Tag: Polarization

Decades later, I still remember my favorite children's books vividly. They strengthened my moral compass, expanded my imagination, helped me to develop critical thinking skills, and lent familiarity to real-world situations and problems that I otherwise might have struggled to navigate...

We’ve all done it. We see or hear something (like a news story or meme/tweet) and are outraged — we MUST respond. We. Can. Not. Let. It. Go. Unchallenged. Besides, we know we are smarter than whoever is offending us, right? (Cue music of self-righteousness.) Whew. My blood pressure goes...

BBC News, which AllSides gives a Center media bias rating, recently published an article claiming that online echo chambers — or filter bubbles , the idea that people tend to encounter only ideas that align with their current beliefs online — may be a myth. The study the article...

Social media sites are chock full of political discussions, disagreements, and debates. That holds especially true for Twitter, the popularity of which stems from a user’s ability to distill news and opinion into 280-character digestible bites. A team at New York University found that...

With the passing of George H. W. Bush, much has been made of the former president’s life and record, whether it be his foreign policy achievements or the public devotion he showed toward his family. But perhaps what's most striking is that the tributes continue to crisscross the political...

At AllSides, we believe that there is no such thing as unbiased news . But what about unbiased readers? A recent study conducted by the Knight Foundation lends credence to the idea that they might be in short supply, too. The research initiative, put on in partnership with Gallup, found...

We often think of Thanksgiving as a time when we relax with family and friends, stuff ourselves silly — and maybe apologize for burning the casserole. But aside from all the revelry, Thanksgiving can also bring uncomfortable political conversations. Thanksgiving is truly a time when we’re...

A suspect has been apprehended and charged with sending 13 pipe bombs to prominent Democrats as well as CNN, a crime spree that sparked fervor around the state of incivility in modern-era politics. Many have said President Trump shares much of the blame, particularly with his history of...

We all know them -- and we may be them. Who? People who seem to tear down every idea, project or dream we’ve been carefully crafting and protecting. Us dreamers are gonna dream -- and to make dreams a reality, we actually need the contrarians in our lives to help us. The challenge we have...