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Mar 04 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Factionalism and the Cultural Left
Our political parties are meant to mediate between the people and their government. Unfortunately, their current incarnations only stoke the flame of polarization.
Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend a conference on political polarization at Arizona State University, sponsored by the School for Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership (SCETL). A lot of big names from
Guest Writer - RightJun 24 2020
Headline Roundup
Mail-In Ballots Delay Primary Election Results
Officials are awaiting primary election results in New York, Kentucky and Virginia as coronavirus precautions cause a surge of absentee mail-in ballots. Due to the high volume of mail-in ballots, New York and Kentucky estimate their results will be released June 30.
Coverage from all sides of the political spectrum focused on the absentee ballot counting process and on the results
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News
Romney Adviser: Health Mandate Is Not a Tax
It turns out Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama can agree on at least one aspect of the new health-care law: The penalty Mr. Obama imposes on people who forego insurance coverage should not be defined as a tax.
Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom offered that revelation Monday during an interview on MSNBCs “Daily Rundown, saying, “The governor has consistently described the mandate as a
Wall Street Journal (News)Oct 07 2019
Headline Roundup
President Trump Withdraws U.S. Troops from Syria
President Donald Trump announced late Sunday that U.S. troops would leave the Turkey-Syria border ahead of a planned Turkish military offensive, saying the U.S. had accomplished his goals in defeating ISIS. The U.S. formally began fighting ISIS on Syrian soil in 2014.
Outlets from all sides of the political spectrum reported on bipartisan criticism of Trump's decision, headlined by
Daily Mail NBC News Digital Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 24 2020
Opinion
Who's violating norms these days?
Norms, we are told, matter. Violating norms, recklessly disregarding norms — these are charges on which President Trump is often arraigned in the court of public opinion.
The indictment starts with his annoying habit of inventing insulting nicknames for his opponents and critics. You can add to the list as you will and perhaps come up with enough material just there to consume the 700-
Michael BaroneMar 10 2023
Perspectives Blog
Misinformation Watch: Media Spins Estimates on Biden Budget Proposal
It didn't take long for President Joe Biden's 2024 $6.8 trillion federal government budget proposal to spark misinformation.
Because of opposition in Congress, the plan has very little chance of becoming law. But that didn't stop media outlets and politicians from spreading misleading claims on what the plan will and won't do.
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Misleading Claims from News Sources Isaiah AnthonySep 21 2020
News
Trump to Make Supreme Court Nomination Friday or Saturday
President Trump said he would nominate a Supreme Court pick on Friday or Saturday and has five women under consideration, as Senate Republicans lined up behind him and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) and rejected Democrats’ calls to let the winner of the presidential election make the pick.
Mr. Trump maintained that the replacement of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died
Wall Street Journal (News)Oct 08 2019
Opinion
Trump ignores his own warning in Syria
Can anyone make sense of President Donald Trump's Syria policy, other than Donald Trump?
Not much will bring senior Republicans to push back against Trump, but his decision to pull American forces out of Syria has drawn condemnation from three grandees of the GOP: Sen. Lindsey Graham, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley.
And for good
CNN (Opinion)Mar 09 2023
Perspectives Blog
Tucker Carlson in the Spotlight for January 6 Footage, Dominion Lawsuit
Tucker Carlson aired previously unseen footage from the January 6 Capitol riot, arguing the footage proves Jan. 6 was not an insurrection.
The Details: This week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson (Right Bias) aired additional security footage from inside the Capitol during the January 6, 2021 riot that depicted a far more peaceful event than footage shown during the January 6 Committee
AllSides StaffJan 24 2021
Analysis
How does a 50-50 Senate work? Two leaders who tried it explain.
Party leaders in today’s 50-50 Senate are haggling over a power-sharing agreement, and that’s no surprise. Only twice in American history has the Senate had a dead-even split: in a special session in 1881, and exactly 20 years ago, on the heels of a contentious presidential election decided by the Supreme Court.
In that charged atmosphere, Sens. Trent Lott, Republican from Mississippi,
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