Public Education
High superintendent pay fuels debate over Illinois school consolidation(The Center Square) – A new Illinois Policy Institute report reignites debate over how schools are run and how much top administrators are paid, but one national education expert warns… Read More
Politics
Trump, crime loom large in New York mayor debate. Here are 4 key moments.(The Daily Signal) – Three candidates debated for the first time Thursday night in New York’s mayoral race. The election has garnered a significant amount of attention this year… Read More
Politics
Violent texts and Trump dominate Virginia AG debate(The Daily Signal) – Virginia’s Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares kicked off the Thursday debate referencing text messages in which his Democrat opponent Jay Jones wished death on a… Read More
Politics
Biden aides pushed for early presidential debate against Trump to show ‘strength,’ leaked memo revealsFormer President Joe Biden’s aides reportedly convinced him to face off in an early debate against then-candidate Donald Trump to show his “strength” and Trump’s “weakness,” a leaked memo indicates,… Read More
Opinion
Vance delivers a master class in how to deal with biased moderators(The Daily Signal) – The traditional TV networks continue to offer obvious home-field advantages to Democrats in this year’s election debates, as they have for as long as I’ve observed… Read More
Christian Schools
How are Christian schools approaching politics ahead of the election?As the November election approaches, Christian schools must decide how much, or how little, to talk about politics. Some take the approach of trying to stay out of it to… Read More
2024 election
Trump, Harris exchange barbs in heated presidential debate(The Center Square) – Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced off on the debate stage in Philadelphia Tuesday evening, a major moment in a campaign that… Read More
Politics
‘Are we going to debate today?’: Sen. Hawley challenges Democrat opponent at State Fair(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley crashed Democratic opponent Lucas Kunce’s appearance Thursday at the Missouri State Fair, where he demanded a debate. Video shows Hawley make… Read More
2024 election
Trump, Harris will debate once, maybe three times(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump said Thursday afternoon that he has agreed to three debates, all happening in September. ABC News said Thursday that Trump and Vice… Read More
Elections, Missouri
Hawley bucks debate-dodging trend, invites challenger to Lincoln-Douglas showdown in SedaliaKansas City talk show host Pete Mundo Wednesday morning lamented the growing trend of political frontrunners dodging debates. That will absolutely not include Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, a fact… Read More
2024 election
Pritzker stands behind Biden for nomination, ‘unless he decides otherwise’(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other Democratic governors from across the country are in Washington D.C. Wednesday to meet with President Joe Biden after last week’s… Read More
Culture
‘We beat medicare’: Biden freezes mid-answer before being bailed out by moderator(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Joe Biden froze-up during the first 15 minutes of the 2024 presidential debate before being bailed out by CNN moderator Jake Tapper. The debate… Read More
Culture
PhD biologist challenges SPLC to debate after it accused him of ‘peddling pseudoscience’ against transgender orthodoxy(The Daily Signal) – Ph.D. biologist Colin Wright is publicly inviting the Southern Poverty Law Center to debate him on the subject of what the SPLC… Read More
2024 election
2024 Republican presidential candidates gear up for Miami debate without Trump(The Center Square) – Republican 2024 presidential candidates will gather Wednesday night in Miami to duke it out as the primary season continues. The Republican National Committee released a full… Read More
2024 election
‘Tonight’s the night’: Republican debate set to kick off(The Center Square) – Republican presidential primary candidates are set to take the stage Wednesday night to make headlines and pitch the American voters. “Tonight’s the night,” Sen. Tim Scott,… Read More
Public Education
Corey DeAngelis wins libertarian support for school choice in live debate, according to audienceArguing libertarians should support school choice, policy expert Corey DeAngelis won a live debate on Monday, according to survey results of the audience before and after the dialogue. In… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump trial date in documents case conflicts with key campaign events(The Center Square) – A federal judge Monday set a trial date for former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case that could pose challenges for the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign. Read More
Culture
Critics say ‘woke’ agendas are now killing high school debateA growing number of critics are warning that censorship, which is part and parcel of the “woke” political agenda, is now a danger to high school debate. “Left-wing professors, institutions… Read More
Local News
Uproar over LGBTQ advocacy toward children in a rural Iowa library leads to biased media coverage.LOGAN, Iowa – This rural town of fewer than 1,400 residents is dealing with a huge uproar, and questionable media coverage, over the public library featuring the… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: The slippery slope of red flag gun laws"No free man shall ever be barred from using arms to guard public liberty." – Thomas Jefferson The gun control debate began in the 1920s in Germany’s Weimar Republic. They… Read More