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Rumors of Chris Pratt’s being a ‘MAGA Bro’ show how Twitter’s...

Staff Writer - November 4, 2020

Aaron Duncan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln When actor Chris Pratt found himself trending on Twitter on Oct. 17, it wasn’t because of his new film or...

Health

How talking about the coronavirus as an enemy combatant can backfire

Staff Writer - July 12, 2020

Tabitha Moses, Wayne State University Sometimes war involves battling other countries; other times, it’s the metaphorical kind, like our current “war” against the coronavirus. We see...

culture

Why ‘I was just being sarcastic’ can be such a convenient...

Staff Writer - July 5, 2020

Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis After President Donald Trump said during his June 20 rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that increased testing was responsible for...

Art

How the media encourages – and sustains – political warfare

Staff Writer - September 28, 2018

Kyle Jensen, University of North Texas and Jack Selzer, Pennsylvania State University Since his inauguration, President Donald Trump has been waging war against the American...

Art

America is in the middle of a battle over the meaning...

Staff Writer - July 23, 2018

Jennifer Mercieca, Texas A&M University You might think that the culture war over race and immigration primarily transpires in dramatic events, like the woman...

Politics

Charlottesville and the politics of fear

Staff Writer - August 17, 2017

David Alpher, George Mason University I have spent nearly 16 years studying how the risk of violence grows in societies around the world and running...