By: Greyson Clark In the last two months, Georgia Political Review has published keen analysis of the 2014 senate and gubernatorial elections. One focused on Michelle Nunn’s announcement of her candidacy. Another analyzed the underwhelming showing of Democratic candidates for governor. While…
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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: Rachael Zipperer You might have seen this YouTube video, which proclaims sarcastically that “Millennials suck.” The gist of the video is that it is not our fault that we don’t have jobs and live with our parents—it is the mistakes of previous…
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By: Aashka Dave The continental United States, China, India, Japan, and the majority of Europe can comfortably fit inside Africa’s land mass. Approximately 1.033 billion people call Africa home, making it the second largest continental population on Earth. Yet, Western media coverage…
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By: Quinn Rogness Four years after winning reelection as Germany’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel and her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) have again maintained control of the Germany’s Bundestag (Parliament) in recent elections. CDU increased its percent of the vote from 33.8 percent of the…
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By: Emily Kopp Three days into his new role as a state representative, after a historic election in which Hispanic representatives were voted into the Georgia Capitol for the first time, state Rep. Pedro Marin found an ethics complaint on his desk,…
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By: Andrew Peoples and Rob Oldham As the sun set over Athens Wednesday, September 18, the curtain began to rise on the race for Representative Paul Broun’s soon-to-be vacant congressional seat as the UGA College Republicans hosted the first Republican primary debate in…
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By: Carson Aft The American Dream, not simply wealth, health, or happiness, is the promise of upward mobility. With hard work, every child can live a life more comfortable and prosperous than their parents. This is the mantra that is proudly displayed…
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By: Emily Kopp “A new degree of intellectual power comes cheap at any price.” So said Ralph Waldo Emerson in a treatise extolling the “ripest results” of universal public education for even the dingy, dusty-footed classes. Emerson’s vision of education as a public…
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By: Cecilia Moore The debate over the existence of anthropogenic climate change is shifting away from whether or not it is real, to how serious is it? A recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), that has been approved by delegates…
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By: Chris Neill Ben Bernanke devoted his academic career to studying the Great Depression. After standing at the helm of the United States economy in its darkest hour since the Depression, Bernanke may be the happiest of all in the search for his…
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Debating the use of graphic anti-abortion images in UGA’s Tate Plaza By: Jacqueline Van De Velde On Sept. 23 through 24, a six-foot tall display featuring a large image of an aborted fetus stood in the Tate Plaza. The image was accompanied…
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By: Garrett Herrin “This Congress, they are accustomed to doing nothing, and they’re comfortable with doing nothing, and they keep on doing nothing,” remarked Barack Obama at a 2011 private gathering. Animosity between presidents and Congresses is as American as apple pie…
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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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