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Sydney Sweeney's Jeans Ads & America's Outrage Machine: Many Have a Part to Play, Few Benefit
James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss the public reaction to the American Eagle jeans advertising campaign which features Sydney Sweeney and makes a direct...
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From Gutenberg to Google: How Today’s Boom in Conspiracy Theories Mirrors the Post Printing Press Era
James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana reflect on an interesting point made in Yuval Noah Harari’s book “Nexus,” about the witch hunting era in Europe...
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Is Requiring Clergy to Report Child Abuse They Learn About Anti-Catholic?
James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana take a look at the Washington state law that would require that clergy from any religion to report to...
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How Hulk Hogan’s Story Reflects the Culture’s Progression from Monoculture to Polarization
James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss the reaction to the death of Hulk Hogan, particularly in light of how popular he was at his...
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Is Gossip the Unsung Hero in Human Societies? Exploring Harari’s “Sapiens” and the Effect of Modern Media
James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss the theory that human languages evolved in order to facilitate gossiping, which was raised in the book, Sapiens,...
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Jury Duty Is Power to the People - So Why Do Many Americans Dread It?
James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss jury duty, how it fits into American civic life, and consider why so many Americans seem to dread...