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Oct 30 2014
News
InTrade Founders Launch New Forum for Political Predictions
Founders of political wagering site Intrade are back with a new forum for electoral prognosticating, minus one big thing: the wagering.
Pivit, a web and mobile application, is launching prediction markets this week for the midterm U.S. elections.
The app is the product of Binary Event Network Inc., a company founded by Gregory DePetris and John McNamara, who created the first
Wall Street Journal (News)Jul 25 2017
Headline Roundup
McCain Casts Critical Health Care Vote
Shortly after being diagnosed with brain cancer, John McCain returned to Washington, D.C. to vote in favor of beginning the debate on repealing and replacing Obamacare. In a speech on the Senate floor, he called for more civil discourse, and said he could not yet support the GOP bill as it currently stands. Media coverage varied widely across the aisle - Left-leaning sources were more apt to
The Hill Vox Fox News DigitalNov 15 2023
Headline Roundup
US and China Announce Climate Agreement Ahead of Biden-Xi Meeting
The U.S. and China have agreed to ramp up renewable energy sources to displace fossil fuels and tackle climate change, the countries said Wednesday as their leaders met in San Francisco.
The Details: In a joint statement, officials from the two countries — dubbed “the world’s two largest greenhouse gas emitters” by multiple reports — reaffirmed “their commitment to work jointly and
New York Times (News) South China Morning Post Washington ExaminerAuthor
Peter Roff
Peter Roff is a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report. Formerly a senior political writer for United Press International, he's now affiliated with several public policy organizations including Let Freedom Ring, and Frontiers of Freedom. His writing has appeared in National Review, Fox News' opinion section, The Daily Caller, Politico and elsewhere. Source: http://www.usnews.com/topics/author/roff_peter
Sep 07 2016
Opinion
OPINION: Free Speech
Donald Trump tells reporters, "We're going to have people sue you like you never got sued before."
Hillary Clinton doesn't like her opponents funding documentaries that criticize her, so she demands Congress overturn the Supreme Court decision that allows it.
John StosselAug 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 SchnurAug 31 2016
Opinion
OPINION: Neither Dictator nor King
It was refreshing to moderate a "town hall" with the Libertarian presidential and vice presidential candidates last week because Govs. Gary Johnson and William Weld respect limits on presidential power.
John StosselDec 03 2018
Perspectives Blog
'Find Your Perfect Mismatch': Learn How to Talk With Your Political Other
The problems and divides we see every day seem too big to solve. Politicians enrage us to fight. News media sensationalizes the worst extremes. And they all do this so well that we can't help but feel angry and disenchanted.
But we can do something about it.
Enter Mismatch, a program by AllSides. We pair you with your political opposite so you can have a respectful conversation
Billy BinionAug 29 2016
Opinion
How the Machine That Created Barack Obama Keeps Power in Illinois
Draw the legislative map to favor Democratic incumbents — to the point where most seats are uncontested. The Illinois Constitution is meant to prevent tyranny, not to enshrine it,” so said Justice Robert Thomas of the Illinois Supreme Court in his dissent from the courts’ decision last Thursday to void a ballot initiative to take away the power of the state legislature to draw its own
John Fund