Federal State And Tribal Powers Blog Posts
The Patchwork Politics of Abortion Pill Access in Post-Dobbs America
Recommended Reading / August 22nd, 2025 / by The Alliance for Civic Engagement

In June of 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson’s Health, which eliminated the constitutional right to abortion and returned the right to regulate abortion to the states....
See moreNYT Opinion Says the ‘Deep State’ is ‘Awesome,’ Drawing Media Criticism
Bias / March 22nd, 2024 / by Andy Gorel

The New York Times published a video in its Opinion section that described the American “deep state” as “kind of awesome.” Several media outlets and pundits criticized the Times for its framing of wha...
See moreMisinformation Watch: Did Slavery Cause the Civil War?
Misinformation Watch / February 5th, 2024 / by AllSides Staff

Many people see the cause of the American Civil War differently, fueling misleading narratives on the issue.
See moreAllStances™: Should the U.S. Require a Shift to Electric Vehicles in the Coming Years?
AllStances / January 16th, 2024 / by AllSides Staff
AllStances™: How Should Abortion Be Regulated?
AllStances / November 2nd, 2023 / by AllSides Staff
Media Bias Alert: Coverage of Drag Bans Paints Different Victims
Bias / March 24th, 2023 / by Joseph Ratliff

News sources on left and right are framing recent attempts to limit drag performances very differently.
See moreDo Earmarks Encourage Bipartisanship?
Recommended Reading / April 26th, 2022 / by Divided We Fall (author)

Would reinstating congressional earmarks improve or hinder legislative gridlock as well as bipartisanship?
See moreClimate Activists are Waiting on Congress – But Why?
Recommended Reading / April 22nd, 2022 / by Stephen Perkins

Many climate activists today believe that if Congress doesn’t act on climate change right now, we have no chance of survival. But the truth is, we have a number of reasons to be hopeful.
See moreWhen Big Government Makes a Comeback
Recommended Reading / April 30th, 2021 / by Dan Schnur

The era of small government is over. Technically speaking, there was never really an era of small government in modern America history. It was more of a rhetorical device and overall attitude toward g...
See moreUnpacking Georgia’s Controversial New Voting Law
News / April 15th, 2021 / by Joseph Ratliff

Georgia’s newest voting legislation has stirred up a hurricane of political sensationalism and media bias this month, leaving much of the public confused about what the law actually does and why it re...
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