By Joseph Hendricks The Georgia General Assembly kicked off on January 12th with Gov. Nathan Deal’s inauguration address highlighting the day. Deal, whose inauguration was forced indoors four years ago due to unfavorable weather, once again lost the battle with Mother Nature…
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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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By Faiz Saulat Radical ideological groups are a distortion of Islam. Moderate Muslims around the world have tirelessly pushed this argument in response to fundamentalist terrorists claiming to act in the name of the religion. Simultaneously, European nations have taken aggressive action…
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By Irina Plaks The polar ice caps are melting, polar bears are dying, the earth’s average temperature is increasing, and humans are to blame for it all. Increased levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are wreaking havoc on the planet, from…
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By Shaun Kleber Within the next five months, one of the most controversial social debates of the past several decades may finally have a resolution. On Friday, Jan. 16, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case regarding the constitutionality of same-sex…
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By Eli Watkins Athens, Georgia is an archetypal college town. It is home to a huge university and a vibrant art scene. Athens is a microcosm of Metro Atlanta with a unique, small-town, southern charm. It is also ranked as one of…
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By Nathan Williams Georgia can learn something from a fellow Deep South state when it comes to raising the bar for education. In recent years, many Georgia public schools have experienced academic failure, been embarrassed by administrative scandals, and found themselves in…
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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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By Alex Edquist “Welcome to the State of the Union,” was how it started. Unfortunately, it was not actually the State of the Union (Georgia Political Review’s budget isn’t quite enough to send writers to Washington to cover the real State of…
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By Melanie Kent In May 2014, the #bringbackourgirls campaign brought global attention to Boko Haram’s capture of more than 275 Nigerian girls from a school in Chibok. But the international spotlight left the center of terrorist activity as the months dragged on…
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By Jack Keller The new year has brought new joy to filling up your car at the local gas station. On January 14th, Wall Street traded oil for $45.76 a barrel, which is a 55 percent slide since last July when the…
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By Hammad Khalid & Robert Galerstein If someone over the summer predicted the Atlanta Hawks would be a legitimate contender for the NBA title in 2015, most Atlanta fans probably wouldn’t have gotten their hopes up for fear of disappointment. But after…
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By: Chenee Tracey A phone call between President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro about normalizing relations between the United States and Cuba ended with a quip about the lengthiness of the call. “You [President Obama] have still the chance to…
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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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