As America Turns 250, San Francisco’s Role in Defining Citizenship Endures ^30.5%

KQED - By Cecilia Lei - 6/24/2026, 6:00 PM

Appeal to Emotion 23.9% - Negativity Bias 15.3% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 12.3%

It was a high-pressure moment when Cecillia Wang stepped into the U.S. Supreme Court in April to deliver oral arguments defending birthright citizenship. But, she said, she had the spirit of millions of Americans’ ancestors with her. “I felt a lot of the weight of all those hopes and aspirations, and really a belief in the promise of... more