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Jan 09 2021
Fact Check
There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway
In a violent scene like no other in American history, a sprawling crowd of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and halted congressional proceedings, wearing and waving Trump-branded paraphernalia and flags as they sought to overturn the election.
Lawmakers were evacuated as the rioters overwhelmed Capitol Police and bashed through the building’s doors and
PolitiFactDec 31 2019
Opinion
Texas’s Concealed-Carry Law Prevented Mass Murder
Yes, good guys with guns can save lives. They just did in the West Freeway Church of Christ.
The same weekend that Orthodox Jews in Monsey, N.Y., were fighting off another knife-wielding anti-Semite thug with chairs and coffee tables — they were fortunate that the perpetrator hadn’t brought a firearm, like the killer who targeted a yeshiva in Jersey City only a few weeks earlier — Jack
National Review (News)Jan 29 2015
News
China Clamps Down Still Harder on Internet Access
Jing Yuechen, the founder of an Internet start-up here in the Chinese capital, has no interest in overthrowing the Communist Party. But these days she finds herself cursing the nation’s smothering cyberpolice as she tries — and fails — to browse photo-sharing websites like Flickr and struggles to stay in touch with the Facebook friends she has made during trips to France, India and Singapore
New York Times (News)Nov 14 2019
Opinion
Impeachment and the Broken Truce
The cultural tug-o’-war over the presidency is the great American tribal competition in its most concentrated form.
The contradiction at the center of American politics in Anno Domini 2019 is this: The ruling class does not rule.
The impeachment dog-and-pony show in Washington this week is not about how Donald Trump has comported himself as president (grotesquely) any more than
National Review (News)Jul 08 2013
News
Congress returns to immigration, student loans, farm bill; issues splitting Democrats, Republicans
Congress returns to Washington this week to face several key issues including the farm bill, student loans and immigration reform -- topics expected to create tension between and among Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate. The Democrat-controlled Senate reached a bipartisan deal late last month to pass sweeping legislation on immigration reform. But the bill faces a more uncertain
Fox News DigitalAug 16 2014
News
When The Media Treats White Suspects And Killers Better Than Black Victims
On the afternoon of Aug. 9, a police officer fatally shot an unarmed, black teenager, Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri. Details remain in dispute. Eyewitnesses have said that Brown was compliant with police and was shot while he had his hands up. Police maintain that the 18-year-old had assaulted an officer and was reaching for the officer's gun. One thing clear, however, is that Brown's
HuffPostOct 20 2012
Opinion
The Obama Doctrine
American Presidents have become known for “signature statements and responses to foreign policy and national security challenges. Ronald Reagan is known for his efforts to defeat Communism and advance “peace through strength. Bill Clinton is remembered for his argument that military operations, such as his humanitarian intervention in the former Yugoslavia, are justified “where our values
The Heritage FoundationAug 07 2014
News
Crises Undercut Support for Obama's Long Game in Foreign Policy
President Barack Obama and his top aides believe they are putting in place a new global security structure that will frame international relations for decades.
Every day, however, brings a split-screen contrast between the White House's confidence in its long-term strategy and the daily chaos playing out from Ukraine to the Middle East.
The disconnect is reflected in the
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 11 2019
News
3 ways the Supreme Court could decide DACA’s fate
The Supreme Court hears an epic showdown over the Obama era immigration program on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on a trio of cases asking whether the Trump administration acted properly when it decided to wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program — an Obama-era program that allows unauthorized immigrants who were brought to the the US
VoxJul 16 2021
Perspectives Blog
Persuasion Tactics the Media Uses to Sway You
Every institution has an agenda. The media is no exception — that's why unbiased news doesn't exist. While it's the media's duty to try to be objective and unbiased, there's no denying the immense profit media outlets and their owners stand to gain from persuading us. The fact that these tactics or their occurrence isn't common knowledge makes this process easier.
Persuasion can be
Avanti Giridharan