s Anti-Utopia,” Utopian Studies 8, no. 1 (1997): 77–88 (handout).
Chapter 33: Freedom is Not the Inevitable Outcome of History and Must Be Protected
1. William Gorton, “Karl Popper: Political Philosophy,” Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, https://www.iep.utm.edu/popp-pol/.
2. Eliane Glaser, “Bring Back Ideology,” Guardian, March 21, 2014, https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/21/bring-back-ideology-fukuyama-end-history-25-years-on.
3. Timothy Stanley and Alexander Lee, “It’s Still Not the End of History,” Atlantic, September 1, 2014, https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/09/its-still-not-the-end-of-history-francis-fukuyama/379394/.
4. Ibid.
5. Kimball, “Francis Fukuyama and the End of History.”
6. Ibid.
7. Francis Fukuyama, The End of History and the Last Man (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006), xii.
8. Ibid.
9. Ibid., xx.
10. Isaac Ben-Israel, “Beware of Rule by Dreamers,” Haaretz, August 1, 2003, https://www.haaretz.com/life/books/1.5354195.
11. Kimball, “Francis Fukuyama and the End of History.”
12. Stanley and Lee, “It’s Still Not the End of History”; Glaser, “Bring Back Ideology.”
Chapter 34: Socialism Leads to Cronyism
1. Byron Schlomach, “Crony Capitalism Is Just Socialism Lite,” Hill, July 24, 2018, https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/398593-crony-capitalism-is-just-socialism-lite.
2. Ibid.
3. Robert Bellafiore, “America Already Has a Progressive Tax System,” Tax Foundation, January 11, 2019, https://taxfoundation.org/america-progressive-tax-system/.
4. Adam Brandon, “Are You a Multimillionaire Who Wants to Pay Your ‘Fair Share’? Just Donate to the Government,” Washington Examiner, April 9, 2019, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/are-you-a-multimillionaire-who-wants-to-pay-your-fair-share-just-donate-to-the-government.
Chapter 35: If Socialists Can’t Find a Crisis, They Will Create One
1. Yaron Steinbuch, “AOC Explains Why ‘Farting Cows’ Were Considered in Green New Deal,” New York Post, February 22, 2019, https://nypost.com/2019/02/22/aoc-explains-why-farting-cows-were-considered-in-green-new-deal/.
2. Miguel Bustillo, “In San Joaquin Valley, Cows Pass Cars as Polluters,” Los Angeles Times, August 2, 2005, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-aug-02-me-cows2-story.html.
3. Diane Francis, “The Real Inconvenient Truth,” Financial Post, December 14, 2009, http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=2314438.
4. Jeff Cox, “Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal Offers ‘Economic Security’ for Those ‘Unwilling to Work,’” CNBC, February 7, 2019, https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/07/ocasio-cortezs-green-new-deal-offers-economic-security-for-those-unwilling-to-work.html.
5. Robert Bellafiore, “A Growing Percentage of Americans Have Zero Income Tax Liability,” Tax Foundation, March 14, 2019, https://taxfoundation.org/america-progressive-tax-system/.
6. “Earned Income Tax Credit: Small Benefits, Large Costs,” Cato Institute.
7. José Niño, “A ‘Universal Basic Income’ Costs More Than You Think,” Mises Institute, June 21, 2018, https://mises.org/wire/universal-basic-income-costs-more-you-think.
8. David Williams, “Solar Energy Delivers Too Little Bang for Billions Invested,” Forbes, February 25, 2015, https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2015/02/25/solar-energy-delivers-too-little-bang-for-billions-invested/#3651fa6349f3.
9. “Climate Change Investment Totals USD $359 Billion Worldwide,” Climate Policy Initiative, October 22, 2013, https://climatepolicyinitiative.org/press-release/climate-change-investment-totals-usd-359-billion-worldwide/.
10. Stephen Moore, “Follow the (Climate Change) Money,” Heritage Foundation, Decembe
r 18, 2018.
11. “Klimapolitik verteilt das Weltvermögen neu,” Neue Zürcher Zeitung, November 14, 2010.
12. Barbara Hollingsworth, “UN’s Top Climate Official: Goal is to ‘Intentionally Transform the Economic Development Model,’” CNS News, February 18, 2015; Benjamin Zycher, “The Climate Comintern Speaks,” Hill, February 10, 2015, https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/energy-environment/232229-the-climate-comintern-speaks.
13. “Klimapolitik verteilt das Weltvermögen neu,” Neue Zürcher Zeitung, November 14, 2010.
