By Garrett Masters Christmas is a special time for buyers and sellers. As businesses reap their Christmas profits, they should recognize the source of all their profits. Offers of incredible savings and year-end deals are normally limited to holidays, special events, or…
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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 Bailey Palmer The Sultanate of Oman is a sleepy town of a country. It’s a hidden gem whose anonymity is a function of its peaceful, friendly nature. A modern and beautiful country, it is a tourist destination for those looking for…
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By Eli Scott “Until the lion has its own storytellers, the hunter will always be glorified.” Earlier this week, Kenyan photojournalist and activist Boniface Mwangi decried Americans for conducting ‘voluntourism,’ a form of tourism in which participants pay to volunteer in developing…
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By Rob Oldham I love Mitt Romney. And I’m not the only one. His stellar private business record, moderate conservative ideology, and that awkward, yet adorable, charm sold him to many Republicans across the country in 2012. What’s more, I think Mitt would…
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By: Austin McCandlish Je suis Charlie. I am Charlie. This sentence has been the rallying cry of countless news organizations, satirists, and French citizens following the heinous terrorist attack on the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical newspaper. But most people…
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By: Allison Skinner The next threat to the so-called U.S. tech giants may come from an unexpected foe: Europe. While these companies are expanding the services they offer and continuing to earn enormous profits, European nations are becoming more and more disillusioned…
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By: Bailey Palmer The Taliban has plagued Afghanistan for decades. During the 1980s, the Taliban emerged from the groups of mujahedeen fighting against the Soviet Union’s control. Originally backed by the United States and Pakistan as part of a Cold War calculus,…
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By Aashka Dave & Hammad Khalid In an ideal world, epidemics would never happen. Barring that impossibility, epidemics would be resolvable, and sources would be identified and contained, as was the case in London 160 years ago. Great Britain in the 1850s was…
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By Robert Galerstein On June 2, the EPA proposed its “Clean Power Plan,” adding carbon emissions to the list of air pollutants regulated under the Clean Air Act. On June 25, President Obama announced the implementation of the rules in a climate…
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By: Austin McCandlish Ask the average person to name some of the most harmful addictive substances, and they will likely give a tally of illicit drugs: heroin, cocaine, marijuana, alcohol, and the like. Ask a nutritionist, however, and they will probably give…
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By: Shuchi Goyal Like a spiral of dominos succumbing to gravity, political regimes toppled one after the other in the Middle East in 2011 following the eruption of the Arab Spring. As civilian-led coups ousted governments first in Tunisia, then in Egypt,…
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By: Aashka Dave In 2013, Pope Francis was named TIME’s Person of the Year for nothing short of bringing some personality back into the Vatican. Francis reinvigorated a religious institution in need of a breath of fresh air. In doing so, he…
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