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Nov 23 2016
News
Through the Looking Glass
When it comes to today’s political discourse, Americans have stepped through the looking glass. We have turned pleasant meals with extended family into combative bouts of political pontification. And colleges have replaced intellectual curiosity and inquisitiveness with stilted lectures designed to limit offense and, failing that, comfort food and cry rooms.
TownhallOct 24 2019
News
Zuckerberg & Free Speech
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
On Wednesday, 10/23, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg faced questions from the House Financial Services Committee about a controversial policy that allows misinformation in political advertisements. Earlier this month, Facebook refused to Abridge NewsOct 09 2019
News
Is US in constitutional crisis? That may not be most important question.
Whether you call it a constitutional crisis or a partisan impasse, the current deadlock between the White House and Congress is not something envisioned by the Founders. And it may only be resolved at the ballot box.
President Donald Trump’s pledge of non-cooperation with the impeachment inquiry of the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives may or may not be a “constitutional
Christian Science MonitorOct 09 2019
Opinion
What Hunter Biden Did Was Legal — And That’s the Problem
We need a Washington Corrupt Practices Act to stop political families from self-dealing.
In 2016, JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay $264 million as part of a settlement with the federal government. The reason? An Asian subsidiary of the company had hired the children of Chinese government officials in the hopes of currying favor with their powerful parents — a violation of the Foreign
Guest Writer - LeftJun 02 2018
News
White House divided over Trump's embrace of red-state Democrats
President Donald Trump has welcomed swing-state senators to celebrate legislative successes even as his own political shop targets them in the midterms.
PoliticoJun 24 2020
News
As election nears, Trump and Biden are campaigning again. Sort of.
Both campaigns are trying to chart their way back to “normal” as they head toward conventions in August. But this political season is still being shaped by the pandemic and the protests.
After a break from formal campaigning, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have hit the trail again. But judging by recent appearances, politics as usual remain a long way off.
Christian Science MonitorAug 10 2018
News
Saudi Arabia Is a Brutal Human-Rights Violator — and Trump Appreciates That
It wasn’t so long ago that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia was doing the rounds of various American muckety-mucks in business, politics, and pop culture.
New York MagazineJan 06 2020
News
Ricky Gervais destroys Hollywood liberals: 'You're in no position to lecture the public about anything'
British comedian Ricky Gervais tore into Hollywood on Sunday night as the host of the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards.
Gervais told millions of viewers watching around the world that the room filled with A-list actors and corporate moguls, such as Tom Hanks, Al Pacino, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Apple CEO Tim Cook, were in no position to lecture the country on politics—or anything else for
The BlazeApr 11 2020
Background
Economic policy
The economic policy of governments covers the systems for setting levels of taxation, government budgets, the money supply and interest rates as well as the labour market, national ownership, and many other areas of government interventions into the economy.
Most factors of economic policy can be divided into either fiscal policy, which deals with government actions regarding taxation
WikipediaJan 15 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Vote on the wall, and end the shutdown
This is the longest shutdown in the history of the federal government. Both sides have dug in, because both sides see political gain from continuing it. And they both fear reprisals from their respective bases if they “give in" an end it.
Guest Writer - Right