Recommended Websites

The Pro-Truth Pledge is an initiative to encourage rational thinking, science and civil discourse and discourage sharing of misinformation, especially in the age of social media. It was founded in Central Ohio by OSU Professor Gleb Tsipursky and his wife Agnes Vishnevkin. RationalOhio.com is proud to endorse the Pro-Truth Pledge.

AdFontesMedia is “Home of the Media Bias Chart”. News media is often criticized for being biased or untrustworthy, but every news source is different and some are better than others. The Media Bias Chart is an effort to rate different news sources on their political bias and overall reliability, and can be a useful tool for contrasting different news sources and finding one that you might find more trustworthy than others.

Matriots Ohio – A nonpartisan group dedicated to getting more women elected from either party throughout Ohio, so that our government better represents the people of this State. Women make up half the population but only 29% of election officials.

Frontline provides freely available, quality investigative journalism and commercial-free, in-depth documentaries about many important modern issues. They often interview high profile figures on both sides of the subject and people very close to the situation.

Braver Angels is a citizens’ organization uniting red and blue Americans in a working alliance to depolarize America. It started in South Lebanon, Ohio in 2016 and now has events across the nation.

The Better Arguments Project is an initiative to encourage healthy debate and civil discussion within communities, sponsored by the non-profit Aspen Institute’s Citizenship and American Identity Program.

Principles First – Conservatives who stand against tribal politics have outlined 15 principles for a better future, starting with morality, truthfulness and treating others with dignity. A reasonable alternative to the more hard-right CPAC and AFPAC.

The Bulwark – Former Republicans who stood up to the far-right, provide “political analysis and reporting without partisan loyalties or tribal prejudices”. Daily podcast with Charlie Sykes, a fellow midwesterner based in Wisconsin.

The Dispatch – A conservative website dedicated to upholding facts and conservative values, offering creative thinking that transcends partisanship. (Not related to The Columbus Dispatch.)

Lincoln Project – A group of Republicans dedicated to protecting democracy. “Holding accountable those who would violate their oaths to the Constitution and would put others before Americans.”