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The addiction to artificial authenticity in social media

Stardom and virality are desired by the masses. Relatable experiences — such as eating out or traveling — have become commodities to be...

Moderating approaches to artificial intelligence in education

Call it the modern arms race or call it the robot apocalypse — artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the world by storm, and...

Fiction and power: How stories shape politics

Authors have long used their pens as a tool to incite change. From writing about tales of friendship to personal sorrows, there is...

Maladaptive daydreaming and the harm in fantasizing

Walter Mitty is a jaunty World War I pilot commandeering a hydroplane with a faithful crew. He is a seasoned neurosurgeon with a...

The new Asian American

The Hallyu wave and promotion of Japanese culture in the West have reached their peak in recent years, as K-pop, anime and Asian...

The secession mirage: How division undermines progress 

In Feb. 2024, a standoff between the federal government and Texas’s National Guard was posited as an alleged “civil war” in many provocative...

Miss America as wartime propaganda

On Sept. 7, 1968, inside Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the 41st annual Miss America Pageant unfolded. In its ordinary, glitzy...

The end of the American Dream and why it’s OK

Editor's note: This article was updated on 3/3/2025 to remove the incorrect reference to Donald Trump winning the 2020 election. It has been...

Blame the system, not the immigrant 

The first group of immigrants arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Feb. 5 as part of President Donald Trump’s several executive orders aimed...

Police body-worn cameras have become an essential

There have been large investments in body cameras for police, especially following the U.S. Capitol’s 180-day worn camera pilot program in March 2024....

The TikTok ban was a right-wing distraction

The proposed federal ban on the social media app TikTok has been a topic of heated debate between users of the app and...

Trump’s immigration order faces legal fire from California 

The state of California is gearing up to sue President Donald Trump’s administration for the 124th time. During his time back in the...

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