When I look at the page now, I see a number of leading, loaded talking points that—to me—are anything but balanced:
- The Winter Olympics is inherently elitist
- seatbelt fines are a joke - people should be responsible for their own safety
- Is it fair that a family should be given $200000 because their situation made for a good news story?
- Its ok for parents to drug their children on long flights
It's understandable that a site full of user-generated content is going to have some content that's detrimental or counter to the site's goals (in this case, fostering opinions that are "aware and respectful of the other side"[1]), but I would consider curating the front page so that stuff doesn't appear front and center to color a first impression.