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Sep 19 2018
Perspectives Blog
The Power of Persuasion (or Lack Thereof)
For as long as I can remember, I have had an innate love for two things (amongst many others, of course): genuine dialogue and compulsively checking my email. Never in my life did I think the two would coincide until one fateful summer morning when I was forwarded an email from a college professor about available internships for an organization called Living Room Conversations.
Dakota MarlegaOct 01 2021
Headline Roundup
House Delays Vote on $1.2T Infrastructure Bill
A House of Representatives vote on the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill was postponed Thursday night, as lawmakers continue to negotiate terms of President Joe Biden's larger $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package. Progressive Democrats have withheld support for the infrastructure bill unless Congress takes up the reconciliation bill, which covers "human infrastructure" and
National Review (News) Axios New York Times (News)Sep 21 2017
Perspectives Blog
The Subtleties of Media Bias
As we discussed in a recent blog post, everything we read is biased, as all individuals are consciously and subconsciously influenced by their own unique life experiences. Therefore, readers shouldn’t solely seek out unbiased sources, but rather deliberately consult multiple angles.
But how exactly does bias play out in the news, apart from the obvious? A great deal of it is
Grace DebusschereNov 01 2023
Headline Roundup
NYC Offers Migrants 1-Way Plane Tickets to Leave the City
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) has announced that the city has opened up a "reticketing center" where migrants can receive a free, one-way plane ticket to anywhere in the world.
Key Details: This voluntary offer is in response to an increase in migrants arriving in the city and the need to free up space in New York's overburdened shelter system. Additionally, some shelters have been
Axios Staten Island AdvanceJul 30 2021
Headline Roundup
Facing Retaliation from Taliban, First Afghan Evacuees Arrive in US
Roughly 200 Afghan interpreters and their families arrived in the United States early Friday, the first group of evacuees who aided the American war effort in Afghanistan and now face retaliation from the Taliban. The evacuees will complete a special visa application process created following the end of U.S. military operations in the country earlier this month. About 2,500 people will be
NBC News (Online) BBC News Washington ExaminerOct 11 2022
Headline Roundup
Tulsi Gabbard Leaves Democratic Party
Key Facts: Former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard announced that she's leaving the Democratic party.
Key Quotes: "I can no longer remain in today's Democratic Party that is now under the complete control of an elitist cabal of warmongers driven by cowardly wokeness, who divide us by racializing every issue & stoke anti-white racism, actively work to undermine our God-given freedoms,
The Post Millennial Newsweek ABC News (Online)Sep 29 2022
Headline Roundup
Vice President Harris Visits South Korea to Affirm U.S. Alliance
Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Korean Demilitarized Zone on Thursday. The narrow corridor cuts the Korean peninsula in half, dividing it between the rival regimes in the north and south. The two sides remain in a delicate ceasefire spanning back to the civil war in the 1950s, where the United States intervened to support the southern, anti-communist government against the communist
The Guardian New York Post (News) BBC NewsAug 19 2019
Perspectives Blog
The War on Empathy
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Better Angels.
Take a look at the meaning of the word empathy. Ruminate on its definition—"the ability to understand and share the feelings of another." It is the light by which we may call forth the best qualities of our fellow Americans, and in so doing, call forth the best in ourselves. One would not think this could be controversial
John R. Wood Jr.Jan 14 2016
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Polarization and the SOTU
In the State of the Union (SOTU) this week, President Obama expressed personal regret over the polarized state of Washington, and he put forth some ideas of how the nation can reverse this trend. On the same day, a Real Clear Politics story came out entitled Census 2015 Shows Increasing Cultural Division and Political Polarization. The article reports, “…the tendency is continuing for Americans John Gable, AllSides Co-founderAug 13 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias by Omission: 5-Year-Old Cannon Hinnant Shot and Killed in His Front Yard
Numerous conservative commentators took to Twitter this week accusing the national press of media bias by omission when it comes to the death of Cannon Hinnant, a 5-year-old boy who was shot in the head by a man in North Carolina. The boy is white, the alleged killer is black.
Local news outlets reported that Darius Nathaniel Sessoms, 25, allegedly shot the 5-year-old at point blank
Julie Mastrine