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Jan 19 2021
Perspectives Blog
25 Years After Legal Protections for Internet Companies, Democrats and Republicans Want to Raise the Standards
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
Almost 25 years ago, Congress passed legislation that shields tech companies from legal liability for user content, but also states that content moderation must be done in good faith. Social media companies have benefitted from legal protection. Now both Republicans and Democrats in Congress, concerned by the conduct
Rolf HendriksAug 24 2020
Opinion
Why Trump can't have an 'optimistic' GOP convention
The Democrats have spoken. Now it's President Donald Trump's turn at bat. You can expect he and the Republicans will wield it, well, liberally. They have to.
Trump enters the Republican National Convention in the worst shape of any incumbent since George H.W. Bush in 1992, a race Bush lost to Bill Clinton. In polling averages Trump trails former Vice President Joe Biden nationally by
CNN (Opinion)Jun 17 2020
Opinion
Our Totalitarian Moment
America feels like it's falling apart.
That's because it is.
There are two ways to achieve unity in any group. The first is to set up a few serious standards of conduct, policed with the absolute minimum of compulsion, and then allow freedom in all other matters. This was the founding vision for our federal government. In this vision, we agree not to infringe upon one another's
Ben ShapiroMar 25 2020
News
Game Over, Democrats: McConnell was the Grim Reaper to Pelosi’s Wuhan Pork Bill
It’s over. The game is over. And President Trump, the Republican Party, the country, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has won. Democrats have caved over their antics that blocked a Wuhan Coronavirus relief package aimed at helping American businesses and workers. The $2 trillion package was primed and ready to go on Sunday, with the Senate working throughout the week to get it done.
TownhallOct 03 2023
Headline Roundup
Hunter Biden Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Firearm Charges
Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment on firearm-related charges on Tuesday.
For Context: The president’s son was indicted last month by Special Counsel David Weiss for allegedly lying on a government form and possessing a firearm while being an active user of illegal drugs. The charges came months after Biden agreed to a plea deal with
Associated Press Reuters Fox News DigitalApr 01 2015
News
Arkansas OKs Indiana-Style Religion Bill
Arkansas’s own Religious Freedom Restoration Act is headed to the governor’s desk after the state house passed it Tuesday afternoon. Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he would sign it despite opponents—including Arkansas-based megastore Wal-Mart—who say it’s anti-gay. “Every day, in our stores, we see firsthand the benefits diversity and inclusion have on our associates, customers, and
Daily BeastMar 23 2015
News
Why Ted Cruz Is Such a Long Shot
In nearly every presidential primary, a few candidates attract a lot of news media attention even though they have almost no chance to win the nomination. Sometimes they even lead national polls or win states, but invariably their appeal is too narrow to allow them to build the broad coalition necessary to unite a diverse party.
Ted Cruz, the Texas senator and Tea Party favorite, who on
New York Times (News)May 12 2022
Perspectives Blog
What is Fentanyl and Why is it Behind the Deadly Surge in US Drug Overdoses? A Medical Toxicologist Explains
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Kavita Babu, a Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School. The writers' bias has not been rated.
Buying drugs on the street is a game of Russian roulette. From Xanax to cocaine, drugs or counterfeit pills purchased in nonmedical settings may contain
"The Conversation" ContributorJun 11 2014
News
Implementation of the Common Core State Standards
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) recently joined 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands in adopting the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), implementation of which requires a transition of curriculum, instruction, professional development, and assessments from the current system of standards to a new one that promotes higher-order thinking and
RAND CorporationAug 06 2020
Perspectives Blog
Perspectives: Newsrooms Capitalizing Black and White
Updated May 25, 2022
Numerous media outlets released statements in 2020 about their decisions to start capitalizing racial signifiers. Some newsrooms now capitalize the word black when referencing race, though not white. Others capitalize all racial signifiers: the words black, white, and brown. Some capitalize none of these signifiers.
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