Left narrative

Cordileone is an ultraconservative archbishop, and he's engaging in political theater to advance his views. Even the Vatican has warned against denying communion to politicians supportive of abortion rights, yet some American bishops think they can take matters into their own hands.

Right narrative

Cordileone is acting within the moral teachings of the Catholic church. It is sad that this is a necessary action to combat one of the gravest sins of modern times, and more bishops should speak up against this.

Pro-establishment narrative

Schröder has rightly become a pariah in his own country. As an energy lobbyist and against Germany's interests, he did his utmost to deepen the nation's dependence on Russia. Meanwhile, he leveraged his influence as a former German chancellor and close friend of Putin to line his own pockets. Schröder, however, is only a symptom of Germany's naive and failed policy toward Russia in recent decades.

Establishment-critical narrative

Schröder acted in the best interests of Germany's political and economic sovereignty. Germany and the EU, now turning on the ex-Chancellor for ostensibly moral reasons, are simply bowing to US pressure to replace Russian gas and oil by American. Their moral claims are particularly remarkable given their long history of turning a blind eye to the numerous crimes against humanity committed by the US and the West. It was Schröder who refused to join the US in its devastating and unjustified invasion of Iraq.

Left narrative

Morrison was a divisive figure who chose to weaponize climate change, and alienated professional women with his inept handling of Australia's #MeToo reckoning. Albanese, in contrast, is an inclusive figure who promises a progressive agenda at a time when the Australian people are overwhelmingly demanding change.

Right narrative

Albanese's climate change plans are ambitious, and it seems that both major parties have bled votes to fringe and independent voices. In addition to campaigning against Labor, the attempts to fight off new challenges from so-called teal independent candidates simply proved too much for Morrison.

Anti-Russia narrative

This invasion is an egregious violation of international law. Putin's ultimate aim is to restore the Soviet empire, even if it takes massive bloodshed and false pretexts such as calling the 2014 Ukrainian revolution after a fraudulent election a "coup". This unprovoked attack is the latest chapter in Putin's Orwellian attempt to rewrite history.

Pro-Russia narrative

NATO and the US have ignored Russia's security concerns by breaking its 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 22% chance that Ukraine will have de facto control of at least 90% of the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts by January 1, 2024, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Narrative A

Although weather events of this severity are semi-regular, Saturday's storm hit unusually far northeast and outside of the July-August window in which such storms are commonly seen. These atypical characteristics could reflect the effects of climate change, as warm domes of high pressure are expanding north under global warming.

Narrative B

It's easy to dismiss any extreme weather event as a consequence of climate change, but in reality, they're usually influenced by a myriad of factors that have nothing to do with it. More research is needed before we can establish any direct causal link between the two.

Nerd narrative

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

Pro-establishment narrative

The IRGC is a terrorist organization and has killed thousands of people, including Americans, since its inception in the 1980s. It's unclear right now who was involved in Khodayari's death, but it should be understood that IRGC is a threat to the US, Israel, and their allies.

Establishment-critical narrative

Khodayari's assassination was a blatant terrorist attack against Iran and will have severe repercussions. The attacker, which Iran believes is Israel, doesn't have the right to violate Iran's sovereignty and kill members of its military apparatus.

Pro-Trump narrative

"America's Mayor" just wanted transparency. He asked to record his testimony so that his comments couldn't be misconstrued and taken out of context. Although rightly postponed when this request was denied, the meeting was re-scheduled after negotiations. Giuliani has nothing to hide, as proven by his willingness to disclose any information not protected by privilege.

Democratic narrative

Giuliani has so thoroughly disgraced himself that it's easy to dismiss his bizarre public antics in the aftermath of the 2020 election as comical. But that would be a mistake. Giuliani was at the very center of the former president's schemes to overturn the election, and his testimony could be key to the committee's efforts to hold those responsible accountable.

Democratic narrative

This investigation is nearing its conclusion. Even if Trump Org. hasn't provided all the documents requested, there's evidence enough to go on, in addition to the upcoming testimony from the former president and his children.

Pro-Trump narrative

James' political witch hunt to dig up information that can be used in a parallel criminal investigation against Trump and his company must be halted the same way the contempt finding was lifted. This is a power grab by a power-hungry Democratic AG.

Establishment-critical narrative

The IPEF is an uninspiring prospect for the pact's members; it lacks clear trade provisions and, thus, clear incentives for developing, trade-reliant nations that have joined the US-led deal. In fact, Biden's resistance to pursuing a major trade deal echoes the protectionist inclinations of Trump and his abrupt exit from the TPP.

Pro-establishment narrative

Had Trump not pulled out of the TPP, Biden wouldn't be forced to make diplomatic compromises with such a diluted framework. In the current, delicate state of hyperpartisanship, Biden knows he would be unable to garner support for a less flexible or more committed trade deal than IPEF, which will successfully keep the US active in the Asia-Pacific region until political attitudes towards traditional trade agreements move forward.

Nerd narrative

There is a 50% chance that at least 2.77% of global payments in 2023 will be in Chinese renminbi, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Democratic narrative

The arrival of infant formula provides huge relief and shows that the Biden administration is taking the baby formula shortage seriously. Enacting the "Operation Fly Formula," approving funding, and reopening Abbott's Michigan plant will all work together to help families get through the worst of this shortage.

Republican narrative

Biden is skilled at ignoring crises, and the formula shortage is no exception. Rather than taking early action, the White House was quick to blame the problem on retailers, stockers, and alleged baby formula hoarders. Importing 70k lbs of formula is merely a distraction from the fact that this catastrophe isn't going away anytime soon.

Establishment-critical narrative

While the US pretends to advocate for freedom and human rights all over the world, Washington repeatedly commits serious crimes against humanity and ruthlessly pursues its interests. The massacre of innocent civilians in Baghuz is just one of the latest examples of this hypocrisy. To defend the rules-based world order, Washington must finally be held accountable.

Pro-establishment narrative

No other country bears as much global responsibility as the US. Though civilians are regrettably occasionally harmed during its military operations, the US has consistently aknowledged when its military forces have made mistakes, and done all it can to ensure they don't happen again. Every civilian death is a tragedy, but overall more lives have been saved than lost by US intervention.