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The Cult of American Exceptionalism: A Crisis of Faith and Losing My ReligionAuthor’s note: All hyperlinks throughout the article lead to primary and secondary sources as well as examples and will be a primer for…Apr 27, 20211Apr 27, 20211
Social Identity and Toxic Conformity: The Hidden Conflicts that Cause Diversity Initiatives to FailSocial Identity and how it impacts us is a topic I will hit on from time to time as it is pretty much the biggest tool in the toolbox for…Apr 16, 20212Apr 16, 20212
Social Mobility: The Making or Breaking of a Society and how it Reflects on Current Social IssuesBy definition, I am what is called a Xennial, not quite old enough to be Gen X but not young enough to be a Millennial, raised in the…Apr 7, 2021Apr 7, 2021
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