Guilty by Reason of Insanity

by David Limbaugh

  52. Charles L. Greene II, “Logo Proposal Community Response,” Mount Holyoke, December 2018, https://www.mtholyoke.edu/communications/logo-proposal-community-response.

  53. Stefanie Stiles, “Why Do Feminists Say Women Aren’t a Success If They Focus on Family?” The Federalist, January 21, 2019, https://thefederalist.com/2019/01/31/feminists-insist-women-arent-success-focus-family/.

  54. Elizabeth Bauer, “The Future of Feminism Is… East Germany?” The Federalist, February 28, 2019, https://thefederalist.com/2019/02/28/we-have-seen-the-future-of-feminism-and-it-is-east-germany/.

  55. Marissa Michaels, “PSRJ, PSGE Host Third Annual Menstruation Celebration to Destigmatize Periods,” Daily Princetonian, December 2, 2018.

  56. Frank Camp, “How the Deconstruction of Sex-Related Biology Could Tear Us Apart,” Daily Wire, December 29, 2018, https://www.dailywire.com/news/39775/camp-how-deconstruction-sex-related-biology-could-frank-camp.

  57. Andrew Nicoll, “Crumbs! Scottish Parliament Staff Banned from Saying Gingerbread ‘Man’ at Holyrood Coffee Shop because It’s Not Gender Neutral – As They Rename Biscuits ‘Gingerbread People,’ ” The Scottish Sun, December 14, 2018, https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/3621770/gingerbread-man-biscuits-holyrood-scottish-parliament-cafe-gender-neutral/.

  58. Martin Beckford, “Mother, 38, Is Arrested in Front of Her Children and Locked in a Cell for Seven Hours After Calling a Transgender Woman a Man on Twitter,” Daily Mail, February 9, 2019.

  59. Sophie Lewis, “Miss Spain Makes History as First Transgender Woman to Compete in Miss Universe Pageant,” CBS News, December 18, 2019, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/miss-spain-makes-history-as-first-transgender-woman-to-compete-in-miss-universe-pageant/.

  60. Matt Walsh, “A Male Miss Universe Contestant Is Being Applauded by the Same People Who Complain about Appropriation,” Daily Wire, December 17, 2018, https://www.dailywire.com/news/39413/walsh-miss-universe-matt-walsh.

  61. Sarah Templeton, “New Auckland Santa Statue Takes ‘Unintentional’ Aim at Simon Bridges,” Newshub, November 29, 2018, https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2018/11/mary-poppins-inspired-auckland-santa-statue-takes-aim-at-simon-bridges.html.

  62. Madeline Farber, “ ‘Modern’ Santa? Some Want Father Christmas to Be Gender-Neutral, Have Tattoos, Survey Finds,” Fox News, December 21, 2018, https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/modern-santa-some-want-father-christmas-to-be-gender-neutral-have-tattoos-survey-finds.

  63. Chad Felix Greene, “The Stigma of Being Conservative Is Worse Than That of Being Gay,” The Federalist, December 11, 2018, https://thefederalist.com/2018/12/11/stigma-conservative-politics-worse-stigma-gay/.

  64. Joy Pullmann, “Left Savages Gay Writer for Saying People Stigmatize His Conservatism,” The Federalist, December 17, 2018, https://thefederalist.com/2018/12/17/left-savages-gay-writer-saying-people-stigmatize-conservatism-sexuality/.

  65. Frank Camp, “Deadspin Sportswriter Tells Gay Conservatives To ‘Shut The F*** Up,’ ” Daily Wire, December 13, 2018, https://www.dailywire.com/news/39350/deadspin-writer-tells-gay-conservatives-shut-f-frank-camp.

  66. Walt Heyer, “Mom Dresses Six-Year-Old Son as Girl, Threatens Dad with Losing His Son for Disagreeing,” The Federalist, November 26, 2018, https://thefederalist.com/2018/11/26/mom-dresses-six-year-old-son-girl-threatens-dad-losing-son-disagreeing/.

  67. Emanuella Grinberg, “These Bills Could Make Life Harder for Transgender People, Civil Rights Groups Say,” CNN, February 28, 2019, https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/27/us/transgender-bills-2019/index.html.

