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 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

As President Joe Biden embarks on his reelection campaign, it's time to acknowledge the obvious: The Democrat often leans to the Right.

Liberal Opinion

May 9

I lean left but I’m not so sure President Biden does

Ruben Navarrette

Columnist, host & author

In the likely rematch between President Biden and former President Trump in the 2024 presidential race, age will be a popular topic of debate.

Liberal Opinion

May 8

Biden not too old for a second term as president

Host of The David Pakman Show

Bias in law enforcement and other aspects of society will continue as long as we refuse to accept that implicit bias is a problem.

Liberal Opinion

May 5

To deal with implicit bias, we must accept that it exists

Dr. Rashad Richey

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

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

The GOP ousted Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the Foreign Relations Committee for her controversial views on Israel's role in U.S. politics.

Conservative Opinion

February 7

Why won’t Democrats remove Ilhan Omar from office?

Federalist Senior Contributor; Claremont Institute Fellow

With the COVID-19 federal health emergency coming to an end on May 11, some accuse President Biden of using it to further his agenda.

Conservative Opinion

February 3

Biden playing more games with end of COVID emergency

Founder & President, Center for Urban Renewal and Education

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing his "anti-wokeism" campaign hard, perhaps in preparation for a 2024 run against former President Trump.

Conservative Opinion

February 2

DeSantis is on a roll with his ‘anti-wokeism’ message

Matthew Continetti

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

How is it possible that nearly nine months later, the Supreme Court is still unable to identify who leaked the draft of the Dobbs opinion?

Conservative Opinion

January 31

Failure to find Dobbs leaker a stain on Supreme Court

Federalist Senior Contributor; Claremont Institute Fellow

The FTC's efforts to ban noncompete agreements for workers is a bad idea that may not actually do much to improve employee wages or benefits.

Conservative Opinion

January 30

Biden’s effort to cut noncompete agreements is a bad idea

President & CEO, The Lindsey Group

Assaults on law enforcement sows distrust in communities and will make it more difficult for them to do their dangerous jobs successfully.

Conservative Opinion

January 27

Violence against police will only hurt communities they serve

Founder & President, Center for Urban Renewal and Education