Part of the Diplomatic Dish series By Joshua Walker Art by Lily Hearn Every October 31st, children and adults in Western Europe, the United States, Canada, and elsewhere don their favorite costumes and wander the streets in search of the best candy…
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The Fried Chicken Frenzy: The Chicken Sandwich Wars and the Fast Food Industry
By: Anu Fawehinmi In 2019, with the intent of usurping Chick-fil-A from their fried chicken throne, Popeyes released their Crispy Chicken Sandwich. This bold declaration of war began the battle for market share turned marketing scheme affectionately known as the Chicken Sandwich Wars of the late 2010s. The battle even made its way to social media, with Chick-fil-A reacting to Popeyes’ recent menu addition and Popeyes responding in jest shortly afterward. Popeyes’ introduction of the Crispy Chicken Sandwich and their marketing campaign that followed revitalized the restaurant chain far beyond the expectations of the company, reestablishing it as a true…
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The Influence of Literature on Tension Between Japan and South Korea During World War II, Japan systematically trafficked over 200,000 women, girls, and boys in its occupied territories (Dudden 2022). In 2015, the Japanese and South Korean governments came together in a…
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Image from Entertainment Weekly. Courtesy of Getty Images. Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston on the SAG-AFTRA picket line On July 14, 2023, the highly-anticipated double feature of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, dubbed “Barbenheimer” by fans, was finally released in…
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Athens Explanations is a new explanatory journalism project from Georgia Political Review, hoping to make Athens government and politics more accessible and understandable for students. In our first post, we discuss the structure of the Athens local government, including key roles and…
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Bread is at the core of mealtimes around the world. Whether it’s charred South Asian roti, rich Jewish challah, or classic American white bread, some form of carbs find a place at most dinner tables. It’s no surprise that such a cheap…
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by Frank Lumpkin, IV, J.D. INTRODUCTION Georgia has 159 counties, most of any state besides Texas, a state 4.5 times larger.[1] Of these 159 counties, forty-five have less than 10,000 residents and over a third lost population the last decade.[2] Studies reveal…
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By Emma Griffin Georgia’s plethora of deals with electric vehicle corporations marks a promising development in the nationwide shift towards zero carbon emission transportation. In late April, the electric vehicle company Rivian announced a deal to build $5 billion dollar manufacturing facility…
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By Daniel Klein On Dec. 6, 2022, Sen. Raphael Warnock quelled a challenge from former University of Georgia and NFL football star Herschel Walker in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff, after a neck-in-neck general election left no candidate above the victory threshold of…
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By Andrew Wyatt Prior to this year’s midterm elections, political media and election forecasters predicted an electoral blowout for Republicans across the United States. Weeks before the election, Blake Hounshell of the New York Times warned that “Red October” had arrived. Similarly,…
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By Jack Jarashow “Defcon 3 on all Jewish people.” “Jews . . . blackball anyone who opposes [their] agenda.” The “Jewish underground media mafia . . . started attacking.” Remarkably, these words are not taken from a Nazi propaganda poster, nor from…
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By Aarush Maheswaran The Supreme Court has had a turbulent term. Often, the institution makes decisions that may appear bewildering and frustrating to outsiders. Such was the case in its decision to uphold an explicitly racist set of 20th century-era cases via…
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By Spencer Sullivan According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index, inflation is up 8.2% from a year ago, reaching a four-decade high. With increasing production costs, inflation has especially hurt the agricultural industry, due to the time-intensive nature of…
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There once was a story about a man who could turn invisible. I thought it was only a story… until it happened to me. Ok, so here’s how it works: there’s this stuff called Quicksilver that can bend light. Some scientist made…
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