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Jan 03 2020
News
Virginia gun sales skyrocket amid Democrats' plans to pass gun control laws
Gun sales for at least one Virginia gun store have gone through the roof recently, as the Democrats who control the state government have been clear about their desire to pass stricter gun control laws, according to the Washington Examiner.
Amid fears that access to guns could be seriously limited in the future, more people are stocking up than ever before, said Jerry Rapp, owner of
The BlazeJan 27 2015
News
Border Protection lends a hand for Super Bowl security
Black Hawk helicopters and truck-sized X-ray machines that are typically deployed along the U.S.-Mexico border have been brought to the Super Bowl venue to assist with the security effort.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection showed off the technology Monday as it helps with Super Bowl security.
Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske was on hand for a demonstration of the agency’s Black
Washington TimesDec 02 2019
News
Can a Sense of Awe Improve Our Arguments?
Feeling awe can make us more humble and tolerant toward political opponents, a new study suggests.
Awe is the feeling we get when we ponder the vastness and beauty of our universe. It’s something we might feel when gazing up at a scenic mountain range or experiencing the birth of our first child. Awe is an experience that can make us happier, more creative, and more generous, according
The Greater Good Science CenterJun 22 2015
Opinion
Jailhouse nation
How to make America’s penal system less punitive and more effective. With less than 5% of the world’s population, the United States holds roughly a quarter of its prisoners: more than 2.3m people, including 1.6m in state and federal prisons and over 700,000 in local jails and immigration pens. Per head, the incarceration rate in the land of the free has risen seven-fold since the 1970s, and is
The EconomistSep 29 2020
News
The New York Times' Report on Trump's Tax Returns
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 Sunday, September 27th, the New York Times published an exclusive report that examined decades of President Trump's personal and corporate tax records. The report was accompanied by a letter from Dean Baquet ( Abridge NewsAug 25 2020
Perspectives Blog
When Republicans and Democrats Live in Alternate Universes
Donald Trump and Joe Biden lead two different political parties with two vastly different ideologies and two dramatically different sets of policy, cultural and societal goals. But the biggest contrast between their respective political conventions has not been about COVID-19, or taxes or immigration. Rather, the two men are following two completely opposite campaign blueprints will take them
Dan SchnurJun 25 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Crime Starts to Matter to Voters Again
From the CenterThis view is from an author rated as Center.
Even by presidential standards, this week has been a particularly hectic one at the Biden White House. Take Wednesday, for example:
It was the day after the Democrats’ high-priority voting reform bill had been filibustered to death. The two parties were also on the verge of reaching an agreement on critical
Dan SchnurMar 01 2019
News
CPAC Highlights the Stakes in 2020: The Socialist Agenda, Extreme Abortion Laws, and Infanticide
Conservatives outside Washington have already started rallying around President Donald Trump's 2020 bid to stay in the White House.
Republicans at this year's annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) are painting a picture of "what makes America great." Their answer: a Trump presidency. Anything less, according to these conservatives, would be akin to socialism.
CBNApr 29 2019
News
Trump demands NRA 'get its act together quickly' amid internal turmoil
President Donald Trump chastised the National Rifle Association on Monday over infighting that has roiled the gun-rights group, demanding the association “get its act together quickly” as it stares down a probe launched by the state of New York last weekend.
“The NRA is under siege by Cuomo and the New York State A.G., who are illegally using the State’s legal apparatus to take down and
PoliticoNov 08 2016
News
Voter Fraud Is Not a Myth
Democrats keep claiming that voter fraud is a myth. But voter fraud has mattered in plenty of American elections. Take Lyndon Johnson’s election to the U.S. Senate in 1948, when LBJ won by manufacturing enough fake votes to turn a 20,000-vote deficit into an 87-vote win. Others point to voter fraud in Illinois and Texas during the 1960 presidential election; indeed, we may never know whether
National Review (News)