By: Nathaniel Ament-Stone This coming Tuesday marks Super Tuesday, the busiest election day of the Republican presidential primary season with nine states voting and a tenth (Alaska) beginning its 18-day caucus period. With 410 delegates – nearly 18% of the total convention…
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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: Ryan Prior Ron Paul is orchestrating a highly unusual, yet precisely organized, grassroots effort to bring as many loyal delegates as possible to the Republican National Convention. Romney’s campaign has some mass appeal but invites little passion. Paul’s might have even…
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By: Jonathan Klein Under the gold dome of Georgia’s Capitol, Democratic Senators pointed forcefully to colorful redistricting maps, arguing loudly that Republicans’ newest redistricting attempts would disenfranchise minority voters. Democrats would eventually argue that Republicans’ new map violated the Voting Rights Act…
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By: Kaitlyn Walker With presidential elections being held next Sunday, March 4th, 2012, Russian Premier and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin is taking every necessary precaution to solidify his chances of victory, and the results have been, quite literally, explosive. The state-run television…
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By: Sam Kinsman Ni Hao São Paulo. This Mandarin Chinese-Portuguese mixed phrase represents what has quietly become one of the world’s most significant international trade partnerships: the relationship between China and Brazil. In the U.S., all eyes are on China. It has…
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By: Megan White On Jan. 20, 2005, former U.S. President George W. Bush opened his second term with a lofty declaration: “It is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every…
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By: Lauren Anderson Like many Americans, the sights of a jubilant Tahrir Square amid last year’s Arab Spring movement spurred within me an undeniable sense of pride and hope for the Egyptian people. And as a student of international affairs, having studied…
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By: Tyler S. Bugg It’s no secret Georgia is usually at the bottom of national education rankings, often producing some of the lowest SAT scores and some of the highest dropout rates. As part of a remedy, Georgia has joined a number…
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By: Cody Knapp On February 7, 2012, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld Chief Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling in Perry v. Brown (formerly Perry v. Schwarzenegger). The Ninth Circuit panel concurred with Walker,…
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By: Jacqueline Van De Velde In January, the Obama administration announced that as part of the health care reform law, health insurance plans would be required to cover contraceptives for women free of charge. The announcement sparked debate among political and religious…
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By: Virginia McNally Anyone looking to make a charitable donation has encountered the vast number of opportunities to support the global microcredit initiative. Even those not considering supporting these efforts have probably heard of them. Take Kiva for example. Anyone can create…
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By: Ronnie Kurtz Wow. On the day of the Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri caucuses, I, long resigned to the fact that Mitt Romney will be the eventual nominee, ignored these contests as trivial exercises and steered my television away from CNN. That…
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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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