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.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly pitched a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss a potential role in her administration.

Liberal Opinion

May 23

RFK Jr. could hurt Biden’s chances in 2024

Ruben Navarrette

Columnist, host & author

More Americans believe the death penalty is being administered unfairly, contributing to its growing isolation in the U.S.

Liberal Opinion

May 22

NYC bike path killer rightfully spared the death penalty

Host of The David Pakman Show

Jurors are deliberating the amount Rudy Giuliani must pay two former Georgia election workers for spreading lies about them.

Liberal Opinion

May 19

Giuliani lawsuit proves his type can’t be trusted

Dr. Rashad Richey

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

The prospect of Trump running again and knowing he's just a coin toss away from the presidency is taking a toll on my mental health.

Liberal Opinion

May 18

Watching Trump all over again is bad for my mental health

Author; Founding Editor, Ramshackle Glam

The high school teacher who was pepper sprayed for confiscating a student's phone was partly in the wrong.

Liberal Opinion

May 17

Teacher who took phone partly to blame in pepper spray incident

Adrienne Lawrence

Legal analyst, law professor & award-winning author

Despite 17 mass shootings in 2023 alone, Texas lawmakers have shown no interest in trying to stem the gun violence in the state.

Liberal Opinion

May 16

Texas Republicans value guns more than its citizens

Ruben Navarrette

Columnist, host & author

Former President Trump lied constantly and ignored Kaitlan Collins' attempts to fact-check him, and the audience laughed and cheered along.

Liberal Opinion

May 15

Trump CNN Town Hall was a shameless ratings grab

Host of The David Pakman Show

Opponents of "defund the police" say cops prevent crime and keep streets safe. But data shows police don't actually solve much crime at all.

Liberal Opinion

May 12

Police don’t impact crime and public safety as much as we believe

Dr. Rashad Richey

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

The Florida governor refuses to back down in his fight with Disney, despite one embarrassing setback after another.

Liberal Opinion

May 11

DeSantis and his fragile ego will lose battle with Disney

Author; Founding Editor, Ramshackle Glam

One TikTok user's harrowing story of harassment because of deepfake nude photos underscores the danger of AI technology.

Liberal Opinion

May 10

Deepfake nudes show the danger of AI technology

Adrienne Lawrence

Legal analyst, law professor & award-winning author

There's concern that more than 100 American universities have received large donations from China with Harvard being the largest recipient.

Conservative Opinion

February 22

Why is China secretly giving donations to American universities?

Former House Speaker; Chairman of Gingrich 360

fighting wokeism can unite GOP

Conservative Opinion

February 21

Fighting liberal ‘wokeism’ can unite fractured GOP

Federalist Senior Contributor; Claremont Institute Fellow

Politics played role in Biden's Chinese spy balloon saga

Conservative Opinion

February 20

Politics played role in reaction to Chinese spy balloon

President & CEO, The Lindsey Group

As more contenders enter the race for the 2024 presidential election, left-wing media bias is already in high gear.

Conservative Opinion

February 17

Left-wing media bias already in high gear for 2024

Founder & President, Center for Urban Renewal and Education

Divided government — where one party controls the presidency and the other party controls Congress — has its pros and cons.

Conservative Opinion

February 16

Is divided government good for America or bad?

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Many Republicans praised the GOP rebuttal by Sarah Huckabee Sanders to the State of the Union address, calling it an instant classic.

Conservative Opinion

February 15

GOP rebuttal by Sarah Huckabee Sanders an instant classic

Former House Speaker; Chairman of Gingrich 360

It's clear China sent the spy balloon to test America's resolve but also troubling are the questions raised due to Biden's feckless response.

Conservative Opinion

February 14

Troubling questions raised by Biden’s response to China spy balloon

Federalist Senior Contributor; Claremont Institute Fellow

Republicans in Congress sent the right message by removing Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Conservative Opinion

February 10

Congress was right to boot Rep. Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs

Founder & President, Center for Urban Renewal and Education

President Biden blamed the rise in crime across the U.S. on the COVID-19 pandemic. But lockdowns are really the cause for the spike in crime.

Conservative Opinion

February 9

Blame lockdowns, not COVID-19, for America’s crime wave

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Was China's spy balloon a test run for something else?

Conservative Opinion

February 8

Was China’s spy balloon a test run for something else?

Former House Speaker; Chairman of Gingrich 360