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Nov 23 2021
Analysis
Kyle Rittenhouse Bridged The Divide Between The Far Right And Mainstream Conservatives
Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial may have ended, but his veneration is only beginning.
On Friday, a jury acquitted Rittenhouse on all charges after he shot three men, killing two and injuring one, during protests against the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020. Ever since the shootings, far-right groups online have fixated on Rittenhouse as a hero who was being
538 (ABC News)
Sep 25 2020
Data
54% of Americans say social media companies shouldn’t allow any political ads
More than half of U.S. adults (54%) say social media companies should not allow any political advertisements on their platforms. And a larger share (77%) finds it not very or not at all acceptable for these companies to use data about their users’ online activities to show them ads from political campaigns, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted Sept. 8-13, 2020.
54% of
Pew Research Center
Jul 31 2020
Fact Check
Trump floats moving Nov. 3 election. But Congress holds that power
President Donald Trump floated the idea of delaying the Nov. 3 election, pointing to unsubstantiated concerns about mail-in voting.
"With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote
PolitiFact
Jun 23 2021
Opinion
The Delta Variant Is a Grave Danger to the Unvaccinated
Lineage B.1.617.2, now known as the Delta variant, was first detected in India, in December, 2020. An evolved version of sars-CoV-2, Delta has at least a dozen mutations, including several on its spike protein that make it vastly more contagious and possibly more lethal and vaccine-resistant than other strains. In India, the Delta variant contributed to the most devastating coronavirus wave
The New Yorker
May 27 2021
Analysis
Understanding China Is Getting Harder Every Month
It has never been easy to write about China, but today access is harder, and sources are more limited than they have been for decades. The pandemic hasn’t helped—since March 2020, China’s borders have been closed to most non-Chinese citizens. The result of this is that it is even harder for outsiders—and even most Chinese—to understand what is happening inside the country.
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Foreign Policy
Jul 05 2022
Perspectives Blog
Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court used to be one of the areas of government that was the least impacted by the nation's extreme polarization, frequently finding common ground, but recent SCOTUS rulings have magnified our divisions. On the left, there have been renewed calls by some to expand the court following recent rulings that are viewed as conservative. And many on the right disagree. Related: How
Clare Ashcraft
Aug 02 2021
News
Threats of violence spark fear of election worker exodus
There is growing concern that election workers will leave their posts in droves following a 2020 presidential contest that saw an unprecedented rise in violent threats against administrators.
Election workers had their homes broken into. Their private information was maliciously posted online. Some fled with their families into hiding. Others faced down armed crowds outside their
The Hill
May 05 2021
Opinion
The Federalism Fix
Imagine a world in which your favorite policy proposals are no longer blocked by Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Bernie Sanders, or Ted Cruz. In this world, Washington’s longstanding partisan warfare no longer paralyzes action on health care, welfare, education, and infrastructure.
Impossible? Not at all. The simple solution is federalism. Rather than watch lawmakers in Washington fight
City Journal
May 05 2021
News
US Birth Rate Falls Another Four Percent To Lowest Level In ‘Nearly A Century’
The United States birth rate fell another 4% in 2020 despite expectations that the U.S. would see a “baby boom” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and associated lockdowns. The rate is now at the “lowest point since federal health officials started tracking it more than a century ago,” according to the Associated Press.
“The U.S. birth rate fell 4% last year, the largest single-
The Daily Wire
Nov 04 2019
News
Trump begins formal withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
President Trump got a step closer to pulling America out of the Paris Climate Agreement by sending a withdrawal letter to the United Nations, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in a statement Monday.
Driving the news: While Trump indicated this intention in June 2017, today marks the first day his administration could begin the formal process, which will be completed on Nov. 4,
Axios