  68. Emily Wilson, “San Francisco Creates World’s First Ever Transgender Cultural District,” Daily Beast, December 11, 2018, https://www.thedailybeast.com/san-francisco-creates-worlds-first-ever-transgender-cultural-district.

  69. Dr. Susan Berry, “Vermont To Allow Taxpayer-Funded Transgender Sex Reassignment Surgeries for Children,” Breitbart, June 13, 2019, https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/13/vermont-taxpayer-funded-transgender-sex-reassignment-surgeries-children/.

  70. Leon Wolf, “Wisconsin Medicaid Will Begin Covering Gender Reassignment Surgery Today,” The Blaze, January 1, 2019, https://www.theblaze.com/news/wisconsin-medicaid-will-begin-covering-gender-reassignment-surgery-today.

  71. Jana J. Pruet, “Jury Awards Transgender Women $780K after Judge Rules Ban on Reassignment Surgery Is Discriminatory,” The Blaze, October 12, 2018, https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/12/jury-awards-transgender-women-780k-after-judge-rules-ban-on-reassignment-surgery-is-discriminatory.

  72. Joan Biskupic, “Federal Judge Rules Male-Only Draft Is Unconstitutional,” CNN, February 25, 2019, https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/25/politics/male-only-draft-unconstitutional/index.html.

  73. Linda Harvey, “Top 10 Progressive Endorsements of Child Abuse in 2018,” BarbWire, December 28, 2018.

  74. video on Daily Motion, https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwifkeSrmbzhAhXn24MKHaz2CSgQFjAAegQIBhAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymotion.com%2Fvideo%2Fx5nlhzi&usg=AOvVaw1KsAp3aLro-V6toi2eMoz7.

  75. Tyler O’Neil, “Transgender Writer Embraces Cannibalism: Wants to Drink ‘Transphobe Bone Broth,” PJ Media, February 25, 2019, https://pjmedia.com/trending/transgender-writer-embraces-cannibalism-wants-to-drink-transphobe-bone-broth/.

  76. Colleen Kratofil, “ ’Januhairy Is the New Movement Empowering Women to Grow Out Their Body Hair,” People, January 9, 2019.

  77. Breck Dumas, “DC Restaurant Fined $7K for Questioning Transgender Activist Who Used Women’s Restroom,” The Blaze, January 18, 2019, https://www.theblaze.com/news/dc-restaurant-fined-for-questioning-gender.

  78. Dave Urbanski, “ ‘Transkids’ Site Sells Fake Penises for Girls Who Identify As Boys – and They’re Called ‘Packers,’ ” The Blaze, January 4, 2019, https://www.theblaze.com/news/site-sells-fake-penises-for-girls-who-identify-as-boys.

  79. Chris Enloe, “Gillette Is at It Again: This Time Featuring Samson, a Transgender Man Shaving for the First Time,” The Blaze, May 26, 2019, https://www.theblaze.com/news/gillette-commercial-transgender.

  80. Maressa Brown, “Dads Could Soon Nurse Babies with the Help of a ‘Chestfeeding’ Kit,” Parents, October 25, 2018.

  81. Francesca Specter, “New ‘Chestfeeding Kit’ Enables Fathers to Breastfeed Their Baby,” Yahoo News, February 12, 2019, https://news.yahoo.com/woman-designs-first-chestfeeding-kit-enables-fathers-breastfeed-babies-115441439.html.

  82. Lydia Wheeler, “Dem Lawmaker Wants Federal Laws Rewritten with Gender Neutral Terms,” The Hill, January 3, 2019.

  83. Mike Ciandella, “To Promote Gender Equality, California Governor’s Wife Won’t Go by ‘First Lady,’ ” The Blaze, January 8, 2019, https://www.theblaze.com/news/california-governors-wife-will-not-go-by-first-lady.