14. Robert Rapier, “Yes, the U.S. Leads All Countries in Reducing Carbon Emissions,” Forbes, October 24, 2017, https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2017/10/24/yes-the-u-s-leads-all-countries-in-reducing-carbon-emissions/#111ea2b35355.
15. Stephen Moore, “Who’s the Cleanest of them All,” Washington Times, August 19, 2018, https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/19/the-united-states-didnt-sign-the-paris-climate-acc/.
Chapter 36: Socialism and Climate Change Alarmism Go Together
1. Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus), “If you are wondering,” Twitter, October 8, 2015, https://twitter.com/ericholthaus/status/1049339997827084295?lang=en.
2. Matthew Huber, “Five Principles of a Socialist Climate Politics,” The Trouble, August 16, 2018, https://www.the-trouble.com/content/2018/8/16/five-principals-of-a-socialist-climate-politics.
3. Ian Schwartz, “Chuck Todd: We’re Not Going to Give Time to Climate Deniers,” Real Clear Politics, January 2, 2019, https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/01/02/chuck_todd_im_not_going_to_give_time_to_climate_deniers.html.
4. Michael Guillen, “Physicist: Don’t Fall for the Argument About ‘Settled Science,’” Fox News, January 21, 2019, https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/physicist-dont-fall-for-the-argument-about-settled-science.
5. Susan Crockford and Patrick Moore, “What David Attenborough and Netflix’s ‘Our Planet’ Get Wrong About Climate Change,” Townhall, April 14, 2019, https://townhall.com/columnists/drpatrickmoore/2019/04/14/what-netflixs-our-planet-gets-wrong-about-climate-change-n2544726.
6. Adam Popescu, “A Greenland Glacier Is Growing. That Doesn’t Mean Melting Is Over,” National Geographic, March 25, 2019, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/03/one-part-of-greenland-ice-growing/.
7. John Bowden, “Ocasio-Cortez: ‘World Will End in 12 Years’ if Climate Change Not Addressed,” Hill, January 22, 2019, https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/426353-ocasio-cortez-the-world-will-end-in-12-years-if-we-dont-address.
8. Coral Davenport, “Major Climate Report Describes a Strong Risk of Crisis as Early as 2040,” New York Times, October 7, 2018, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/07/climate/ipcc-climate-report-2040.html.
9. Tamar Lapin, “Scientists Admit Errors in Study Showing Oceans are Warming,” New York Post, November 15, 2018, https://nypost.com/2018/11/15/scientists-admit-errors-in-study-showing-oceans-are-warming/.
10. Chris Mooney and Bray Dennis, “Scientists Acknowledge Key Errors in Study of How Fast the Oceans are Warming,” Washington Post, November 13, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/energy-environment/2018/11/14/scientists-acknowledge-key-errors-study-how-fast-oceans-are-warming/?utm_term=.37e695cd62fd.
11. Ben Shapiro, “No, Global Warming Isn’t the End of the World. Here’s Why,” Daily Wire, October 11, 2018, https://www.dailywire.com/news/37021/no-global-warming-isnt-end-world-heres-why-ben-shapiro.
12. “IPCC Third Assessment Report, Chapter 14, Section 14.2.2.2,” IPCC, 2001, https://archive.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/wg1/505.htm.
13. Joshua K. Willis, Andrew Kemp, and Benjamin H. Strauss, “Sea Level Rise: Introduction,” Smithsonian, April 2018, https://ocean.si.edu/through-time/ancient-seas/sea-level-rise.
14. “Global Warming Is Only Part Human Caused,” Open Source Systems, Science, Solutions, http://ossfoundation.us/projects/environment/global-warming/myths/global-warming-is-only-part-human-caused.
Chapter 37: Socialist Green New Deal Allows for No Dissent
1. Robert Conquest, Reflections on a Ravaged Century (London: Norton, 2000), 111.
2. Ibid.
3. Megan Murphy, “Twitter Wants Me to Shut Up and the Right Wants Me to Join Them; I Don’t Think I Should Have to Do Either,” Feminist Current, November 20, 2018.
4. Nicole Russell, “Twitter Permanently Bans Feminist for Writing That ‘Men Aren’t Women,’” Federalist, November 25, 2018, https://thefederalist.com/2018/11/25/twitter-permanently-bans-feminist-writing-men-arent-women/.
5. Ibid.
6. Jack Shafer, “The Conservative Revolt Against Twitter,” Politico, November 26, 2018, https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/11/26/the-conservative-revolt-against-twitter-222688.
7. Russell, “Twitter Permanently Bans Feminist for Writing That ‘Men Aren’t Women.’”
8. Michael Nunez, “Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conservative News,” Gizmodo, May 9, 2016, https://gizmodo.com/former-facebook-workers-we-routinely-suppressed-conser-1775461006.
