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Nov 15 2020
News
Trump Urges Judge to Preserve Suit Over Pennsylvania Ballots
The Trump campaign urged a judge to preserve its bid to block Pennsylvania from certifying President-elect Joe Biden as the winner, claiming there’s evidence that voters in Democratic-leaning counties were improperly allowed to fix errors with their ballots.
In a filing Sunday in federal court, the campaign said a half-dozen Pennsylvania counties named in the suit illegally allowed
Newsmax (News)Feb 01 2021
Perspectives Blog
Will Breaking Up Big Tech Companies Reduce Polarization? This MIT Professor Argues a Different Approach
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
In his 2020 book The Hype Machine: How Social Media Disrupts Our Elections, Our Economy, and Our Health — and How We Must Adapt, MIT Sloan School of Management professor Sinan Aral offers a comprehensive and insightful new view of the opportunities and challenges posed by the advent of social media.
Aral notes
Sukhayl NiyazovOct 21 2020
Perspectives Blog
Trump vs. Biden Quick Links: Immigration
Here's a brief overview of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden's stances on immigration, plus quick links to articles covering the topic from across the political spectrum as determined by AllSides Media Bias Ratings.
Trump:President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda promises to block non-citizens from becoming eligible for taxpayer-funded welfare, healthcare, and free college
AllSides StaffOct 19 2020
Perspectives Blog
Trump vs. Biden Quick Links: Coronavirus Plan
In this article we’ll provide a brief overview of each candidate’s coronavirus plan and give quick links to articles covering the topic from different rated outlets.
Biden: Seven-Step PlanJoe Biden released his campaign’s plan to address the coronavirus on March 12. It promises to invoke the full authority of the Defense Production Act (DPA), a law that originated from
AllSides StaffMay 17 2021
Perspectives Blog
Why do People Believe in Conspiracy Theories? What the Leading Research Says
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
The coronavirus pandemic led to the emergence of conspiracy theories about the origins and nature of the new virus. In part reflecting intense political polarization in the United States, conspiracy groups like QAnon have risen in popularity. Considering the fact that conspiracy theories can often have substantial
Sukhayl NiyazovJul 21 2020
Perspectives Blog
Civil Discourse, Media Bias, And Admitting When We're Wrong
At AllSides, we talk a lot about how bias is natural. Everyone has one — if you’ve got a pulse, you’ve got a bias. We support getting a variety of different perspectives because we believe freeing people from one-sided, biased filter bubbles helps us to better understand the world — and each other. When we expose ourselves to different perspectives, we can get the fuller picture, think for
Julie MastrineFeb 22 2021
Perspectives Blog
Reducing Polarization: Learn That the Other Side Thinks of You More Positively Than You Expect
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
As friendships and family relationships continue to strain or break over political disagreements, Americans are learning firsthand about a new kind of political polarization: affective polarization. Affective polarization is when we not just disagree with the other side, but show contempt for them.
How much we
Rolf HendriksJan 15 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Mitch McConnell Has to Decide the GOP's Fate
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
In the closing days of the 1964 presidential campaign, Ronald Reagan gave a nationally televised speech regarding his vision of conservatism called “A Time For Choosing”. More than half a century later, what remains of Reagan’s Republican Party has arrived at an equally and perhaps even more seminal crossroads in its
Dan SchnurJun 10 2021
Perspectives Blog
“Ellie Kemper and the KKK Ball”: Media Ignores Crucial Fact About 1999 Pageant
From The Right:This viewpoint is from an author rated as Lean Right.
Unless you took an off-the-grid vacation in June, you’ve likely seen a myriad of headlines labeling Ellie Kemper of The Office and Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt fame as the “KKK Princess” for an event she took part in 22 years ago, as a 19 year old college student.
It’s still unclear who first “broke” the
Seth Tower HurdNov 30 2020
Perspectives Blog
A Conservative Who Liberals Often Enjoyed and Respected: Justice Antonin Scalia
Former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (1936-2016) was deeply conservative. Yet many liberals admired his intellect and his way with words. He was gregarious, and many liberals even considered him a great friend. Even with his biting opinions, he could make liberals think more deeply about their own positions and how to argue them more persuasively.
It was not so much what Justice
Bella Jasper