by Mark Angelides | Jul 30, 2020 | Articles, Election 2020, Opinion
President Donald Trump has once again set the news media ablaze with an apparently off the cuff tweet aimed at delaying the election. After pointing out the dangers of widespread mail-in voting, the president asked, “Delay the Election until people can properly,...
by Joe Schaeffer | May 27, 2020 | Articles, Election 2020, Media, Politics, The Left
Has Twitter finally crossed the line? The social media giant sparked Republican fury on May 26 by attaching a fact-check label to two of President Trump’s tweets on mail-in voting. “Get the facts about mail-in ballots,” bright blue tags, each...
by Leesa K. Donner | Jan 8, 2020 | Articles, Politics, The Left
When the people of Minnesota’s 5th congressional district elected Ilhan Omar, did they have any idea what was to come? The first Somali-American to grace the U.S. House as a representative has said many controversial things since her election in 2016. One must wonder...
by Andrew Moran | Oct 28, 2019 | Articles, First Amendment, Free Speech, International, Politics, Social Issues
When Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey fired off his tweet heard around the world, he ignited a firestorm of controversy that transformed the US-China trade dispute into a culture war involving more than just governments and politicians. Morey successfully...
by Kelli Ballard | Jul 22, 2019 | Articles, Culture Rot, First Amendment, Media, Politics
It doesn’t pay to be a Trump supporter. In fact, when it comes to popularity contests in America, you could end up losing your crown. Kathy Zhu, a Chinese immigrant, is an avid Donald Trump supporter and conservative, and she isn’t afraid to speak her mind. However,...