Why I decided to rate the news

In 2016, during a contentious presidential campaign, I watched with dismay as my Facebook feed, once a lifeline for communication and information sharing, devolved into a partisan battleground as “friends” ideologically bashed each other with one-sided articles designed to turn emotion into clicks. 

I’m in a same-sex marriage and the once reasoned, heartfelt Facebook exchanges I’d been having with a conservative friend turned dark. Initially, I explained how marriage-denying laws impacted me personally. He was engaged to a woman, so my personal story about not being able to get legally...