How America Demonized Hunger, Became Hangry And Got Fat

It is weird, you must admit...

Nov 23 • James F. Richardson

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October 2025

How Gillette Used Gender to Make Face Shaving Needlessly Worse for Men

A lesson in how marketing uses culture to corporate advantage

Oct 11 • James F. Richardson

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September 2025

Desperate Souls- The Dangerous Logic in Mike Johnson's Head

“This isn’t a church, James.

Sep 14 • James F. Richardson

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August 2025

America's 'Simon Sinek' Problem

The ratcheting up of extreme expectations and what it reaps

Aug 3 • James F. Richardson

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July 2025

Modern Flood Deaths Are A Failure of Imagination

And a lack of respect for nature

Jul 12 • James F. Richardson

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Hitting AM Radio with the Problems of an Individualistic Way of Life

Sending this blast out a day early due to the Holiday weekend.

Jul 4 • James F. Richardson

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June 2025

Greater Corruption, Not Tyranny, Is America's Past and Its Possible Future

Unless we do something

Jun 22 • James F. Richardson

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The Infotainment Disaster Cable TV Made Possible

And why have only our own maturity to protect us from poorly conceived infotainment.

Jun 8 • James F. Richardson

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May 2025

Our Worst Strength Wins a Nautilus Award!

Better Books for a Better World

May 24 • James F. Richardson

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Why Practicing Cultural Anthropology Still Has Value for Any Student

it's about what you learn doing real fieldwork...

May 9 • James F. Richardson

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April 2025

How Individualism Fuels a Politics of Petty Personal Grievance

harvesting petty grievance is easier than tapping into a singular ideal

Apr 26 • James F. Richardson

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Why Cruise Ships Function Better Than Your Local City/Town

The ironies of consumer capitalism abound...

Apr 6 • James F. Richardson

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