I've been here for a few years and never got the impression that this was a rationalist, both-sides kind of site. People submit interesting articles, not fair and balanced coverage of some political debate.

From the submission guidelines:

"Anything that good hackers would find interesting. [...] anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.

Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, or celebrities [...] If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic."