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Mar 07 2019
Opinion
OPINION: The Continued Resilience of Quiet America
Fifty years later, what are the lessons of the chaotic year 1969 for our similarly schizophrenic age of polarization, civil disunity, and unprecedented wealth and scientific advancement?
Fifty years ago, the United States was facing crises and unrest on multiple fronts. Some predicted that internal chaos and revolution would unravel the nation.
The 1969 Vietnam War protests on
Victor Hanson
May 12 2016
News
Political polarization? It’s not just in Washington
Since the mid-1930s, Massachusetts has been steadfastly liberal, and Mississippi has been consistently conservative — no surprise there.
Less well known are the sharp turns to the right taken by Utah and Idaho in recent decades, and Vermont’s relatively late turn to the left.
The Boston Globe
Aug 28 2020
News
'It's indescribable': Milwaukee marchers faced gunfire, found love on their 750-mile walk to DC
After enduring blistered feet, arrests, harassment and a spray of gunfire over the course of weeks, dozens of people marching 750 miles to protest police brutality arrived in the nation's capital Friday, the anniversary of the March on Washington.
Frank "Nitty" Sensabaugh stood on the National Mall at 9 a.m. ET, exhausted, sore, hungry and in disbelief.
"It's indescribable,"
USA TODAY
Oct 23 2018
Perspectives Blog
Google News is Heavily Biased — But It May Not Be Rigged
An extensive report by AllSides reveals Google News is biased against conservatives, but there is no evidence that Google News bias is intentionally rigged.
AllSides’ 39-page Google News Bias research report reveals Google news bias is heavily Left-leaning. AllSides found Google News is biased 65% toward Left and Left-leaning news sources.
In August
Julie Mastrine
Sep 09 2019
Opinion
Ideological Discrimination in Academia Is More Complicated than You Think
Faculty feel less threatened by the opinions of undergraduates than by those of Ph.D. students and their peers.
Many right-of-center students (especially those who are grade-obsessed) self-censor, fearing that their professors will punish them for their political and cultural views if they were to express them in class discussions or assignments.
It’s easy to understand why they
Guest Writer - Right
May 12 2020
Opinion
Coronavirus experts can be wrong. We can safely reopen
The unprecedented lockdown of American society was executed with one primary goal in mind: preventing our hospitals and medical professionals from being overwhelmed by the new coronavirus.
Two months later, it remains doubtful whether it was truly necessary to force businesses to close their doors or to order citizens to stay in their homes for weeks on end.
Many of the models
Guest Writer - Right
Mar 05 2020
News
Black voters power Joe Biden’s Super Tuesday success
DETROIT (AP) — Joe Biden’s presidential campaign spent the past month on the verge of collapse after disappointing finishes in the overwhelmingly white states that launched the Democratic primary. As he watched the turmoil unfold from Gadsden, Alabama, Robert Avery thought the race would change dramatically when it moved into the South.
“He knows us, he cares about us,” the 71-year-old
Associated Press
Oct 10 2019
News
Ellen DeGeneres' Friendship with George W. Bush
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
On Sunday, popular comedian and television host Ellen DeGeneres was spotted attending a Dallas Cowboys game with former president George W. Bush. This sparked a small outcry on Twitter. On her show, Ellen addressed the issue, Abridge News
Apr 02 2019
News
Facebook and Breaking Up Big Tech
On Saturday, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg penned an op-ed calling for “new regulation in four areas: harmful content, election integrity, privacy and data portability… By updating the rules for the Internet, we can preserve what’s best about it — the freedom for people to express themselves and for entrepreneurs to build new things — while also protecting society from broader harms
The Flip Side