Tag: Thanksgiving 2016
You should talk about politics this Thanksgiving – here’s why, and...
Stacy Branham, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
After one of the most divisive presidential elections in American history, many of us may be anxious about...
Have reports of Black Friday’s death been greatly exaggerated?
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
Black Friday is hyped as one of the biggest in-store shopping days of the year, with stores trumpeting...
Why we have globalization to thank for Thanksgiving
Farok J. Contractor, Rutgers University
As Americans sit down to their Thanksgiving Day feasts, some may recall the story of the “Pilgrim Fathers” who founded...
What is behind the turkey pardoning ritual?
Tobin Miller Shearer, The University of Montana
Since 1989, when President George H. W. Bush first formally instituted the practice, U.S. presidents have pardoned a...