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Jun 11 2021
Analysis
The World Loves Free Speech—Except When They're Offended
Americans oppose restrictions, but report feeling less free to speak about political matters.
Freedom of expression wins strong endorsements around the world when people are asked, say researchers, so why have protections for speech consistently slipped for over a decade? Part of the problem is that many of those surveyed embrace a convenient attitude toward the issue: they support
ReasonAug 12 2020
Interactive Debate
Is Saying #AllLivesMatter Instead of #BlackLivesMatter Better?
Many people have responded to the #BlackLivesMatter movement by stating that #AllLivesMatter. Most people would agree that the statement "All Lives Matter" is true, but some of those would still argue that it detracts from the fact that black lives are treated as if they do not matter.
KialoOct 07 2021
Opinion
Biden Criminalizes CRT Dissent
In an official memo, Attorney General Merrick Garland has pledged to mobilize the FBI against parents protesting critical race theory in public schools, citing unspecified “threats of violence” against school officials.
Garland’s memo follows a National School Boards Association request that the Biden administration investigate threats to school board members and classify sometimes-
City JournalOct 07 2021
News
Biden wobbles on the filibuster, again
President Joe Biden's evolving position on the filibuster temporarily opened the door for Senate Democrats to change the chamber's rules so they could raise or suspend the country's debt ceiling without Republicans or reconciliation.
But with centrist Democrats, such as West Virginia's Joe Manchin and Arizona's Kyrsten Sinema, publicly against filibuster reform, Biden can support
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Aug 04 2020
Top Argument
Does Lowering the Federal Corporate Income Tax Rate Create Jobs?
The creation of the federal corporate income tax occurred in 1909, when the uniform rate was 1% for all business income above $5,000. Since then the rate has increased to as high as 52.8% in 1969. Today’s rate is set at 21% for all companies. Throughout US corporate tax history, Americans have debated whether or not lowering the rate results in job creation.
Proponents of lowering the
ProCon.orgOct 28 2021
News
Biden Vastly Expands “Protected Areas” Where ICE Can’t Arrest Immigrants
Starting this week, the number of places where immigration enforcement officials are not allowed to arrest people is growing. The Biden administration issued a new policy Wednesday that directs agents to stay away from playgrounds, domestic violence shelters, healthcare facilities, public demonstrations, disaster response centers, and other locations.
The new “protected areas” policy
Mother JonesAug 13 2021
News
Native American population jumps to largest size in modern history
The number of people who identify as Native American or Alaska Native alone grew by 27.1% to 3.7 million people over the last decade, according to the U.S. Census.
Why it matter: The spike in the number of people who solely identify as Native American or Alaska Native mirrors the steady rise of the population since 1890, when Indigenous people were nearly wiped out in the U.S.
AxiosOct 08 2012
News
Analyzing the Economy
Clear nonpartisan analysis of fiscal and tax policy enables policymakers and the public to weigh competing theories on how to end the countrys economic crisis. Urban Institute researchers evaluated key components of the stimulus package and analyzed the tax proposals in the presidents budget. Warning decisionmakers about the unsustainable fiscal course ahead, our experts propose ways to
Urban InstituteJun 18 2021
News
Drought, record heat wave in West tied to climate change
The prolonged and widespread heat wave in the West, along with the region's increasingly severe drought, is a sign of how climate change has already tilted the odds in favor of such extremes, studies show.
Why it matters: The rapidly growing Southwest, in particular, is also the nation's fastest-warming region. The combination of heat and drought could lead to a repeat, or even eclipse
Axios