Opinions

Straight Arrow News is committed to fair, factual, unbiased journalism that encourages viewers to make up their own minds. In addition to the facts, we believe it’s vital to hear arguments from all sides of the political spectrum. We hope these different voices will help you reach your own conclusions. The opinions published in this section are solely those of the contributors and do not reflect the views of Straight Arrow News.

Hamas is a terrorist group that needs to be stopped, but innocent civilians on both sides of the conflict deserve to live.

Liberal Opinion

October 12

Israelis, Palestinians caught in crossfire don’t deserve to die

Author; Founding Editor, Ramshackle Glam

Pharma companies have delayed the fight against TB, despite it killing around 1.6 million humans per year, in the pursuit of higher profits.

Liberal Opinion

October 11

Big Pharma’s delay of tuberculosis vaccine kills millions

Adrienne Lawrence

Legal analyst, law professor & award-winning author

Gov. DeSantis' radical immigration policies and general lack of expertise make a strong case against his presidential aspirations.

Liberal Opinion

October 10

Immigration policies one reason to keep DeSantis out of the White House

Ruben Navarrette

Columnist, host & author

Switching from gas vehicles to electric vehicles will actually cause a boom in the job market, despite what some Republican politicians say.

Liberal Opinion

October 9

Electric vehicle opponents need to check their facts

Host of The David Pakman Show

House Republicans cannot perform their jobs, and are more interested in power than in governance. Our current chaos is what comes of it.

Liberal Opinion

October 6

Republicans in Congress cannot, will not do their jobs

Dr. Rashad Richey

National TV Political Analyst, Talk Radio Host, Univ. Prof.

Despite the massive success of Simone Biles and her teammates, USA Gymnastics is failing to adequately support its athletes.

Liberal Opinion

October 5

USA Gymnastics not prioritizing safety of Simone Biles

Author; Founding Editor, Ramshackle Glam

Canada's Parliament mistakenly honored a former Nazi soldier, demonstrating how easily Nazis walk among us without consequence.

Liberal Opinion

October 4

Canadian Parliament’s mistake proves Nazis feel too comfortable

Adrienne Lawrence

Legal analyst, law professor & award-winning author

During a Republican presidential debate, Vivek Ramaswamy criticized Ukraine's president, calling him a "comedian in cargo pants" and a "Nazi".

Liberal Opinion

October 3

Narcissistic Ramaswamy a perfect candidate for the internet era

Ruben Navarrette

Columnist, host & author

The second Republican debate, hosted by Fox News, was a resounding failure for everyone except Donald Trump.

Liberal Opinion

October 2

Trump only winner as Republicans falter in second debate

Host of The David Pakman Show

The politics of lesser evils is bad for all Americans. Voters should hold candidates to higher moral standards.

Liberal Opinion

September 29

Politics of lesser evils is bad for all Americans

Dr. Rashad Richey

National TV Political Analyst, Talk Radio Host, Univ. Prof.

We don't need any more regulations that require campaign ads to inform voters when AI has been used to create the audio or visual content.

Conservative Opinion

July 20

Do we need new laws for AI-generated political ads?

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Biden is likely going to be the Democratic candidate in the 2024 election, but does he have what it takes to win the general election?

Conservative Opinion

July 19

Biden will crush the Democratic nomination but can he beat Trump?

Former House Speaker; Chairman of Gingrich 360

A federal judge has ruled that the Biden administration can't ask social media companies to suppress online content it doesn't like.

Conservative Opinion

July 18

Judge says Biden administration is violating free speech

Federalist Senior Contributor; Claremont Institute Fellow

What are the differences between the French response to the police shooting and the responses of Americans to similar incidents in the U.S.?

Conservative Opinion

July 17

France reacts differently to police shootings

President & CEO, The Lindsey Group

The Supreme Court ruled to end race-based admissions at colleges, putting a stop to years of mandated racial preferencing and discrimination.

Conservative Opinion

July 14

Ending affirmative action promotes a fair and free society

Founder & President, Center for Urban Renewal and Education

Some conservatives believe Democrats have been spreading misinformation about COVID and Hunter Biden when they should have known better.

Conservative Opinion

July 13

What Democrats get wrong about misinformation and free speech

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

As the federal budget season commences, and with the debt ceiling issue resolved, for now, here's how the House GOP should move forward.

Conservative Opinion

July 12

What are the House GOP’s next moves after debt ceiling deal?

Former House Speaker; Chairman of Gingrich 360

The Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action at universities is right and only the beginning of a great culture war against the woke.

Conservative Opinion

July 11

Affirmative action ruling is correct and start of greater culture war

Federalist Senior Contributor; Claremont Institute Fellow

Harvard's quota system was a superficial solution to address diversity and the real solution is helping young Black children before college.

Conservative Opinion

July 10

Harvard needs to fix its admissions system

President & CEO, The Lindsey Group

It's wrong for the Defense Department to use our taxes to pay for the travel expenses of service members getting an abortion.

Conservative Opinion

July 7

Taxes shouldn’t fund abortion travel for service members

Founder & President, Center for Urban Renewal and Education