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Aug 22 2022
Perspectives Blog
When Liz Cheney Runs for President
From the CenterLiz Cheney is running for president. When the soon-to-be former Wyoming House member lost her primary campaign for re-election last week, she made it clear that her next task was to do “whatever it takes” to prevent Donald Trump from regaining the presidency.
"I believe that Donald Trump continues to pose a very grave threat and risk to our republic. And I think that
Dan SchnurDec 03 2020
News
Newly elected GOP politician vows 'Freedom Force' will form to counter AOC's 'Squad'
A recently elected candidate for Congress says he and other newly elected representatives will form a “Freedom Force” to oppose the far-left “Squad” led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
“Americans just want to have opportunities to succeed,” said Rep.-elect Byron Donalds. “They don’t want people in Washington telling them how they’re going to go about doing that. They want to have the
Washington ExaminerFeb 21 2021
Opinion
Don’t Go Down the Rabbit Hole
For an academic, Michael Caulfield has an odd request: Stop overthinking what you see online.
Mr. Caulfield, a digital literacy expert at Washington State University Vancouver, knows all too well that at this very moment, more people are fighting for the opportunity to lie to you than at perhaps any other point in human history.
Misinformation rides the greased algorithmic rails
New York Times (Opinion)Sep 15 2021
News
The National Trust for Local News is trying to build a $300 million fund to help save local news
In the crowded field of nonprofits supporting local news ventures, Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro’s National Trust for Local News stands out as something distinct.
Rather than grants, the trust makes investments. Advice and some control come with the help. But the point is for recipients to gather other investors and develop models for serving small-town news deserts that are losing all local
PoynterFeb 15 2021
Background
The superspreaders behind top COVID-19 conspiracy theories
As the coronavirus spread across the globe, so too did speculation about its origins. Perhaps the virus escaped from a lab. Maybe it was engineered as a bioweapon.
Legitimate questions about the virus created perfect conditions for conspiracy theories. In the absence of knowledge, guesswork and propaganda flourished.
College professors with no evidence or training in virology
Associated PressDec 20 2020
News
Facebook's feud with Apple escalates
Facebook’s feud with Apple is coming to a head over a dispute about Apple’s new privacy feature that would limit the reach of targeted ads, highlighting the contrasting but symbiotic nature of the two tech giants’ business models.
Apple is planning to release a feature early next year requiring apps sold in its store to ask users for permission to track their data, expanding on amped
The HillAug 03 2020
Background
Crime Is Up, but This Is No Crime Wave
The Major Cities Chiefs Association recently issued its crime figures for the first half of 2016, and some of the numbers are scary. In four out of five violent crime categories, including murder, the most trustworthy measure, this year is starting off worse than last -- and 2015 was more violent than the preceding year. Six out of the ten biggest American cities have seen double-digit
Manhattan InstituteOct 01 2020
News
Supreme Court nominee Amy Barrett signed anti-abortion letter accompanying ad calling to overturn Roe v. Wade
While a law professor at the University of Notre Dame, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was among hundreds who signed an anti-abortion letter that accompanied a January 2006 newspaper ad calling for "an end to the barbaric legacy of Roe v. Wade."
The two-page advertisement was placed in the South Bend Tribune by the Indiana anti-abortion group St. Joseph County Right to Life. On
USA TODAYDec 14 2021
Background
Left-Leaning Media Seek a Misinformation Monopoly
Kyle Rittenhouse is a domestic terrorist. Brett Kavanaugh is a rapist. Donald Trump won in 2016 only because he colluded with the Kremlin. Nick Sandmann, the boy from Covington Catholic High School on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, was an entitled white bigot. Mr. Trump said the neo-Nazis at Charlottesville were “good people.” Last year’s riots were mostly peaceful. Unarmed black men are
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Apr 02 2019
Opinion
Mark Zuckerberg: The Internet needs new rules. Let’s start in these four areas.
Technology is a major part of our lives, and companies such as Facebook have immense responsibilities. Every day, we make decisions about what speech is harmful, what constitutes political advertising, and how to prevent sophisticated cyberattacks. These are important for keeping our community safe. But if we were starting from scratch, we wouldn’t ask companies to make these judgments alone
Washington Post