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.

The expulsion of Tennessee lawmakers Justin Jones and Justin Pearson backfired on the GOP and turned both men into political superstars.

Liberal Opinion

April 25

America should celebrate radicals, not condemn them

Ruben Navarrette

Columnist, host & author

FL Governor Ron DeSantis was once considered as having a real shot at beating out former President Trump in the GOP primary. Not any more.

Liberal Opinion

April 24

Why DeSantis’ odds of beating Trump have plummeted

Host of The David Pakman Show

Fox News settled with Dominion Voting Systems for nearly $800 million because they created made-up "facts" out of lies.

Liberal Opinion

April 21

Lies will cost Fox News dearly in Dominion settlement

Dr. Rashad Richey

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

Conservative commentators unleashed a new wave of anti-trans rhetoric following the mass shooting at a Nashville Christian school.

Liberal Opinion

April 20

Men, not transgender people, are mass shooters

Author; Founding Editor, Ramshackle Glam

San Francisco's tech giants should stop complaining about the city's crime and homeless problem and take steps to fix things.

Liberal Opinion

April 19

Tech elites must do their part to make SF safer after Bob Lee’s death

Adrienne Lawrence

Legal analyst, law professor & award-winning author

DeSantis calls DEI "political window dressing" but his culture wars may simply be standard GOP protocols for racial fear-mongering.

Liberal Opinion

April 18

DeSantis’ war on CRT and DEI is racist and pointless

Ruben Navarrette

Columnist, host & author

After Donald Trump was indicted, the immediate question becomes, "Will this help him or hurt him in 2024?" Some say a little of both.

Liberal Opinion

April 17

Trump’s legal woes help in primaries, hurt in the general election

Host of The David Pakman Show

After two Black Democrats were expelled from the Tennessee House by GOP lawmakers, many decried the ousting as racially motivated.

Liberal Opinion

April 14

The real reason two Black Tennessee lawmakers were expelled

Dr. Rashad Richey

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

Does anyone really need to own an AR-15, the weapon of choice used in ten of the 17 deadliest mass killings in the United States since 2012?

Liberal Opinion

April 13

Why would anyone fight to own an AR-15?

Author; Founding Editor, Ramshackle Glam

Justice Thomas violated financial disclosure rules by not reporting free travel gifts from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. Should he be impeached?

Liberal Opinion

April 12

Justice Clarence Thomas should pay the consequences

Adrienne Lawrence

Legal analyst, law professor & award-winning author

Republicans are playing hardball over the looming debt limit crisis, demanding spending cuts to help bring U.S. debt under control.

Conservative Opinion

January 20

Republicans must play hardball to reduce US national debt

Founder & President, Center for Urban Renewal and Education

Earth overpopulation is a myth we should all ignore. The human population is actually declining at an alarming rate.

Conservative Opinion

January 19

Earth overpopulation is a myth we should all ignore

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

House GOP will not budge on its debt ceiling position until Biden accepts fiscal reform that leads the country back to a balanced budget.

Conservative Opinion

January 18

Republicans should not raise debt ceiling without fiscal reform

Former House Speaker; Chairman of Gingrich 360

The Republican-led House is investigating Biden's handling of classified documents, but the timing of the discovery is what's most curious.

Conservative Opinion

January 17

Three theories explaining curious timing of Biden documents

Federalist Senior Contributor; Claremont Institute Fellow

Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has finally been elected as speaker of the House with the necessary experience to handle a diverse Republican Party.

Conservative Opinion

January 13

Chaotic speaker vote for McCarthy shows democracy at work

Founder & President, Center for Urban Renewal and Education

Kevin McCarthy's road to becoming speaker of the House was long and contentious, but offered a transparency that is good for America.

Conservative Opinion

January 11

Messy McCarthy House speaker vote is good for America

Former House Speaker; Chairman of Gingrich 360

The Deep State needs more oversight

Conservative Opinion

January 10

The Deep State needs more oversight

Federalist Senior Contributor; Claremont Institute Fellow

Wages are going up in 2023 for many American workers, but expect stocks to fall due to reduced corporate profits.

Conservative Opinion

January 9

Wages are going up in 2023, but stocks will fall

President & CEO, The Lindsey Group

Democrats continue to weaponize race in an effort to promote their Left-wing ideology which ends up only further dividing the country.

Conservative Opinion

January 6

Democrats weaponizing race only further divides the country

Founder & President, Center for Urban Renewal and Education

Al-Qaida is still determined to be the leader of the global jihadist movement so now is not a time for the U.S. to be complacent.

Conservative Opinion

January 5

Don’t underestimate al-Qaida or ISIS in coming year

Katherine Zimmerman

Fellow, American Enterprise Institute