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Mar 26 2019
News
Why Chief Justice Roberts is moving to the center of the court
As chief justice, John Roberts must both protect the U.S. Supreme Court’s integrity in a polarized era and be true to his conservative values. How might he balance both goals?
There is a convention that U.S. Supreme Court history is described not in “eras” or “ages,” or even decades, but by chief justices. Think “the Marshall Court” and “the Brennan Court.”
Chief Justice John
Christian Science MonitorOct 22 2012
News
Surprising: Ann Romney would be first Pro-Life First Lady since Roe v. Wade
Last week, Ann Romney proudly told the ladies of The View she is pro-life. What some may not know, is that she would be the first First Lady in the White House to defend the life of the unborn since the 1973 court decision of Roe v. Wade made abortion legal. Pat Nixon declared herself pro-choice after the 1973 court case Roe v. Wade, making her the first First Lady to do so. Prior to the court
TownhallOct 19 2014
News
On campaign trail, Obama says GOP is peddling fear
Marching onto the campaign trail for the first time this year, President Barack Obama accused Republicans of peddling fear and cynicism on Sunday as he rallied voters for Democrat Anthony Brown's campaign for governor in a heavily black corner of Maryland.
In front of a rowdy crowd of about 8,000 people — plus an overflow crowd in a gym next-door — Obama painted Brown as a champion for
TownhallJul 02 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Coronavirus Surge Halts Re-openings in Some States
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COVID-19 coronavirus cases have rebounded in certain regions, prompting some leaders to reverse reopening strategies and reinstate strict lockdown measures.
The rise in cases is most pronounced in the Sunbelt region and Idaho, while the number of new cases falls in other states including Massachusetts
Henry A. BrechterMay 20 2021
Fact Check
Eric Trump’s Pants on Fire claim that Joe Biden’s White House doesn’t travel
In a falsehood-filled attack on President Joe Biden’s administration, Eric Trump wrongly claimed that the White House under Biden is not traveling — to the border, overseas, or anywhere.
"There’s no fight coming out of the White House," Trump, the second son of former President Donald Trump, told Fox News host Sean Hannity May 18. "There’s no one there. They don’t travel. They don't go
PolitiFactDec 22 2014
News
White House and Census Set to Collide Over College Education Data
Two government initiatives seeking to understand the value of a college education are about to butt heads.
The White House spelled out a plan Friday to rank the nation’s 5,000 colleges and universities, reasoning that students need more information before committing to the hefty expense of higher education. At the same time, and with much less fanfare, the U.S. Census Bureau has
Wall Street Journal (News)May 19 2021
Perspectives Blog
Masks and Vaccines: The New Drivers of Polarization
Many of us are familiar with virtue signaling on social media. Simply put, people post content that makes them appear to be good people.
For the past year, masks and vaccines have been the new, IRL virtue signaling — and, since we largely disagree on what true virtue is, they are continued drivers of political polarization.
Pre-2020, we were already bitterly divided. The virus
Julie MastrineJul 15 2019
News
A Herd Has No Mind
Of mob politics and the decline of reasoned discourse Funny thing about my new book: I had begun shopping around the proposal for writing it long before my brief period of employment with that other magazine and the subsequent witless chimp-brained media freakout and Caffeine-Free Diet Maoist struggle session that followed and climaxed with my being fired by Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey
National Review (News)Jun 25 2012
News
Justices’ split decision preserves contentious section on police check power
An irony of the Supreme Courts ruling Monday on Arizonas immigration law is that the chief part President Obama and his top advisers complained about is the one part the court upheld.
As Arizona was debating the law, Mr. Obama, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and other top officials said it would lead to racial profiling by allowing police to stop and demand the legal status of
Washington TimesApr 15 2021
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Biden Commits to Pulling US Troops Out of Afghanistan
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced he would “end the forever war” in Afghanistan by gradually withdrawing America’s 2,500 remaining troops from the country between May 1 and September 11, 2021. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken traveled to Afghanistan on Thursday in an unannounced visit, telling Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that the U.S. had an “ongoing commitment...to the Islamic
Politico Foreign Policy Fox News (Online News)