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 NRA's devotion to gun makers is one reason why it's so difficult to pass gun reform laws, despite most Americans supporting such a move.

Liberal Opinion

April 7

America desperately needs commonsense gun reform

Dr. Rashad Richey

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

Many AI experts believe human-level artificial intelligence will be achieved before the end of the 21st century, but are we ready?

Liberal Opinion

April 6

This is the calm before the AI storm

Author; Founding Editor, Ramshackle Glam

If Trump is convicted of his alleged crimes, he'll still be allowed to run for president — and we need laws in place to change that.

Liberal Opinion

April 5

It’s time to make new laws so Trump can’t run if convicted

Adrienne Lawrence

Legal analyst, law professor & award-winning author

GOP lawmakers and commentators are using the school tragedy to push their anti-trans agenda and portray trans people as violent.

Liberal Opinion

April 3

Conservatives use Nashville shooting to declare war on trans community

Host of The David Pakman Show

Gov. DeSantis is trying to scare conservatives by pushing his "anti-woke" message to fight the culture wars he's played a role in creating.

Liberal Opinion

March 31

DeSantis is pushing ‘anti-wokeness’ to scare conservatives

Ruben Navarrette

Columnist, host & author

A new bill introduced in Florida would ban younger elementary students from learning about sexual education topics such as menstruation.

Liberal Opinion

March 30

Outrageous GOP bill bans talk of menstruation in schools

Author; Founding Editor, Ramshackle Glam

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, opinions are divided on how to react to domestic violence charges against actor Jonathan Majors.

Liberal Opinion

March 29

Don’t dismiss domestic violence charges against Jonathan Majors

Adrienne Lawrence

Legal analyst, law professor & award-winning author

U.S.-Mexico relations are deteriorating over calls by some Republicans for military action against the drug cartels south of the border.

Liberal Opinion

March 28

Military action against cartels could risk new Mexican-American war

Ruben Navarrette

Columnist, host & author

As former President Donald Trump widens his lead over Ron DeSantis, some people wonder if the race for the GOP nomination is already over.

Liberal Opinion

March 27

Unique circumstances of 2024 GOP primary favor Trump

Host of The David Pakman Show

There's plenty of blame to go around for the collapse of SVB and Signature Bank, but some Democrats put the blame squarely on regulators.

Liberal Opinion

March 24

Bad bank executives need more oversight from regulators

Dr. Rashad Richey

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

The massive new "Starship" rocket carries high expectations. If it succeeds, Elon Musk and SpaceX will get us closer to Mars in 2023.

Conservative Opinion

December 21

Predictions 2023: Elon Musk and SpaceX will get us closer to Mars

Former House Speaker; Chairman of Gingrich 360

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Conservative Opinion

December 20

Predictions 2023: Trump gets indicted, Hunter Biden doesn’t

Federalist Senior Contributor; Claremont Institute Fellow

The Fed sees some progress in curbing inflation, but several signs indicate long-term interest rates are going up sharply in 2023.

Conservative Opinion

December 19

Predictions 2023: Long-term interest rates going up sharply

President & CEO, The Lindsey Group

It's lame-duck season – when controversial bills like the one involving same-sex marriage are signed into law against the will of the people.

Conservative Opinion

December 16

Regretful bills pushed through during ‘lame duck’ Congress

Founder & President, Center for Urban Renewal and Education

The Colorado web design lawsuit isn't really about gay rights. It's about whether a state can force citizens to violate their conscience.

Conservative Opinion

December 15

Colorado web design lawsuit isn’t really about gay rights

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

The prisoner exchange between Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout and U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner comes at a great cost.

Conservative Opinion

December 14

Releasing Russia’s Viktor Bout is a national security threat

Former House Speaker; Chairman of Gingrich 360

Internal discussions among Twitter's management team reveal why the company didn't publish a NY Post story about Hunter Biden’s laptop.

Conservative Opinion

December 13

‘Twitter Files’ expose free speech violations

Federalist Senior Contributor; Claremont Institute Fellow

A railroad labor strike has been averted, but President Biden's rail deal failed to fix the biggest problem for workers – no paid sick days.

Conservative Opinion

December 12

Biden rail labor deal fails to fix biggest problem for workers

President & CEO, The Lindsey Group

The Supreme Court appears sympathetic to a a Christian web designer who's refusing to perform services for a same-sex wedding.

Conservative Opinion

December 9

Web designer should not be forced to work on same-sex weddings

Founder & President, Center for Urban Renewal and Education

It's time to amend the Presidential Succession Act to provide the United States greater protection against catastrophe.

Conservative Opinion

December 8

It’s time to amend the Presidential Succession Act

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute