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Bryan Ballas

Contributing Writer

Born and raised in Jacksonville FL, Bryan Ballas graduated from Bob Jones University with a BA in political science in 2011 and got his MA in Government at Regent University in 2014, maintaining a 4.0 average throughout his stay at the latter institution. His academic accomplishments have earned him membership in the Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society.

Bryan deepened his learning by interning for a variety of academic and governmental offices to include the Dean of Regent University’s School of Government, FL Governor Rick Scott’s Office of Appointments, the Office of FL Congressman Mike Weinstein, and Upper Hand Solutions, a political group that specializes in social media.

An accomplished writer, Bryan won first place in the nationwide Reagan Symposium Essay Contest at the Masters and Doctrinal level in 2013 and won third place in 2014. In June 2014 Bryan put his research skills to the test, working the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, before accepting an internship offer with the Media Research Center’s News Analysis Division in February 2015.


Latest Blogs

Rolling Stone: Trump 'Isn't Even the Worst Misogynist' in GOP Field

Bryan Ballas
August 17th, 2015 10:27 PM

Salon Assesses 'What Karl Marx Got Right' About U.S. Democracy

Bryan Ballas
July 15th, 2015 6:42 AM

Huffington Post: 'Fox News Doesn't Understand Religious Freedom'

Bryan Ballas
July 11th, 2015 5:32 PM

Salon: Evangelical Promotion of Virginity Has 'Nothing to Do With Sex'

Bryan Ballas
July 11th, 2015 6:31 AM

WashPost: Southern Whites are ‘Monsters’ and ‘We Are All Dylann Roof’

Bryan Ballas
June 23rd, 2015 9:36 PM

Huff-Post: America ‘Dying a Violent Death’ Due to NRA and Their Ilk

Bryan Ballas
June 22nd, 2015 6:44 AM

Daily Beast: North Carolina Guilty of 'George Wallace' Bigotry on Gays

Bryan Ballas
June 14th, 2015 8:55 AM

Daily Beast: Early Martyrs Were 'Gender-Bending Christian Heroes'

Bryan Ballas
June 9th, 2015 7:56 AM

WashPost: 'Many Americans' Love Jenner, Right Wing Is 'Apocalyptic'

Bryan Ballas
June 7th, 2015 2:12 PM

Salon: Right-Wing 'Elite White Men' Can't Get Over the Cold War

Bryan Ballas
May 30th, 2015 6:36 AM

Daily Beast: 'Hero Judge' Rules Abstinence-Based Sex-Ed Is 'Illegal'

Bryan Ballas
May 17th, 2015 2:04 PM

At Huff-Post, Gay Activist Wants Texas to Be Punished Like Indiana

Bryan Ballas
May 17th, 2015 7:27 AM

WashPost: Blame GOP Districts for Amtrak Funding Struggle

Bryan Ballas
May 16th, 2015 7:02 AM
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MSNBC Exploits 10-Year Old Rape Victim To Promote Abortion

Bryan Ballas
May 8th, 2015 2:56 PM
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Jon Stewart: 'Let's Get Rid of Ted Cruz'

Bryan Ballas
May 8th, 2015 7:59 AM

Salon: We Need to Talk About Pro-Life 'Terrorism'

Bryan Ballas
May 6th, 2015 9:49 AM
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MSNBC Crew Hypes 'Very Highly Controversial' Muhammad Art Event

Bryan Ballas
May 5th, 2015 11:40 AM

Time Writer Blames Baltimore Riots on '50 Years of Income Inequality'

Bryan Ballas
May 2nd, 2015 7:40 PM

Joy Reid: Young Man Told Me Baltimore is Almost Like Gaza

Bryan Ballas
May 2nd, 2015 7:36 AM

Huff Po: Don't Worry! Bernie Sanders Is the Good Kind of Socialist

Bryan Ballas
May 1st, 2015 12:04 PM