  84. Hasan Chowdhury, “Microsoft Word Will Change Your Words To Be ‘Gender Inclusive,’ ” The Telegraph, May 7, 2019.

  85. Alex Parker, “Lesbian Couple Identifying as Straight Couple Prepares To Transition 5-Yr-Old Son into a Daughter,” RedState, January 16, 2019, https://www.redstate.com/alexparker/2019/01/16/greg-jody-rogers-transition-jayden/.

  86. Paul Bois, “Ocasio-Cortez: I Acknowledge My Privilege Being Born ‘Cisgendered,’ ” Daily Wire, February 1, 2019, https://www.dailywire.com/news/42944/ocasio-cortez-i-acknowledge-my-privilege-being-paul-bois.

  87. Scott Whitlock, “WashPost Covers ‘Menstrual Equity’ But Ignores Major Pro-Life Rally,” NewsBusters, February 4, 2019, https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2019/02/04/washpost-covers-menstrual-equity-ignores-major-pro-life-rally.

  88. Rachel Frazin, “Women Sue Yale To Gender-Integrate Fraternities,” The Hill, February 12, 2019.

  89. “The Equality Act,” Heritage Explains (blog), The Heritage Foundation, 2019, https://www.heritage.org/gender/heritage-explains/the-equality-act.

  90. Bolar, “8th Place: A High School Girl’s Life after Transgender Students Join Her Sport.”

  91. Peter Heck, “Let
the Games Begin: Transgenderism Poised to Ruin the Olympics,” The Resurgent, March 6, 2019, https://theresurgent.com/2019/03/06/let-the-games-begin-transgenderism-poised-to-ruin-the-olympics/.

  92. Rita Loffredo, “White Male Professors To Be Given Female Minority Scholar Mentors in Anti-Bias Effort,” College Fix, August 16, 2018, https://www.thecollegefix.com/white-male-professors-to-be-given-female-minority-scholar-mentors-in-anti-bias-effort/.

  93. Cherie Vandermillen, “CA Democrats Introduce LGBTQ Bill that Would Protect Pedophiules Who Rape Children,” Pulpit and Pen, February 22, 2019, https://pulpitandpen.org/2019/02/22/ca-democrats-introduce-lgbtq-bill-that-would-protect-pedophiles-who-rape-children/.

  94. Katy Grimes, “CA Democrats Author Bill To Protect Sex Offenders Who Lure Minors,” California Globe, February 19, 2019, https://californiaglobe.com/legislature/ca-democrats-author-bill-to-protect-sex-offenders-who-lure-minors/.

  95. Neil Munro, “Students Rebel Against Transgender Ideology in Iowa, Alaska,” Breitbart, April 15, 2019, https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/15/students-rebel-against-transgender-ideology-in-nebraska-alaska/.

  96. Tara Campbell, “Transgender Rights Clash Prompts Walkout at CB Abraham Lincoln High,” WOWT News, April 11, 2019, https://www.wowt.com/content/news/Transgender-rights-clash-prompts-walkout-at-CB-Abraham-Lincoln-High-508449271.html.

  97. Heather Madden, “To the Left’s Dismay, Women Aren’t a Political Monolith,” Washington Examiner, December 29, 2018.

  98. “Candidate Gender Perceptions Survey,” Independent Women’s Voice, July 2018, http://pdf.iwvoice.org/IWV_Candidate_Gender_Perceptions_SurveySummary_July2018.pdf.

  CHAPTER SEVEN

  1. “Fox News Poll 2/13/19,” Fox News, https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-2-13-19.

  2. Scott Rasmussen, “Is Socialism a Threat to America, to Democrats or Both?” Townhall, February 21, 2019, https://townhall.com/columnists/scottrasmussen/2019/02/21/is-socialism-a-threat-to-america-to-democrats-or-both-n2541951.

  3. Thomas J. DiLorenzo, The Problem with Socialism, (Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing, 2016), 1.

  4. Kathleen Elkins, “Most Young Americans Prefer Socialism to Capitalism, New Report Finds,” CNBC, August 14, 2018, https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/14/fewer-than-half-of-young-americans-are-positive-about-capitalism.html.

  5. Felix Salmon, “Gen Z Prefers ‘Socialism’ to ‘Capitalism,’ ” Axios, January 27, 2019, https://www.axios.com/socialism-capitalism-poll-generation-z-preference-1ffb8800-0ce5-4368-8a6f-de3b82662347.html.

