Facebook and YouTube are full of people and pages promoting conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, bad history and fake news. Thankfully there are a few youtubers out there who specialize in debunking pseudoscience, refuting bad arguments and disproving conspiracy theories. Here are my top ten YouTube debunking channels. 1. Myles Power Myles…
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The problem with civility politics
American Public Square at Jewell offers some unique opportunities for the William Jewell College community, but its goal of restoring civility to politics is deeply flawed. This is not to say that we need to make vulgarity the norm, nor am I saying that American Public Square isn’t doing good…
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Breaking up Big Tech is a start… but it’s not enough
It is difficult to deny that the enormous amount of power and influence the big four tech companies (Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook) hold over the market and over our lives. These companies are some of the largest corporations in the world, by share of market capitalization, and as of…
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Confessions of the William Jewell flag guy
If you go to Jewell, you’ve probably seen me carrying one of my flags around campus. While I’m not the only person on campus who owns flags, I’m the only one who parades around the quad with a flag on my way to class or to the cafeteria. Most people…
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