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Jun 21 2019
News
Supreme Court orders new trial in murder case that raised questions of racial bias
The Supreme Court on Friday threw out the most recent conviction of a Mississippi man who has been tried an extraordinary six times for a quadruple murder in 1996, finding that a zealous prosecutor once again had improperly kept African Americans off the jury.
The decision was 7 to 2, with Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh writing the majority opinion. He said it broke no new legal ground, but
Washington PostMar 14 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Waging War against the Dead
Destroying history will not make you feel good about the present.
The 21st century is in danger of becoming an era of statue smashing and historical erasure. Not since the iconoclasts of the Byzantine Empire or the epidemic of statue destruction during the French Revolution has the world seen anything like the current war on the past.
In 2001, the primeval Taliban blew up two
Victor HansonJun 18 2019
News
Trump launches campaign machine with massive war chest, despite polling lag
When President Trump speaks in front of some 20,000 people Tuesday night at a jam-packed arena in Orlando, he’ll formally kick off his 2020 re-election campaign.
In reality, the president’s bid for a second term in the Oval Office has been underway for as long as Trump’s been in the White House. And compared with his 2016 campaign, the 2020 edition -- thanks to the power of the
Fox News DigitalNov 02 2021
Perspectives Blog
Right-Rated Outlets Omit Relevant Context of “Let’s Go Brandon” YouTube Ban
A View From The Left
In their coverage of YouTube’s removal of Bryson Gray’s popular rap song “Let’s Go Brandon,” many right-leaning outlets ignored key factors which likely contributed to YouTube’s decision to remove the song. This example of media bias by omission fueled assertions that big tech was making excuses to censor Democrats’ critics.
“Let’s Go Brandon
Joseph RatliffSep 04 2019
News
Here’s where every 2020 candidate stands on guns
The candidates agree on universal background checks and an assault weapons ban. There’s less agreement on other proposals.
In response to recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas; Dayton, Ohio; and now Odessa and Midland, Texas, and Mobile, Alabama, supporters of stricter gun laws have voiced a simple mantra: “Do something!”
So, after little federal action on guns for more than
VoxMay 15 2021
Analysis
The DOJ Released A 115-Page Rule Change To Redefine A ‘Firearm.’ Here’s What You Need To Know.
On Friday, The Department of Justice published a 115-page document detailing a proposed rule change that would redefine what constitutes a firearm. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the new definition “take[s] into account technological developments and modern terminology in the firearms industry, as well as amendments to the marking and recordkeeping
The Daily WireNov 18 2021
Perspectives Blog
Is Pew’s New Political Typology Quiz Accurate? See How You and AllSides Rate
The latest Political Typology Quiz from Pew Research Center (Center bias) splits Americans into nine distinct political groups, rather than two or three parties. But is it accurate?
The AllSides team frequently uses Pew’s typology quiz, our own Rate Your Bias quiz and other tools to make sure our personal bias ratings are transparent and reflect our current political dispositions. This
AllSides StaffJun 11 2012
News
Angus King makes a last stand for moderation in Maine Senate race
Angus King, the popular former Maine governor and favorite to be the states next U.S. senator, is a political throwback trying to play a new game by the old rules.
Hes on Facebook and Twitter, but in an age defined by extreme political partisanship, the mustachioed, former two-term governor is boldly staking out the lonely middle ground, foreswearing partisan ideology to run as a devout
Washington PostJun 06 2019
News
Hell freezes over as Jim Acosta, Joe Scarborough praise Trump’s D-Day speech
President Trump’s speech on Thursday honoring the brave Allied fighters who "stood in the fires of hell" on the 75th anniversary of D-Day drew unexpected acclaim from two of his biggest mainstream media critics: CNN’s Jim Acosta and MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough.
“This is perhaps the most on-message moment of Donald Trump’s presidency today. We were all wondering if he would veer from his
Fox News DigitalJun 03 2019
News
‘Small Ideas’: Democratic Rivals Sharpen Attacks on Front-Runner Joe Biden
The gloves are off in the Democratic presidential campaign, as Joe Biden’s main competitors shed the collegiality of the race’s early stages to try to knock the former vice president off his front-runner’s perch.
Biden was nowhere near San Francisco this weekend for the first major gathering of Democratic hopefuls. But his presence was felt in the Moscone Center as Bernie Sanders,
Bloomberg