  6. Emily Ekins, “Millennials Don’t Know What ‘Socialism’ Means,” Reason, July 16, 2014.

  7. Timothy Meads, “New Poll Shows Gen Z Is Pretty Confused about Socialism, Capitalism, and More,” Townhall, August 19, 2019, https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/08/19/new-poll-shows-gen-z-is-pretty-confused-about-socialism-capitalism-and-more-n2551861.

  8. Scott Rasmussen, “Is Socialism a Threat to America, to Democrats or Both?” Townhall, February 21, 2019, https://townhall.com/columnists/scottrasmussen/2019/02/21/is-socialism-a-threat-to-america-to-democrats-or-both-n2541951.

  9. John Nichols, “Socialism Is More Popular Than You Think, Mr. President,” The Nation, February 7, 2019.

  10. Hank Berrien, “Why Leftists Want Free College: Poll Shows Americans Between 18-24 Favor Socialism Over Capitalism,” Daily Wire, January 28, 2019, https://www.dailywire.com/news/42704/why-leftists-want-free-college-poll-shows-hank-berrien.

  11. Mitchell Langbert, “Homogeneous: The Political Affiliations of Elite Liberal Arts College Faculty,” National Association of Scholars, Summer 2018, https://www.nas.org/academic-questions/31/2/homogenous_the_political_affiliations_of_elite_liberal_arts_college_faculty.

  12. Langbert, “Homogeneous: The Political Affiliations of Elite Liberal Arts College Faculty.”

  13. “Heterodox Academy,” Heterodox Academy, https://heterodoxacademy.org.

  14. Langbert, “Homogeneous: The Political Affiliations of Elite Liberal Arts College Faculty.”

  15. Ibid.

  16. Burton Folsom, “Why Do Millenials Want Socialism?” Townhall, February 28, 2019, https://townhall.com/columnists/burtonfolsom/2019/02/28/why-do-millennials-want-socialism-n2542364.

  17. George Novack, “Radical Intellectuals in the 1930s,” International Socialist Review 29 (2), March–April 1968, 21–34, https://www.marxists.org/archive/novack/works/1967/sep/x01.htm.

  18. Novack, “Radical Intellectuals in the 1930s.”

  19. Ibid.

  20. Ronald Radosh, “Why Democratic Socialists Support Totalitarian Regimes,” Washington Free Beacon, January 28, 2019, https://freebeacon.com/national-security/why-democratic-socialists-support-totalitarian-regimes/.

  21. C. M. Lopez, “The Left’s Love Affair with Tyrants, Murderers, and Terrible People,” Association of Mature American Citizens, January 19, 2018, https://amac.us/lefts-love-affair-tyrants-murderers-terrible-people/.

  22. Kristine Phillips, “Obama: History Will Judge Fidel Castro’s ‘Enormous Impact’ on Cubans,” Washington Post, November 26, 2016.

  23. Brad Polumbo and Patrick Hauf, “Bernie Sanders’ Support for Socialist Dictators is Disgraceful,” The Federalist, March 4, 2019, https://thefederalist.com/2019/03/04/bernie-sanders-support-socialist-dictators-disgraceful-disqualifying/.

  24. Merriam-Webster, s.v. “socialism (n.),” accessed March 4, 2019, https://www.merriam-webster.com/help/citing-the-dictionary.

  25. Friedrich A. Hayek, The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents – The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek, Volume 2) (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1944, 2007), 54–56.

  26. DiLorenzo, The Problem with Socialism, 5.

  27. Kimberly Amadeo, “Auto Industry Bailout: Was the Big 3 Bailout Worth It?” The Balance, November 27, 2018, https://www.thebalance.com/auto-industry-bailout-gm-ford-chrysler-3305670.

  28. U.S. Department of the Treasury, “Auto Industry,” updated January 8, 2015, https://www.treasury.gov/initiatives/financial-stability/TARP-Programs/automotive-programs/pages/default.aspx.

