The Ethanol Papers - Paperturn manuscript - Flipbook - Page 497
Fox News' Revolting Take on Ethanol
Guys like Steve Hilton give baldness a bad name
Originally published December 12, 2017
I just finished watching a video clip from Fox News hosted
by Steve Hilton. Mr. Hilton has a Sunday show called "The
Next Revolution," and in the show, he apparently does a
regular segment titled "Swamp Watch." On December 10th
(this past Sunday), "Swamp Watch" addressed what Mr.
Hilton called "The Corrupt Ethanol Industry."
The story took me by surprise, for a couple of reasons. First,
I was surprised because I never heard of Steve Hilton, and
I don't believe I've ever watched him before. This is surprisMarc J. Rauch
ing because I watch a lot of Fox News; it's the news channel
of choice in my home. (To be fair, Mr. Hilton would probably
say that although he's driven cars for decades, he's never heard of The Auto
Channel.)
The next reason for my surprise is because virtually everything he said about
ethanol is incorrect...stupidly incorrect. Frankly, he presented the kind of fake
and wrong information that I have come to expect from the other news
