Nicole Penn

2 months ago | smartbrief.com | Nicole Penn

3 min read Digital TechnologyMarketing Brands are learning they need to pivot quickly and decisively to changing consumer sentiments, especially today as economic uncertainty continues in the US and globally. Recent consumer sentiment data underscores the need for agile, data-driven marketing strategies.

Jan 21, 2025 | thedispatch.com | Alex Demas |Michael Warren |Nicole Penn |Charlotte Lawson

The government restricted media depictions of same-sex relationships, adultery, and smoking in 2015. Published January 21, 2025 A viral Instagram post with more than 94,000 likes claims that LGBT content has been banned from Chinese television. “China has banned transgenders from TV including a ban on showing LGBT relationships on television,” the post reads. The post is accurate, but the prohibitions it references aren’t new.

Jan 18, 2025 | thedispatch.com | Nicole Penn |Daniel N. Gullotta |Thomas Sheppard |Ben Rolsma

Who gets to decide who’s been the most faithful to the country’s creeds? Published January 18, 2025 In his seminal 1989 book The Democratization of American Christianity, historian Nathan Hatch posited that the forces of democratization and religious disestablishment unleashed by the American Revolution galvanized an unprecedented outpouring of spiritual enthusiasm.

Nov 27, 2024 | thedispatch.com | Mary Trimble |Grayson Logue |James Sutton |Nicole Penn

By , , and Published November 27, 2024 Happy Wednesday! It goes without saying that we’re thankful for all of you, our readers and members. We’re also grateful for a few days of rest—we’ll be back in your inboxes on Monday! And if you’re looking to get a leg up on your holiday shopping on Black Friday, The Dispatch has you covered.

Nov 25, 2024 | thedispatch.com | Nick Catoggio |Razib Khan |Charles Hilu |Nicole Penn

Published November 25, 2024 The problem with seeking rhyme or reason in Donald Trump’s policies is that not only is he not an ideologue, he’s—ahem—“mercurial.”He believes in “America First” … yet began his first term as president by bombing Syria and ended up assassinating the head of Iran’s Quds Force. He’s a populist fighting for the working man … whose biggest domestic accomplishment was a tax-cuts bill that primarily benefited the rich.