Perspectives Blog

Brigade makes it easy to jump in the pool of political engagement, but the pool is full of muck. Let's clean it up! What is Brigade? It is a new mobile app from Napster co-founder Sean Parker "that’s meant to quickly get regular people engaged in articulating and debating political...

Do America’s problems stem from big government or big business? Nearly all of us can agree that things are awry in America. Yet defining what’s gone wrong has resulted in finger-pointing and a clash of ideologies. One point of view comes from Occupy Wall Street. This Liberal-leaning group...

When a politician from the opposing party passes an unjust law, or engages in something you consider wrong, you’re justifiably outraged. But are you willing to overlook a transgression by a politician from your own party? Are you willing to switch your opinion on an issue based upon which...

What do you think is the biggest obstacle facing Washington today? If you say it’s the ever- expanding ideological gulf between Democrats and Republicans, you’re not alone. Many Americans are disheartened, and see this issue escalating with no solution in sight. But is divided opinion...

From news headlines to Facebook, the most discussed, celebrated, hated, and debated topic in the U.S. this past week has been the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling that made same-sex marriage legal across the country. Both sides of the issue claim they are on the side of the Constitution. Today...

June 25, 2015 The Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, has just survived another SCOTUS challenge. This one had to do with whether the text of the law authorizes certain insurance subsidies for individuals. Many people on both sides of the issue felt that a lot was at stake in this...

A horrifying tragedy occurred in Charleston on Wednesday night. Nine people were shot to death by a young white man at a black church Bible study. In response, we have seen the Left and Right aligning in their concern and outrage. Glenn Beck announced he would travel to Charleston and...

The President has just authorized sending up to 450 additional troops to Iraq. The stated goal: increase training of local security forces in their fight against ISIS. There are already 3,100 U.S. troops at four training sites in Iraq. Is this move reasonable, too aggressive, not...

This week's political headlines have been dominated by coverage of 2016 candidates and NSA surveillance issues . Since we noticed a particularly strong contrast in the coverage of Rick Perry's presidential bid launch (starting with the headlines alone), we're highlighting that story for...