Clay Routledge
Prof/ studies psychology of meaning, culture, nostalgia & freedom/ fitness and garage dojo enthusiast/ Senior Fellow @FamStudies
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Poll: Who Finds the Most Meaning in their Lives?
The Cato 2019 Welfare, Work, and Wealth National Survey investigated who finds greater meaning and purpose in their lives. The survey found that Americans’ beliefs about hard work, responsibility, and agency may have something to do with it.
The Democratic Debates So Far: Nearly 300 Questions, but None About the National Debt
The first three rounds of Democratic primary debates have lasted a total of 12 hours, included 21 different presidential candidates,
Students Under Surveillance?
Colleges are tracking them with greater sophistication, but the students don’t seem to care. Should you?
Apple Told Some Apple TV+ Show Developers Not To Anger China
We thought trade would bring Western values to China. Instead, it brought Chinese values to Apple.
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People thought China would adopt western values. But that is not what is happening. China is asking American companies to adopt its values. Apple and many other companies are complying.
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“Woke Capitalism” Needs to Wake Up to the Truth about China
Merion West is a new magazine where all voices are welcome.
Political Campaigns Know Where You’ve Been. They’re Tracking Your Phone.
Voter targeting has grown more invasive with location data that apps can transmit from cellphones. The data allows political groups to track down voters based on places they’ve been, including rallies, churches and gun clubs.
Clay Routledge
"Democratic and Republican candidates, political parties and outside groups are increasingly tapping into a new source of data as they gear up for the 2020 election: your smartphone."
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Conservatives: Happier at Home, Worried for the Nation
They are the group most worried about American families, but when it comes to their own families, conservatives have an edge over others. More than half of conservatives say they are completely satisfied with their family life, compared with about 4...
Blizzard Employees Staged a Walkout After the Company Banned a Gamer for Pro-Hong Kong Views
“Blizzard makes a lot of money in China, but now the company is in this awkward position where we can’t abide by our values,” a Blizzard employee told The Daily Beast.
r/worldnews - Disney-owned ESPN Forbids Discussion Of Chinese Politics When Discussing Daryl Morey's Tweet About Chinese Politics
20,428 votes and 1,348 comments so far on Reddit
Why Evangelicals Support Donald Trump
“Who Is an Evangelical?,” by Thomas S. Kidd, and “The Immoral Majority,” by Ben Howe, examine the politics of the religious right.
After getting banned in China, <i>South Park</i> is more American than the NBA
When the NBA kowtowed to China this week, it disappointed America. Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's tweet in support of the Hong Kong protesters was enough to send the NBA into full apology mode, which earned bipartisan critique from...
If You’re in Danger, Will Bystanders Help?
The bystander effect only tells part of the story.
Joker: The Most Unsettling of All Comic-Book Movies
The supervillain origin story is a mesmerizing vista of one man’s crumbling soul.
'South Park' Scrubbed From Chinese Internet After Critical Episode
After the "Band in China" episode mocked Hollywood for shaping its content to please the Chinese government, Beijing has responded by deleting all clips, episodes and discussions of the Comedy Central show.
‘Joker’ Is Wild Thursday Night With $13.3M, Beats ‘Venom’ October Box Office Preview Record
UPDATED, 7:15 AM PT Friday: Warner Bros/Village Roadshow’s R-rated Joker grossed $13.3 million at the Thursday box office, breaking the record for an October preview set by Sony’s Venom…
Don’t Misunderstand the ‘White Christian’ Reaction to Brandt Jean’s Act of Forgiveness
We can and should thank God for Jean’s remarkable act and repent of our own pettiness and vindictiveness.
Clay Routledge
"The moment went so viral not because forgiveness was expected or white innocence was presumed. The moment went viral because the guilt was so obvious, and rage was so understandable."
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Seizing the Means of Knowledge Production
Erstwhile reformers of higher ed institutions should seek deeper knowledge about the origins of the concepts and methods that currently dominate.
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An outstanding historical analysis of the culture of higher ed from @Musa_alGharbi. I know many argue these trends are a rejection of liberalism and I don't totally disagree but think it is worth considering them as a potential natural outcome of it.
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