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Nov 09 2020
Perspectives Blog
Post-Election Depolarization May Come from Surprising Places: An Initiative from Hollywood’s Captain America
Hollywood has long had a strongly liberal reputation. But as America looks to heal from a divisive election, opportunities for depolarization may come from surprising places, including Hollywood. A recent project spearheaded in part by Chris Evans, the star who plays Captain America, is seeking to reduce political division.
Evans recently announced the founding of A Starting Point, a
Sukhayl Niyazov
Mar 09 2015
News
Hillary Clinton to address email controversy
Hillary Rodham Clinton will soon address the controversy over her use of a private email account at the State Department, and is likely to hold a press conference in New York in the next several days to answer reporters’ questions, according to three people close to the potential Democratic frontrunner. The decision to address the issue, made in the last several days, comes amid a cascade of
Politico
Mar 24 2019
News
Trump projects calm as White House waits for Mueller findings
President Donald Trump hopes you have a great day. As the world braces for the conclusions of special counsel Robert Mueller’s 22-month investigation, the president is trying to project confidence and calm. On Sunday morning, Trump broke an unusual nearly-40-hour streak of Twitter silence. But instead of delivering an angry rant about the Mueller “witch hunt” or declaring “NO COLLUSION,” as he
Politico
Aug 14 2014
News
Holder Warns Missouri Police on Use of Military Equipment
Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday said his department has warned Missouri police officials against the deployment of military equipment as part of its effort to quell riots taking place there, and said the use of this equipment sends the wrong message.
“At a time when we must seek to rebuild trust between law enforcement and the local community, I am deeply concerned that the
The Blaze
Aug 15 2021
Perspectives Blog
Facts vs Myths: Did Donald Trump Tell People to Inject Bleach?
Updated April 24, 2024
In summer 2020, when there were still many questions regarding possible coronavirus treatment, members of the White House’s COVID-19 task force briefed the press about the latest coronavirus developments. William Bryan, a Department of Homeland Security official, discussed findings about the success of disinfectant and sunlight in killing the coronavirus.
Ethan Horowitz
Feb 27 2020
News
Centrist Democrats break with liberals to join GOP on climate change ‘down payment’ plan
The bipartisan leaders of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee are rolling out new energy innovation legislation as the best chance to target greenhouse gas emissions, but they’ll have to convince liberals and Democrats in Congress intent on pushing more sweeping climate measures.
Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski, who chairs the committee, and top Democrat Joe Manchin of
Washington Examiner
Apr 25 2019
News
Inmate Voting
On Monday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told a CNN town hall that prisoners, including the Boston Marathon bomber, should be allowed to vote: “I believe people commit crimes and they paid the price and they have the right to vote. I believe even if they're in jail they're paying their price to society but that should not take away their inherent American right to participate in our democracy.” (
The Flip Side
Feb 27 2020
Analysis
Dear Joe Scarborough: More Americans Hate America Than You Think
On Wednesday morning on “Morning Joe,” Joe Scarborough dismissed a Princeton University professor’s explanation of Bernie Sanders’s electoral appeal despite Sanders’s open, lifelong admiration for socialist dictators.
“Who is telling him to continue to defend Castro, to continue to defend the Sandinistas, to continue to defend the Soviets? I think he can check the [polling] crosstabs,
The Federalist
Apr 24 2019
News
Not criminal, but not ethical either: Mueller reignites a political debate
The Mueller report is bringing questions of ethics and morality in government once again to the forefront of a vigorous public debate.
Jammed with primary sources, special counsel Robert Mueller’s 448-page journey into the inner workings of the Trump campaign and early presidency pops with detail: It is a tale of palace intrigue, deceit, and attempts to collaborate with a foreign power
Christian Science Monitor
Apr 06 2020
Opinion
How Bill de Blasio Failed New York City
Leadership is never more apparent than when it is missing.
Bill de Blasio has long been spoiling for a fight, just not the one now before him and his city. When he became the 109th mayor of New York, on a colorless winter day in 2014, he promised to lead a struggle against “injustice and inequality.” Although he has had some genuine successes, he has failed to turn the city into a
The Atlantic