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Jun 02 2020
Opinion
Yes, Meet Rioters with Overwhelming Force
Like fire, unchecked violence feeds on itself.
Restoring order to America’s cities isn’t a complicated proposition.
All it requires is resources and determination and a firm rejection of the longstanding progressive fallacy that an overwhelming police presence is “provocative” and “escalatory” and must be avoided.
As has been established across decades of civil
Rich Lowry
Oct 10 2020
News
FBI, Twitter launch investigation into Steve Scully's claims account was hacked
The FBI and Twitter are now investigating an alleged hack into C-SPAN political editor Steve Scully’s Twitter account.
Scully, who was set to moderate the second presidential debate before it was canceled, has faced intense scrutiny after a tweet to Trump foe Anthony Scaramucci.
The tweet from the "Washington Journal" host's account Thursday night read, "@Scaramucci should I
Fox News (Online News)
Mar 11 2021
News
Pentagon and senior members of military call out Tucker Carlson for mocking women serving in armed forces: His words 'don't reflect our values'
In an extraordinary rebuke, the Pentagon and several senior members of the US military called out Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Thursday for a sexist segment in which he mocked women serving in the armed forces.
Carlson, who is effectively the face of Fox and hosts the top show on the right-wing channel, ridiculed President Joe Biden Tuesday for saying that the US military had created
CNN (Online News)
Aug 30 2016
News
Polarization in America: The role of media fragmentation
The issue: Recurrent failures in the U.S. government’s executive and legislative branches to agree on spending during Barack Obama’s presidency resulted in a downgraded credit rating and a government shutdown. Other episodes — such as a Congressional deadlock over funding an emergency bill to combat the Zika virus — also highlight how polarized the American electorate has grown.
Journalist's Resource
Feb 15 2021
Data
Two-Thirds of Americans Not Satisfied With Vaccine Rollout
As the Biden administration begins to grapple with the COVID-19 situation, two-thirds of Americans say they are not satisfied with the way the vaccination process is going in the U.S. This includes 21% who are "very dissatisfied." At the same time, 34% are satisfied, with 4% of them "very satisfied."
Meanwhile, 71% of Americans are now willing to be vaccinated, up from 65% in late
Gallup
Jan 04 2021
Analysis
The Folly of the Cruz Eleven
Josh Hawley is nothing if not a leader.
The Missouri Republican’s announcement last week that he would object to Biden electors from Pennsylvania immediately caused another eleven Republican senators, organized by Ted Cruz, to play catchup and declare they’d object to Biden electors from all the battleground states Trump is contesting.
Like Hawley, the Cruz group cites the
National Review (News)
Oct 27 2020
News
Democrats say Republicans will regret Barrett confirmation, slam 'manipulation' of Supreme Court
Shortly after Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, Democrats warned Republicans that they would regret their decision to hold a vote so closely to an election.
"The Republican majority is lighting its credibility on fire ... The next time the American people give Democrats a majority in this chamber, you will have forfeited the right to tell us how to
Fox News (Online News)
Jun 16 2020
Opinion
Too many African American children are born in shackles
“I can’t breathe,” pled George Floyd in Minneapolis and Eric Garner in New York City and Javier Ambler in Austin, Texas, before police killed them.
Amid the protests against brutality, Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta, whom police found asleep in his car, was shot twice in the back and killed.
In Austin, Justin Howell lies in critical condition in the hospital, shot during a protest by
Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
Mar 18 2015
News
Scott Walker Aide Resigns After Conservative Furor Over Tweets
An aide to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's (R) nascent presidential campaign resigned on Tuesday after conservatives and Republican officials took issue with a series of critical tweets she posted about the Iowa caucuses.
Liz Mair, a veteran Republican strategist who holds moderate positions on social issues and immigration reform, announced that she is stepping down from her post as the
HuffPost
Aug 08 2020
Opinion
I’m a Conservative Christian Environmentalist. No, That’s Not an Oxymoron.
It’s been a long time coming, but some Republicans seem to have finally gotten serious about climate change. In June, a handful of senators rolled out a bipartisan climate change bill. It is co-sponsored by Debbie Stabenow, Democrat of Michigan, and Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina.
The bill, the Growing Climate Solutions Act, makes it easier to pay farmers to capture carbon
New York Times (Opinion)