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California’s legislature rethinks lemon laws

The state of California’s longstanding lemon laws, which offer protections for people with faulty vehicles, are being altered by Assembly Bill (AB) 1755....

Living the meme: The rhetoric of cyber-extremism  

The world wide web is a hotbed for political discourse. As ties between the internet and political process are strengthened, their influence on...

Monetizing childhood & the costs of child stardom

Trigger warning: This article contains mentions of sexual abuse. Nearly every child has dreamed of being famous, idolizing the celebrities they see on TV,...

Transgender Americans are not the problem 

President Donald Trump has made a series of heavy-hitting decisions since returning to office. Four recent directives in particular posit to fulfill significant...

The rise of conservative femininity online

From being a girlboss to being just a girl, there has been a shift in how feminism is presented in the mainstream. This...

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

Editor's Note: On Oct. 10, 2025, an interview was removed from the following article due to safety concerns. Call it the modern arms race...

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...

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