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John Gable, AllSides Co-founder
John Gable is co-founder and CEO of AllSides. He often writes about bias, news media, polarization, and how technology impacts these things, or offers a perspective generally overlooked about controversial topics.
Jul 20 2021
Opinion
3 Tropes of White Victimhood
In the conservative world, the idea that white people in the United States are under siege has become doctrine. In recent weeks, three prominent figures have each offered their own versions of this tenet.
In June, Brian Kilmeade, one of the hosts of Fox & Friends, claimed that activists were “trying to take down white culture.”
Also in June, Tucker Carlson, speaking on his
The AtlanticJul 04 2022
Perspectives Blog
When Democrats Pretend That Abortion Rights Are Imminent
From the CenterOne would think that the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade would set off a four-alarm emergency among pro-choice advocates, who would pull out all the stops to maintain national protections for abortion rights. So why are Democratic Party leaders content with ringing only two alarms and pulling out only some of the stops? Shortly after the Court acted,
Dan SchnurApr 27 2022
Headline Roundup
Russia Releases US Marine Trevor Reed in Prisoner Exchange
On Wednesday, Russia released U.S. Marine Trevor Reed in a prisoner exchange for convicted Russian drug trafficker Konstantin Yaroshenko, who had already served a long portion of his prison sentence.
Reed had been imprisoned for three years in Russia; he was sentenced to nine years in prison in July 2020 for endangering the "life and health" of Russian police officers in a 2019
Associated Press Fox News (Online News) CNN (Online News)Mar 06 2020
News
Democratic, Republican voters actually agree on ways to juice the economy. What's in the way? Politics.
Most Democratic and Republican voters agree on a wide range of proposals to boost the economy, from upgrading infrastructure to reducing college costs, casting doubt on the conventional belief that pocketbook issues are hopelessly dividing voters in the 2020 election.
A Public Agenda/USA TODAY/Ipsos survey reveals that Americans agree far more than they disagree on ways to make it
USA TODAYAug 27 2021
Analysis
The Real Reason U.S. Allies Are Upset About Afghanistan
My last column pushed back at the chorus of doomsayers who insist that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan—including the disorderly manner in which it played out—had done vast and lasting damage to America’s international position. No doubt some of these commentators genuinely believe their dire pronouncements, and the Islamic State-Khorasan attack on the Kabul airport is bound to intensify
Foreign PolicyAug 08 2020
Background
Is Political Polarization Affecting the Nonprofit Sector?
In many ways, America’s population has grown more polarized along racial, economic, and political lines. Americans are more likely to live near others from the same socioeconomic background and those who share their political beliefs.
But we know little about how this divide has affected the nonprofit sector. Few studies have looked at the geographic distribution of nonprofit missions
Urban InstituteSep 12 2021
Opinion
Separation of powers is supposed to stop tyranny. But is it eroding?
Harry Truman had a problem. Two years earlier, he had sent American troops across the Pacific to defend South Korea against a communist invasion from the North. He did so without a formal declaration of war or any other authorization from Congress. This might pose a constitutional problem, but Truman had a concrete problem as well. Thousands of American soldiers, on his watch, were fighting a
Deseret NewsJul 20 2021
Data
Most Voters Agree With Trump on Need for State Election Reform
Joe Biden may have won the White House, but in the political battle over election integrity, former President Donald Trump seems to be winning.
A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports finds that 61% of Likely U.S. Voters agree with a statement Trump issued last week on his website: “Election Reform must happen in Swing States like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia
Rasmussen ReportsJun 04 2021
Opinion
Biden Electric-Vehicle Subsidies: A ‘Green’ Giveaway to the Rich
Regardless of party affiliation, few Americans support taxpayer subsidies for the rich and well-off. But if you look closely at his plans for electric vehicles, that’s exactly what President Biden is currently promoting.
The president included a whopping $174 billion for electric-vehicle subsidies in his $2 trillion “infrastructure” proposal. And in a recent speech, Biden argued that “
National Review (News)