Left narrative

Minneapolis police are routinely using excessive violence and addressing people with racist and misogynistic slurs, yet the force is failing to empower officers to speak out against such abhorrent behavior. Serious and urgent changes are needed to protect the civil liberties - and lives - of Black Minneapolitans.

Right narrative

Policing has been undermined beyond recognition by radical leftists. Democrats have been pushing the falsity that policing in the US is systematically racist to force through legislation attacking cops. Yet, no one talks about the violence police face everyday, including BLM and Antifa mob violence which caused $2B worth of destruction in just under a year.

Left narrative

Yellow Corp. executives acknowledged having a "hand in the cookie jar" when they were awarded this egregious loan package. It's further testament to the cronyism that characterized the Trump administration as well as its reckless disregard for taxpayer dollars.

Pro-Trump narrative

The report's allegations are not only unsubstantiated, but politically motivated. It's clear that Pentagon staff were going to recommend Yellow's eligibility before discovering a federal lawsuit against the company. Claims made by a Democratic-led House Select Subcommittee against Yellow and the practices of the Trump administration are baseless.

Establishment-critical narrative

This is just the latest example of how corporate lobbying has increasingly come to overwhelm every other countervailing force in American politics. The decline in labor unions and public interest groups has enabled an ever narrower and wealthier elite to proactively control central politics across different administrations.

Pro-establishment narrative

The world cannot stand by as Russia continues their atrocities and aggression in Ukraine. Every day the Ukrainians are paying with their lives, and the West must contribute arms, funding, ammunition and economic support to counter Putin's war of extermination.

Establishment-critical narrative

Arming Ukraine further will only prolong the war, provoke instability in Europe, and ultimately destroy the nation. The West must act to end the war now, before nothing remains of the country they seek to protect.

Pro-Russia narrative

NATO and the US have ignored Russia's security concerns by breaking their promise not to expand eastward in return for German reunification. These concerns are legitimate and taking them seriously would have avoided the Ukraine tragedy.

Nerd narrative

There's a 3% chance that Kyiv will be under Russian control before 2023, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Republican narrative

The Biden admin. allowed the Taliban, a terrorist organization, to get ahold of billions of dollars worth of high-tech military hardware, including aircraft and vehicles. Biden and the rest of the Democrats continue to obfuscate their failings and avoid taking responsibility for their blunders.

Democratic narrative

Though the US was forced to leave behind a sizable amount of equipment, most of it was either rendered inoperable before the end of the withdrawal or is unusable without technical maintenance and spare parts. Plus, the figure of $7B is less than half of the total $18.6B worth of equipment provided to Afghan forces since 2005.

Narrative A

This is an important paper. It adds to the huge body of evidence that, unless more is done to curb our greenhouse gas emissions, our marine systems could see extinction events that rival Earth's largest mass extinctions. If we don't do anything about this, we're in deep trouble.

Narrative B

This is an instructive, but unlikely scenario. Life in the ocean is complex and there's a lot we just don't know about marine life and changing conditions. We can't forget that species are resilient and have their own ways of adapting.

Nerd narrative

There's an 85% chance there will be at least 2˚C degrees of global warming by 2100 according to the Metaculus prediction community

Right narrative

Biden's economy is the definition of stagflation, marked by slow or even declining GDP growth and stubborn inflation. The US economy is extremely vulnerable to trade imbalances that are hurting consumers and manufacturers alike, and the Biden admin. and the Federal Reserve are to blame.

Left narrative

Economists looking at the bigger picture see plenty of signs for optimism. Consumer spending - the primary engine of the US economy - is on the rise, and so are capital investments by businesses that will spur further production gains. A recession is unlikely with such strong tailwinds.

Narrative C

For all the hand-wringing among economists, the real culprit here is the surging US dollar, which continues to gain strength against major foreign currencies like the Yen and the Euro. A strong dollar makes US exports more expensive and imports cheaper. The strength of the dollar should be top of mind for the Biden admin.

Right narrative

Leftist politicians are heavily involved in efforts to label anything counter to their narrative as "disinformation." The sole purpose of this dystopian government agency is to further censor and silence free speech, especially the free speech of the conservative and dissenting voices that are most needed right now.

Left narrative

Republicans are a party addicted to lying to themselves, so this Board is a necessary evil at this moment in history. Yes, the name of the organization leaves something to be desired, and yes, the prospect of this sort of a government agency under a future President DeSantis (for example) is disturbing. But we need this, right now.

Cynical narrative

This isn't about right or wrong, or right or left, but rather if this new Board can even function. People are generally fueled by confirmation bias and will continue to believe whatever narrative aligns with their existing political views.

Right narrative

The overly sanitized conditions of life at home during pandemic lockdowns and school closures have significant blame for any uptick in child disease. Being locked down set back immune development for kids by keeping them from encountering pathogens they would ordinarily fight off.

Left narrative

There were always anti-vax hucksters, but COVID increased their ranks and social media helps them spread their misinformation with tragic results. Sure, locking down kids had an effect, as have disruptions in the health care systems, but the unlimited free speech of trolls and online goblins has done the most to pave the way for the return of measles.

Left narrative

While Steele is entitled to her opinions, it doesn't mean that she should say whatever she wants without accountability. Steele represents ESPN and has a duty to uphold its image.

Right narrative

Steele is rightly standing up for her freedom of speech. ESPN unfairly punished her due to a faulty understanding of comments that had no interference with her performance or working relationship with the company.

Narrative A

The arrest confirms the recently released UK report about the overall state of corruption and misuse of taxpayers' money. It's time for the current government to be dissolved. The UK should take back control until good governance can be re-established.

Narrative B

While this is appalling behavior from two high-level government officials, it doesn't reflect the nation or the government as a whole and shouldn't be used to justify the suspension of the BVI's constitution - a move that would be a step back for democracy.

Narrative C

The arrest of two high-level officials on drug-related charges sends a clear message anyone involved in smuggling drugs into the US will be prosecuted, no matter who they are or what their position is. This is a win for the DEA.

Establishment-critical narrative

While the report raises valid concerns, the recommendations must be viewed with an objective eye. Suspending the BVI's constitution isn't in the best interest of the island's citizens, and will be a step back for its democracy. There are other methods that should be considered first.

Pro-establishment narrative

The report doesn't make its recommendations lightly. The only way to tackle the confirmed failures of government is to move forward with the BVI's suspension of powers. Without drastic measures, the current situation will go on indefinitely.