The Fifth Estate is a socio-cultural reference to groupings of outlier viewpoints in contemporary society, and is most associated with bloggers, journalists publishing in non-mainstream media outlets, and the social media or "social license".
In doing business with China, we have tested the waters in trying to find balance between democracy and the belief and support of the freedoms of all. It is a test doomed to failure, and one that empowers and emboldens violations of human rights and ideological warfare in the name of profit.
The debate on gun control has raged in the United States, fed in the last few years by intense media coverage of school shootings. These atrocities have fueled arguments that have been had in bad faith between two major parties – advocates for gun rights, and advocates for gun control. Both sides are backed by special interest groups who pump money and emotion into the debate.