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The Overrepresentation of Religion in the Courts, Congress, and the Classroom
The last Supreme Court session resulted in numerous 6-3 decisions in which the conversative majority consistently contradicted...
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Dec 13, 20225 min read


Conservative Social Media—A New Norm?
The January 6th insurrection on the US Capitol will go down in history as perhaps the best example of the dangers of extremism in the US...
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Dec 3, 20225 min read


Framing the Narrative: How Conservatives do it Right
Following the conservative victory of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, LGBTQ+ rights have taken the political spotlight....
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Nov 6, 20225 min read


Digital Blackface is Minimizing White Response to Violence Against Black Women
When you open your phone to send a GIF, what image surfaces in your mind? What media best encapsulates your feelings? For many people,...
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Mar 10, 20225 min read


A Picture’s Worth: A Thousand Words, A Lifetime of Pain
June was full of reports from officials of the squalid conditions at the border migrant detention camps. Tweets from Members of Congress...
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Nov 18, 20195 min read


Keep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer: The University and the Marketplace of Free Ideas
On October 30, 2013, student grievances at Brown University reached a boiling point. When New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly...
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Jul 23, 20199 min read


Mike Gravel Wants Something More Important Than Your Vote
Mike Gravel does not want your vote. However, he would appreciate your donations. On March 19th, the long-retired Alaskan senator...
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Apr 22, 20194 min read


Conspiracy Culture in an Age of Turmoil
On October 26, 2017, the Trump administration began the latest wave of declassifying documents relating to the Kennedy assassination....
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Dec 27, 20176 min read


You Are Blocked From Following @realDonaldTrump
President Donald Trump’s use of Twitter is generally portrayed in the media as a paradigmatic shift in presidential communication — so...
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Nov 13, 20175 min read


Stephen Colbert and the Pitfalls of Modern Political Satire
The state of American political discourse is no laughing matter. Yet, the entire sub-genre of television constituting late-night comedy,...
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Nov 4, 20178 min read
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