Reason Article RatingBiden expands pardons for low-level federal marijuana offenders
- Bias Rating
60% Very Conservative
- Reliability
45% ReliableFair
- Policy Leaning
24% Somewhat Conservative
- Politician Portrayal
96% Negative
Extremely
Liberal
Very
Liberal
Moderately
Liberal
Somewhat Liberal
Center
Somewhat Conservative
Moderately
Conservative
Very
Conservative
Extremely
Conservative
-100%
Liberal
100%
Conservative
Continue For Free
Create your free account to see the in-depth bias analytics and more.
Continue
Continue
By creating an account, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy, and subscribe to email updates. Already a member: Log inBias Score Analysis
The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
Sentiments
-31% Negative
- Conservative
| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
|---|---|---|
| "Still, the pardons reflect the continuing collapse of public support for prohibiting marijuana." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "In his statement today, Biden urged state governors to use their clemency powers too." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Criminal records for marijuana use and possession have imposed needless barriers to employment, housing, and educational opportunities, Biden said in a White House press release." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "As Reason's Jacob Sullum wrote last year, Biden's marijuana pardons were estimated to potentially benefit roughly 10,000 people, but they didn't free a single one of the nearly 3,000 people serving long federal sentences for marijuana offenses." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Biden also commuted the sentences of 11 nonviolent drug offenders serving sentences that were much longer than they would have been if the prisoners had been sentenced today." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "President Joe Biden expanded a categorical pardon today for low-level marijuana offenders convicted on federal lands and in the District of Columbia, a move the White House says will ease the burden of a criminal record for thousands of people." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "On the campaign trail, Biden promised to fix some of the federal drug war's most draconian policies -- many of which he was partly responsible for -- but his administration was slow to act on those promises, leading to criticism from criminal justice advocacy groups." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Just as no one should be in a federal prison solely due to the use or possession of marijuana, no one should be in a local jail or state prison for that reason, either, Biden said." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "But as Sullum wrote, the logic of Biden's position on marijuana -- that possessing and using it should not be a crime, but selling it should remain illegal -- makes no sense:The moral logic of Biden's distinction between simple possession and other marijuana offenses is hard to follow." | Negative | -52% Liberal |
| "But as Sullum wrote, the logic of Biden's position on marijuana -- that possessing and using it should not be a crime, but selling it should remain illegal -- makes no sense:The moral logic of Biden's distinction between simple possession and other marijuana offenses is hard to follow." | Negative | -52% Liberal |
Bias Meter
Extremely
Liberal
Very
Liberal
Moderately
Liberal
Somewhat Liberal
Center
Somewhat Conservative
Moderately
Conservative
Very
Conservative
Extremely
Conservative
-100%
Liberal
100%
Conservative
Contributing sentiments towards policy:
38% : Still, the pardons reflect the continuing collapse of public support for prohibiting marijuana.*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.