DEPARTMENT

Media

How information gets curated, who benefits, and what gets deliberately left — or Left — out.

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Penis on the Forehead

Let’s talk about a medical breakthrough that hasn’t happened yet. Imagine a surgeon — board-certified, peer-reviewed, celebrated at conferences — walks into a consultation room and proposes the following procedure: a penile implant. On the forehead. Fully functional in the cosmetic sense. Anatomically correct. Surgically precise. You’re laughing. Of course you are. But here’s the question that should keep you up at night: Why are you laughing? Not rhetorically. Literally. On what medical, ethical, philosophical, or scientific grounds do you find this absurd — while simultaneously finding other body modification procedures not only acceptable, but courageous? Brave? Worthy of a standing ovation at the Oscars? Take your time. We’ll wait. We have nowhere to be. And apparently, neither does medical ethics. The Body Is a Canvas. We Said So. Somewhere in the last two decades, Western medicine quietly abandoned a principle it had held for centuries: first, do no harm. In its place, a new doctrine emerged — one that is never stated plainly, but governs an astonishing range of medical and surgical decisions: The patient’s self-perception is the only standard that matters. Once you accept that premise, the forehead penis isn’t a joke. It’s a logical conclusion. Don’t believe

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Narrative Marketing

Narratives are the most powerful marketing products ever created. Luxury brands sell identity; political movements sell grievance. When people are convinced their lives are controlled by external forces, they become loyal customers for outrage, dependency, and perpetual conflict. Data shows those who believe in personal agency are happier, more generous, and more resilient. The real battle isn’t policy—it’s which story people choose to live inside: helplessness or responsibility.

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Samantha Fulnecky’s Case IS Viewpoint Discrimination, Plain and Simple

Look no further than University of Oklahoma for the newest culture war plaguing social media. Last week, the Turning Point USA chapter at OU published an X thread following the experience of Samantha Fulnecky, a third-year psychology student whose 650-word response to a gender-related article received a 0/25. Fulnecky’s response–utilizing her own religious convictions and citations–was met with comments from her instructor reading, “I am deducting point[s] for you posting a reaction paper that does not answer the questions for this assignment, contradicts itself, heavily uses personal ideology over empirical evidence in a scientific class, and is at times offensive.” Certainly, it didn’t help that the instructor who failed Samantha Fulnecky uses she/they pronouns. Quick summary on the assignment: The article she and her peers were asked to review in this developmental psychology course dealt with gender typicality, peer relations, and mental health. In Fulnecky’s response paper, she reflected on a key phenomena taking place in higher education: “It is frustrating to me when I read articles like this and discussion posts from my classmates of so many people trying to conform to the same mundane opinion, so they do not step on people’s toes.” She continued, “I strongly disagree

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Illustration of a young climate activist holding a "SAVE THE PLANET" sign while boarding a private jet, with a globe in the background — highlighting the contradiction between environmental messaging and high-carbon behavior.

The Carbon Saint and Her 2.6 Million Plastic Bottles

She shamed the world over plastic bottles—then flew 12,000 miles to say it again. Her trip burned enough energy to produce 2.6 million of them. But hey, she reused her hotel towels. #HypocrisyFiles Tweet Greta scolded the world over plastic straws, meat consumption, and weekend flights—declaring a planetary emergency that demanded your sacrifice. Then she hopped on a 12,000-mile international speaking tour that consumed enough energy to manufacture 2.6 million plastic bottles. But don’t worry: she reused her hotel towels. This is climate righteousness as performance art—clean optics, dirty fuel. And while Westerners are hectored over dinner choices, the real culprits—unchecked industrial waste from South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America—remain comfortably unmentioned. Because the guilt isn’t about carbon. It’s about control. The Sermon vs. the Schedule Greta’s message was urgent: the planet is on fire, and your lifestyle is the match. No more short flights, no more red meat, and definitely no more single-use plastics. Every decision must serve the cause. But the execution? Different sermon, different standard. She skipped the plastic but boarded planes. She scolded emissions while generating them by the ton. Speaking tours that could’ve been livestreamed became globe-trotting rituals of climate purity. All optics, no

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RIP Mainstream Media: Turns Out, Outrage Isn’t a Business Model

The media meltdown is in full swing! Once-glorified anchors—who spent years lecturing America from their multi-million-dollar studios—are now discovering the joys of unemployment. Their next career move? A brave “independent journalism project” no one will read, a podcast nobody asked for, or, if things get really bad, OnlyFans for political commentary. Yesterday, they were sipping soy lattes while preaching about misinformation. Today? They’re filming TikToks under a $15 Amazon ring light, begging for subscribers. Turns out, when your business model is hating the other side, losing your audience is just bad math.

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Complexity of Polling and Public Perception

Polling on gun control is shaped by question wording, media narratives, and public understanding. Many Americans support stricter gun laws, yet polling is often misleading due to vague terminology—especially regarding “assault rifles,” which are confused with semi-automatic firearms. Despite political focus on banning such weapons, FBI data shows handguns cause most firearm-related homicides. Support for handgun bans is declining, reflecting shifting opinions. Many respondents don’t know the laws they support; for instance, background checks are already required. With firearm ownership rising across political lines, discussions on gun policy are often clouded by sensationalism, misinformation, and inaccurate polling.

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The Price of Climate Change Hysteria

The liberal left has continued to push the issue of climate change to the heart of U.S. politics. Sometimes, these eco-warriors employ fear strategies. As one famous eco-warrior put the issue in 2019, “People are dying.”

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