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May 14 2020
News
Wisconsin Supreme Court invalidates state's COVID-19 stay-at-home order
The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down a statewide coronavirus stay-at-home order on Wednesday, siding with a legal challenge from Republican lawmakers who said the state’s top public health official exceeded her authority by imposing the restrictions.
While lockdown orders meant to quell the pandemic have been challenged in court in several states, the decision in Wisconsin marked the
ReutersMay 13 2020
Analysis
Fauci’s Senate testimony debunked a number of Trump’s favorite coronavirus lies
Fauci didn’t even say Trump’s name. He didn’t have to.
Dr. Anthony Fauci was careful not to directly rebuke President Donald Trump during Tuesday’s Senate hearing on the coronavirus pandemic. Even so, the totality of his testimony undermined talking points Trump has used to downplay the pandemic while pushing for the premature opening of businesses and schools.
Fauci — who as
VoxDec 25 2014
News
Bill Gates Plays Internet Secret Santa, Gives Charitable Gift
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and one of the richest men in the world, joined over 200,000 members of the website "Reddit" to participate in their annual Secret Santa gift exchange. (Full disclosure: I also participated.) In Reddit's Secret Santa, participants are matched to a random "giftee," and the "gifter" can choose whether or not to share their identity. Gates was matched to a 25-year
TownhallSep 19 2019
News
The Trump Doctrine, Revealed
The president combines the rhetorical impulses of Bob Dornan with the strategic instincts of Dennis Kucinich.
Thomas Jefferson warned against entangling alliances. John F. Kennedy was ready to pay any price and bear any burden. Teddy Roosevelt advised us to speak softly and carry a big stick.
And then there’s Donald Trump. Locked, half-cocked, and probably bluffing.
That’s
Bret StephensFeb 25 2020
News
White House seeks $2.5B for coronavirus, but Pelosi says that's not enough
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that the request was long overdue and inadequate and that the House would advance its own funding package.
The White House is asking Congress for $2.5 billion to respond to the coronavirus illness known as COVID-19 that has killed more than 2,600 people in mainland China, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the request inadequate.
The
NBC News DigitalMar 19 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Ivy-League Schools Wither
Higher-ed institutions have long ignored merit and squelched freedom, all while failing to educate.
A number of liberal bastions are daily being hammered — especially the elite university and Silicon Valley.
A Yale and a Stanford, or Facebook and Google, assume — for the most part rightly — that each is so loudly progressive that the public, federal and state regulators, and
Victor HansonDec 30 2020
Analysis
Keep Calm and QAnon
Pro-Trump conspiracy theories may have actually discouraged postelection violence.
Leading up to the Nov. 3 election in the United States, there were major concerns that President Donald Trump’s posture and rhetoric and the consistent social polarization he had engendered in the country since taking office would bubble to the surface, leading to major attacks or sustained violence on
SlateSep 11 2019
News
Trump-backed Republican wins North Carolina special congressional election
Republican Dan Bishop won a special U.S. congressional election in North Carolina on Tuesday, turning back a vigorous Democratic challenge to save a longtime stronghold for President Donald Trump’s party.
With 99% of precincts reporting, Bishop, a 55-year-old state senator for whom Trump campaigned, led Democrat Dan McCready, a 36-year-old veteran of the Marines, 50.81% to 48.59%, the
ReutersDec 28 2021
Perspectives Blog
Check This Out: A Look Back at 2021 Through Podcasts
With 2021 coming to a close, it’s time to do some reflection on the news you saw, the discussions you had, and what you are looking for in the next year.
Whether you are interested in the pitfalls and successes of the Biden presidency, or you're wondering what stories you glossed over, you won’t want to miss these podcast episodes.
The AllSides team spends a lot of time
Aidanne DePoyJul 03 2020
News
America’s Leaders Can’t Agree on Reopening Protocols. Neither Can Families.
The question of how to live life under shifting coronavirus precautions is straining relations among friends and relatives; ‘Boys, you’re too close to Grandma.'
When shelter-in-place restrictions eased in May in Gurnee, Ill., Laura Davis’s immediate thought was: When are people coming over? The teacher’s mother and two sisters live within driving distance, she said, and her backyard can
Wall Street Journal (News)