By: Nick Eberhart If you want the American dream, move to Denmark. Studies revealing the widening income gaps in America have become commonplace as countries like Sweden and Denmark provide more opportunities for their poorest citizens to climb the social ladder. American…
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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 Holly Boggs What is a country without an army or a means to independently protect itself? The response of most right-wing Japanese diplomats would be a unified, resounding chorus: “weak.” It goes without saying, then, that the continued existence of Article…
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By: Korey Boehm Last Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed that U.S. intelligence officials have evidence that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was responsible for the Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack against innocent Syrian citizens. The attack, which allegedly killed…
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By: Michael Ingram China to the average layperson appears monolithic. Their political system is notoriously opaque with virtually all prominent decisions occurring behind closed doors. Their language is overwhelmingly daunting with its vast and complicated set of pictograms and tones. Their culture…
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By: Megan White and Yuliya Bila Marco Polo, the famed 13th century explorer, would hardly recognize the Silk Road that he once knew so well. In its heyday, the trail connected Europe and China by way of Central Asia, a region acclaimed for…
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By: Cecilia Moore On August 8, four hundred Filipino environmental activists and farmers destroyed an agricultural research plot containing “golden rice”. This strain of rice has been heralded as a solution to the global issue of vitamin A deficiency (VAD), but its…
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By: Darrian Stacy “I know the politics are hard, but history will cast a harsh judgment on this aspect of our fight against terrorism and those of us who fail to end it. Imagine a future — 10 years from now or…
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By: Marco Roca It is hardly a groundbreaking revelation that this is a rapidly globalizing world. In fact, many theoretical physicists have taken to systematically forecasting the details surrounding our planet’s steps towards a united society. Michio Kaku, one of contemporary science’s…
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By: Carson Aft In our memories and our textbooks, the 20th century is a long procession of inequality and injustice. The long history of disenfranchisement in the American South ceased to be a process but became an art. Whether through poll taxes, “literacy…
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By: Rachael Zipperer The future of food is here. Kind of. Almost. Not really. A few weeks ago, the world’s first lab-grown hamburger made its debut. Only three people had the opportunity to taste the five-ounce burger which was two years and…
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By: Aashka Dave American aid to Egypt has become a contentious subject in light of the recent Egyptian revolution. This aid, $1.3 billion of which is given directly to the Egyptian military, becomes even more controversial after considering the military’s current position…
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By Andrew Jarnigan Let’s settle one thing first: the U.S. has never been in the business of supporting democracy in the Middle East. Strategic American interests consistently take priority over democracy promotion and human rights (ask the protestors in Bahrain). People across…
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