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Dec 29 2020
Opinion
Is it any wonder liberal states are shrinking?
For an entire human lifetime, the state of Illinois has been a laggard in population growth. It has lost eight congressional districts since the 1950s. But new census estimates released last week show that this decade, something very special has happened.
The state, affectionately referred to by many as either the “Deadbeat State” (for its practice of handing out IOUs in place of
Washington ExaminerJan 03 2024
Headline Roundup
Will the Economy Slip into Recession in 2024?
How is the American economy expected to perform in 2024?
Downward Pressure: An article in the Washington Examiner (Lean Right bias) concluded that the economy defied the expectations of many economists by avoiding recession in 2023, but the article warned of “much uncertainty for what lies ahead in 2024.” Noting that heightened interest rates take time to impact the greater economy, the
USA TODAY Wall Street Journal (News) Washington ExaminerJun 14 2018
News
Americans' Support For Abortion Rights Wanes As Pregnancy Progresses
Public opinion on abortion rights is often framed as a binary choice between two political positions, but a closer look at new polling data from Gallup reveals more nuance.
While a majority of Americans support legalized abortion in early pregnancy, most oppose it in the later stages, according to the survey.
Gallup finds that 60 percent of Americans believe abortion generally
NPR (Online News)Apr 30 2014
News
The Rise of the Drone Master: Pop Culture Recasts Obama
In Marvel’s latest popcorn thriller, Captain America battles Hydra, a malevolent organization that has infiltrated the highest levels of the United States government. There are missile attacks, screeching car chases, enormous explosions, evil assassins, data-mining supercomputers and giant killer drones ready to obliterate millions of people. Its inspiration? New York Times (News)Sep 07 2021
Perspectives Blog
Joe Rogan, Ivermectin, and False Stories: The Weekend in Media Bias
Ivermectin was all over the news this weekend.
Some accused media outlets such as NPR (Center) of peddling misinformation after the media outlet framed ivermectin as a treatment meant for cows, when it also has uses in humans after podcaster Joe Rogan said he took the drug after coming down with COVID-19. Meanwhile, media outlets such as Rolling Stone (Left), MSNBC (Left), and
Julie MastrineFeb 22 2014
News
Hillary Clinton enjoys high favorability ratings, better than Joe Biden’s, poll shows
A majority of Americans view Hillary Clinton favorably a year after she left her post as secretary of state, although her rating is 5 points lower than it was when she served in President Obama’s cabinet, Gallup said. The pollsters said 59 percent of people view her favorably, and the last time she had a higher unfavorable than favorable rating was in February 2008, when she was vying for the
Washington TimesOct 09 2020
Analysis
Trump’s obstruction of the 2020 census, explained
The Constitution mandates that everyone be counted in the 2020 census. Trump has stood in the way.
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, the chief executive of Harris County, Texas, worried about an undercount in the 2020 census long before the Covid-19 pandemic hit.
The county, the largest in Texas, has about 4.7 million residents, about 1 million of whom Hidalgo says fall into categories
VoxApr 15 2020
Analysis
How China Corrupted the World Health Organization's Response to COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) put out questionable guidance on how to deal with the coronavirus, it was slow to communicate the magnitude of the threat, and it whitewashed the Chinese government's early handling of the crisis.
President Donald Trump, who put a hold on WHO funding yesterday, isn't absolved of his own failures in confronting COVID-19. But there's no doubt that the
ReasonApr 10 2020
News
U.S. nearly empties medical supplies stockpile to fight coronavirus
The federal government is in the process of deploying 90% of its stockpiled medical equipment to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Health and Human Services spokesperson Katie McKeogh told Axios Wednesday night.
Why it matters: These shipments aren't enough to meet current demands from states, who are bracing for staggered surges in hospital resource demand through May.
Driving the
AxiosNov 19 2020
News
U.S. Unemployment Claims Rise Amid Coronavirus Surge
The number of applications for unemployment benefits rose sharply last week, indicating continued challenges for the U.S. economic recovery as coronavirus infections increased around the country.
Initial claims for jobless benefits, a proxy for layoffs, rose to a seasonally adjusted 742,000 last week, up from the 711,000 filed a week earlier, the Labor Department said Thursday. That
Wall Street Journal (News)