Perspectives Blog

James Comey released his new book, A Higher Loyalty , about his time in the Trump White House, evoking strong reactions from the media. Ironically, Comey was condemned across the aisle, with left-leaning and right-leaning publications asserting that some of his criticisms directed towards...

Sinclair Broadcast Group caused an uproar after they required local news anchors across the country to recite an identical script condemning “one-sided” stories in the national media. But does unbiased news actually exist? One of our core beliefs at AllSides is that it does not. Everyone...

Hundreds of thousands of people attended the student-led "March for Our Lives" rallies across the country in support of gun control after a shooting in Parkland, Fla. left 17 people dead. Many supporters praised the youth organizers' efforts towards gun reform, while detractors argued...

Facebook is under widespread criticism after it was revealed that a political analysis firm was able to harvest personal information from millions of users without their permission. The company, Cambridge Analytica, was employed by President Trump's campaign, and the data was utilized to...

President Trump officially announced new tariffs on steel and aluminum, exempting Mexico and Canada. Critics argue this could spark a trade war, while some in favor say that this is part of his 'America First' agenda. The plan also has unlikely supporters in large unions and some...

Earlier this week, the House Intelligence Committee released a Democratic response to the Republican memo which had stipulated misconduct from the FBI and Justice Department. The Democrats' highly redacted response suggested that the panel’s Republican majority had cherry-picked and...

In the aftermath of the Parkland shooting, students from Florida are pushing for increased gun control measures, such as a ban on assault weapons. After leading several protests across the state, a group from Stoneman Douglas High School appeared in a town hall led by CNN on Wednesday...

As I sat in the front row of Second Baptist Church of Boulder, Colorado waiting to be called up to join my fellow panelists, I found myself wondering what Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would think of this moment. On this Saturday morning, some fifty years after he was assassinated,...

President Trump gave his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, and reactions varied widely across the aisle. Many on the Right celebrated the speech as presidential, while many on the Left criticized Trump for what they felt was divisive rhetoric, particularly surrounding the...