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Feb 05 2024
Headline Roundup
Zelenskyy Says Ukrainian Leadership ‘Reset’ Is Necessary
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Italian broadcaster RAI TV that he was considering a leadership “reset,” seemingly confirming days of speculation on his reported plans to replace his country’s top general.
For Context: Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi has served as commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces since 2021. His role in the defense of Kyiv at the start of Russia’s
Associated Press The Kyiv Independent The Daily CallerJun 02 2021
Headline Roundup
RNC Says It Will Advise Future Candidates to Skip Debates if CPD Doesn't Make Changes
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairperson Ronna Romney McDaniel said Tuesday the RNC may advise future Republican presidential candidates to skip debates hosted by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), which has hosted all general election presidential debates since 1988, unless the CPD makes "significant reforms." In a letter to the CPD, McDaniel stated, "The CPD's repeated
The Hill Fox News Digital CBS News (Online)Jan 17 2021
Perspectives Blog
Speak up or Shut up: How Conversational Cowardice is Killing this Country
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
As we begin this new decade with many of us looking toward bridging the divides that have become increasingly apparent in the last decade-plus, it is going to require a commitment to dialogical discipline that few people have ever embarked on. And to help foster this movement, a contingent of us are going to have to
Pedro SilvaAug 02 2019
Perspectives Blog
When Talking to Liberals, Conservatives May Want to Avoid These Terms
Editor’s note: See our list of terms liberals may want to avoid when talking to conservatives.
Suppose you are talking to another person who has very different political viewpoints. Everything seems to be going fine. Then, you say a word or phrase that unintentionally alienates the other person. Suddenly, the conversation feels derailed. What may have been pleasant can quickly become
James CoanJan 23 2021
Analysis
Meet the team shaking up climate models
Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin was tall and rugged, with the flowing beard and raucus mustache popular in the late 1800s. As a young geology professor, he hiked the flatlands of southeast Wisconsin, surveying tracks of long-gone glaciers. It was popular at the time to speculate on what caused the rise and fall of ice ages, and Chamberlin seized on one theory that pointed to a gas.
“The
Christian Science MonitorNov 24 2020
Perspectives Blog
No, It’s Not Okay to Make Lists of Political Dissidents
A View from the RightEditor's Note: This piece is from a writer rated Lean Right. Get all sides of this topic by reading another view: Why Many On the Left Are Cutting Off Trump Supporters
As many media outlets have declared Joe Biden the projected winner of the 2020 U.S. election, some high-profile individuals, such as politicians and journalists, have begun making lists of
Julie MastrineMar 09 2021
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: “Voter Suppression” or “Election Integrity”?
Voting rights have become a hot issue in D.C. and around the country, with Republican state lawmakers seeking to pass at least 253 “election integrity” bills in 43 states while Democrats in Congress try to pass “voting rights” bills nationally. One particular hotspot is Georgia, where Republicans are pushing dozens of “election integrity” bills in a state where narrow victories in 2020 gave
Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Hill National Review (News)Feb 11 2021
Analysis
No pew? No problem. Online church is revitalizing congregations.
After spending five years in Vietnam for her husband’s work assignment, Beth Schultz looked forward to reconnecting with church life in 2016 when her family returned to Portland, Oregon. But she easily gets overwhelmed in groups, she says, and she didn’t feel a warm welcome at her church. She tried practicing faith independently, but habits were hard to sustain with no community support.
Christian Science MonitorSep 05 2023
Headline Roundup
Kim Jong Un to Meet With Vladimir Putin to Discuss Arms Deal
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin this month to discuss selling arms and ammunition to Russia, U.S. officials said.
The Details: On Monday, multiple outlets cited unnamed U.S. officials who said Kim would meet Putin this month in Vladivostok, a city on Russia’s Pacific Coast. A National Security Council spokesperson confirmed that the U.
Associated Press Washington Examiner BBC NewsJul 30 2020
Perspectives Blog
The Roles and Responsibilities of Op-Ed Sections and of the Public
Recent conversations and controversies surrounding the venerable op-ed pages at the New York Times and Wall Street Journal have been framed in various ways, with commentators using phrases such as cancel culture, an attack on freedom of speech, an example of poor fact checking, and other buzzwords of the moment.
But instead of helping us have a nuanced conversation, this discourse
Gina Baleria