  29. Amadeo, “Auto Industry Bailout: Was the Big 3 Bailout Worth It?”

  30. “GM Layoffs: A Tragedy Caused by Embracing Government Subsidies, Not Markets,” Investor’s Business Daily, November 29, 2018, https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/venezuela-maduro-guaido-pence/.

  31. Mary Barra, “General Motors CEO: We Call for Federal Electric and Zero-emission Vehicle Policies,” USA Today, October 26, 2018.

  32. “GM Layoffs: A Tragedy Caused by Embracing Government Subsidies, Not Markets.”

  33. Barra, “General Motors CEO: We Call for Federal Electric and Zero-emission Vehicle Policies.”

  34. “GM Surrenders to The Green Lobby – Calls on Feds to Mandate Electric Cars,” Investor’s Business Daily, October 26, 2018, https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/gm-electric-cars-mandate/.

  35. Milton Friedman and Rose Friedman, Free to Choose: A Personal Statement, (Orlando, FLA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1980), 285.

  36. Friedman and Friedman, Free to Choose: A Personal Statement, 286.

  37. Ibid., 311.

  38. Ibid., 91.

  39. Gerald F. Seib, “In Crisis, Opportunity for Obama,” Wall Street Journal, November 21, 2008.

  40. Friedman and Friedman, Free to Choose: A Personal Statement, 92.

  41. Christopher Chantrill, “US Government Spending History from 1900,” US Government Spending, accessed March 4, 2019, https://www.usgovernmentspending.com/past_spending.

  42. Christopher Chantrill, “Debt and Deficit Facts,” US Government Spending, accessed March 4, 2019, https://www.usgovernmentdebt.us/debt_deficit_history.

  43. “United States Gross Federal Debt to GDP,” Trading Economics, accessed March 4, 2019, https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-debt-to-gdp.

  44. Thomas Sowell, Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy, Fifth Edition (New York, New York: Basic Books, 2015), 440.
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  45. Irving Kristol, “Socialism: An Obituary for an Idea,” The Alternative: An American Spectator 10 (1), October 1976.

  46. Friedman and Friedman, Free to Choose: A Personal Statement, 283.

  47. Kristian Neimietz, “You Can’t Argue Against Socialism’s 100 Percent Record of Failure,” Foundation for Economic Education, April 16, 2018, https://fee.org/articles/you-cant-argue-against-socialisms-100-percent-record-of-failure/.

  48. Angie Drobnic Holan, “Obama Statements on Single-Payer Have Changed a Bit,” PolitiFact, July 16, 2009, https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/jul/16/barack-obama/obama-statements-single-payer-have-changed-bit/.

  49. Matthew Continetti, “What To Do about the Rebirth of Socialism, Washington Free Beacon, February 15, 2019, https://freebeacon.com/columns/what-to-do-about-the-rebirth-of-socialism/.

  50. Kristol, “Socialism: An Obituary for an Idea.”

  51. Continetti, “What To Do About the Rebirth of Socialism.”

  52. Kristol, “Socialism: An Obituary for an Idea.”

  53. Ibid.

  54. Rev. Peter A. Speckhard, “The Nature of Capitalism,” January Letters 49, First Things, January 2003, 4.

  55. Jack Kemp, “Jack Kemp in His Own Words,” Jack Kemp Foundation, February 20, 2019, https://www.jackkempfoundation.org/gameplan/jack-kemp-in-his-own-words/.

  56. Ludwig von Mises, Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1951), 457.

  57. von Mises, Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis, 457.

  58. Ibid.

  59. Ibid.

  60. Thomas Sowell, “The Job-Creation Snow Job,” National Review, December 8, 2009.

  61. Robert Higgs, “How FDR Made the Depression Worse,” The Free Market 13 (2), February 1995; “Thomas Sowell: FDR’s Policies Prolonged Great Depression,” Rapid City Journal, November 3, 2010; Harold L. Cole and Lee E. Ohanian, “How Government Prolonged the Depression,” Wall Street Journal, February 2, 2009.

  62. Jay W. Richards, Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism Is the Solution and Not the Problem (New York, New York: Harper One, 2010), 7.