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Apr 15 2019
News
NYT Fact Check: Actually, the Overwhelming Majority of Americans Got a Tax Cut, Despite Democrats' False Propaganda
It's tax day in America, and if Democrats had gotten their way in 2017, the vast majority of Americans would be paying higher taxes this year. Every single Congressional Democrat voted against the GOP-passed tax reform law that slashed tax burdens for approximately 80 percent of all households --- including an even higher percentage of middle-income families. The Left has deliberately and
Townhall
Sep 22 2020
Perspectives Blog
Trump vs Biden: Criminal Justice Policy
This is the first of our "Trump vs Biden" Perspectives Blogs, in which we'll analyze and explain each candidate's positions on major issues leading up to the 2020 presidential election. This blog will examine each candidate's stances on matters pertaining to criminal justice.
Biden: Shift from incarceration to preventionIn the 1980s and 90s, Biden pushed for
AllSides Staff
Jul 19 2019
Perspectives Blog
Trump Tweets Reveal Left and Right Define "Racist" Very Differently
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted to condemn President Donald Trump’s recent tweets, which many journalists and commentators said fit the definition of "racist." However, another faction — mostly on the Right — said “racist” is not an appropriate descriptor for Trump’s sentiments. Some on both sides accused journalists of media bias because they used the term “racist” to describe
Julie Mastrine
Jul 13 2020
Perspectives Blog
AllSides Media Bias Chart: Version 2 | Updated Media Bias Ratings
It's here! Version 2 of The AllSides Media Bias Chart features even more outlets than Versions 1 and 1.1, and we've changed the bias ratings for a number of outlets.
The AllSides Media Bias Chart helps you to easily identify different perspectives so you can get the full picture and think for yourself. Knowing the political bias of media outlets allows you to consume a balanced media
Julie Mastrine
Oct 22 2012
News
Foreign policy Obama's 'sweet spot' or vulnerability?
Four years ago, then-Sen. Barack Obama ran for the White House as the foreign policy novice -- both in the primary against Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, and the general election against John McCain. That inexperience, it turned out, proved not to be an Achilles' heel. Monday night, as commander in chief, Obama goes toe-to-toe in the third and final debate with Republican challenger Mitt
Fox News Digital
Sep 20 2019
Perspectives Blog
Growing older makes me a fatalist. Having kids makes me an activist.
When one turns fifty, as I recently did, one’s sense of mortality inches insidiously closer. As for me, I crossed this symbolic age threshold determined to embrace, rather than resist, life’s unforgiving lesson that all things eventually die.
While savoring all that the present has to offer, I simultaneously regard the future (from a rapidly shrinking distance) as an inevitable series
Kristin Hansen
Jul 21 2022
Headline Roundup
White House Outlines $37 Billion Crime Prevention Proposal
President Joe Biden is asking Congress to allocate roughly $37 billion towards crime prevention.
Biden canceled plans to announce the proposal in a speech after testing positive for COVID-19 Thursday morning. The proposed crime prevention plan, titled the “Safer America Plan,” includes $13 billion over the next five years to hire and train 100,000 police officers for accountable
The Hill
Washington Post
Washington Examiner
Nov 25 2022
Headline Roundup
After More Mass Shootings, Biden Again Raises Possible Gun Ban
Following another streak of mass shootings, President Joe Biden again raised the possibility of banning certain guns.
Key Quotes: Allowing the purchase of semi-automatic weapons is "just sick. It has no social redeeming value, zero, none," Biden told reporters on Thanksgiving. When asked about possibly banning some guns, Biden said "I’m going to try to get rid of assault weapons."
The Hill
The Daily Wire
CNN Digital
Nov 21 2018
Headline Roundup
Trump and Chief Justice John Roberts Spar Over Independence of Judiciary
President Trump and Chief Justice John Roberts sparred over the independence of America's judiciary after Trump labeled the federal judge who blocked his migrant asylum executive order as an "Obama judge." Some argue that Roberts was right to stand up to Trump, as the president has consistently criticized judges who issue rulings he disagrees with. Others say that Roberts should not have
BBC News
CNN Digital
Fox News (Opinion)
Jan 30 2024
Headline Roundup
Nikki Haley Targeted in Two 'Swatting' Incidents in Recent Months
Nikki Haley, former South Carolina governor and current Republican presidential candidate, was targeted in two 'swatting' attacks in recent months.
What is Swatting? Swatting is a dangerous hoax where someone falsely reports a violent crime at a specific location to provoke a potentially lethal police response.
The Details: Haley was not at home during the incidents, but her
ABC News (Online)
Reuters
Daily Mail