This week Reason published their latest poll numbers on “Millennial” politics and it contains some interesting numbers that are generally supported by recent Pew and Gallup polls. “Millennials” are considered socially liberal, and yet fiscally conservative. These…

Today’s column by Nicholas Kristof (note the lack of middle initial…) wants to make sure everyone understands that Kristof wants academics more involved in public policy. Only hours after it was published, there are already a lot of good commentaries about this, as well as the immediate reactions…

Today, over at Elite Daily, I published a follow-up post to my previous discussion on competing political narratives. The main focus of my ire was the cycle of Republicans listening exclusively to conservatives who don’t live in reality. I look forward to the…

I have been thinking about movies a lot, recently. My Intro to Communications course just finished a week of discussing the technological and cultural role of movies; I was recently interviewed by the good folks at The Text That Mattered about the influence Die Hard had on my life…

As you all know, I contribute to Elite Daily. They redid their website this week and as such as I have a new profile page. Check it out and thanks for reading.

This is Part 2 in an on-going look at the intersection of soccer and American culture. Read Part 1 here.

As a folklorist, I deal in traditions. To most, “traditions” are thought of as set in stone, passed down through time immemorial…

My recent analysis on Millennial politics was published over at Elite Daily. Check it out, leave some feedback, and share it with your friends. Thanks — TJP

My friends over at the Digital Folklore Project have concluded their survey and declared #BlackLivesMatter is the Digital Trend of the Year. I admit, that was my vote, so I’m happy about it. Ferguson, especially, was such a monumental digital event — the outrage was all over twitter…