9. Ibid.
10. Jason Pye and Daniel Savickas, “Pingree, Ocasio-Cortez Pressure Big-Tech CEOs for Sponsoring LibertyCon,” Federalist, February 11, 2019, https://thefederalist.com/2019/02/11/pingree-ocasio-cortez-pressure-big-tech-ceos-sponsoring-libertycon/.
11. Andy Ngo, “Hate-Crime Hoaxes Reflect America’s Sickness,” National Review, February 18, 2019, https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/hate-crime-hoaxes-reflect-americas-sickness/.
12. “Organist Spray Painted ‘Heil Trump,’ Swastika, Gay Slur on Brown County Church,” Fox 59, May 3, 2017, https://fox59.com/2017/05/03/police-organist-spray-painted-heil-trump-swastika-gay-slur-on-brown-county-church/; WWL Staff, “Lafayette woman faces criminal charges after falsely claiming Trump supporters robbed her,” 4WWL, November 11, 2016; “Police: Threat to burn UM student wearing hijab did not happen,” Fox 2, December 21, 2016.
Chapter 38: Fake News and Propaganda on the Rise in America
1. Andrew Sullivan “The Abyss of Hate Versus Hate,” New York, January 25, 2019, http://nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/2019/01/andrew-sullivan-the-abyss-of-hate-versus-hate.html?utm_source=tw&__twitter_impression=true.
2. Caitlin Flanagan, “The Media Botched the Covington Catholic Story,” Atlantic, January 23, 2019, https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/01/media-must-learn-covington-catholic-story/581035/.
3. Joseph A. Wulfsohn, “CNN’s Chris Cuomo, Don Lemon Pile on Covington Students over MAGA Hats,” Fox News, January 23, 2019, https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cnns-chris-cuomo-don-lemon-pile-on-covington-students-over-maga-hats.
4. Paul Bedard, “68% Say the Media are Biased, Just 21% Trust ‘a Lot,’” Washington Examiner, September 25, 2018, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/pew-68-say-the-media-are-biased-just-21-trust-a-lot.
5. Dionne Gleaton, “Bakari Sellers Says Tweet Not Promoting Violence, Students Symbolize Bigotry, Division,” Times and Democrat, January 22, 2019, https://thetandd.com/bakari-sellers-says-tweet-not-promoting-violence-students-symbolize-bigotry/article_6b5cf25d-bb55-5ed1-abd0-7cf5487eede3.html.
6. Marlon James, “Here’s the Thing About Covington Catholic School Boy,” Facebook, January 20, 2019, https://www.facebook.com/marlon.james1/posts/10157054513240850.
7. John Kass, “Thought Crimes, Media Abuse and Those Catholic High School Boys from Covington,” Chicago Tribune, January 23, 2019, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-covington-catholic-dc-video-kass-20190122-story.html; Kyle Smith, “Hatcrime and Facecrime,” National Review, January 23, 2019, https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/01/covington-catholic-maga-hatcrime-facecrime/; Sarah Mervosh, “Viral Video Shows Boys in ‘Make America Great Again’ Hats Surrounding Native Elder,” New York Times, January 19, 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/us/covington-catholic-high-school-nathan-phillips.html?login=email&auth=login-email; Jon Levine, “GQ Writer Regrets Tweet Calling for Covington Students to Be Doxxed,” Wrap, January 21, 2019, https://www.thewr
ap.com/gq-writer-regrets-call-for-doxxing-covington-catholic-high-school-students/; Dionne Gleaton, “Backari Sellers Says Tweet Not Promoting Violence, Students Symbolize Bigotry, Division,” Times and Democrat, January 22, 2019, https://thetandd.com/bakari-sellers-says-tweet-not-promoting-violence-students-symbolize-bigotry/article_6b5cf25d-bb55-5ed1-abd0-7cf5487eede3.html; Tucker Carlson, “Covington Story Was Not About Race but About People in Power Attacking People They’ve Failed,” Fox News, January 22, 2019, https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-covington-story-was-not-about-race-but-about-people-in-power-attacking-people-theyve-failed; Steve Cortes, “Buzzfeed, the Covington Teens and the Harm of False Witness,” Real Clear Politics, January 22, 2019, https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/01/22/buzzfeed_the_covington_teens_and_the_harms_of_false_witness_139247.html; Tucker Carlson, “There’s No Sympathy for Covington Catholic Teens in America’s Newsrooms,” Fox News, January 23, 2019, https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-theres-no-sympathy-for-covington-catholic-teens-in-americas-newsrooms.