How is “cancel culture” affecting public discourse? The Factual reviews 25 sources to explore how serious an issue this is and the role the media plays.
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The View From The Factual’s Readers: The Majority Want to Kill the $3.5 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
The Factual’s readers express a range of opinions about the proposed $3.5 trillion dollar spending package, but ultimately think it goes too far.
Why Is the U.S. Leaving Afghanistan?
The U.S. is desperate to break the shackles of a forever war in Afghanistan, but what else will break when it leaves?
Is Domestic Terrorism a Bigger Threat Than Foreign Terrorism?
After decades of focusing on the threat from foreign terrorists, the threat of domestic terrorism remains divisive. But the data shows it’s getting worse.
Can Ranked Choice Voting Improve U.S. Politics?
Ranked choice voting (RCV) has been a much touted remedy for some of the ailments of American democracy. Broadly speaking, RCV is supposed to help more closely align candidates, and eventual winners, with voter preferences by permitting a more detailed expression of those preferences. That could mean the inclusion of more voices in politics and …
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Unpacking Media Coverage of the Covid-19 Lab Leak Theories
The Factual examines how the lab leak theory was initially covered, how coverage has changed in 2021, and what these shifts over time suggest about the media at large.
Why Is Critical Race Theory So Divisive?
An unbiased analysis of critical race theory and its relevance and implications in today’s society.
The Many Questions of Reparations
One hundred hears have passed since the Tulsa Massacre, but reparations have yet to come. How is the U.S.—and the world—thinking about reparative justice today?
Why India — and the World — Needs America’s Covid-19 Vaccines
The Biden administration’s efforts to vaccinate millions of Americans have achieved great success in 2020, on the back of programs like Operation Warp Speed, initiated by the Trump administration, but a new dilemma is rapidly becoming clear: the world desperately needs more vaccines. The world has administered a billion vaccines so far, the vast majority …
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What Will It Take to Get U.S. Infrastructure Right?
Depending on who you ask, Biden’s American Jobs Plan is rightfully ambitious, too conceptually broad, or even inadequate in scope.