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I write & speak about pop culture, philosophy, politics & technology | Founder @GeekyStoics | @ConsumerChoiceC | Sometimes 'Rising' @TheHill

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Stephen Kent is a writer, media commentator, public speaking coach, and Media Specialist for the Consumer Choice Center. He’s a contributor to the Washington Examiner and has been published in the Charlotte Observer, The Federalist, USA Today, Raleigh News & Observer, Newsweek, The American Conservative, Reason, and elsewhere. Stephen has appeared frequently on Fox News, Fox Business, The Glenn Beck Program, WUSA 9, Fox 5 DC, Newsy and was recently the host of Al Jazeera’s Rightly network on Yo…

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The Federal Trade Commission's embarrassing antitrust crusade

The Federal Trade Commission's embarrassing antitrust crusade

In the case of FTC v. Microsoft & Activision Blizzard, Khan's first week in court has been an embarrassment.

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Bud Light's Course Correction Is Not Cancel Culture

Bud Light's Course Correction Is Not Cancel Culture

Let's not buy into the temptation to play "fair and balanced" on policing cancel culture in the case of a mul…

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Don't Co-Parent With Congress

Don't Co-Parent With Congress

Instead of lobbying for age verification and youth social media bans, parents can simply restrict their kids'…

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Mississippi can get it right on mobile sports betting

Mississippi can get it right on mobile sports betting

For the second year in a row, the Mississippi House has advanced legislation to legalize mobile sports bettin…

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Disney Ditching DEI Signals A Return Of The Hero

Disney Ditching DEI Signals A Return Of The Hero

Donald Trump's comeback has reshaped America's cultural and political landscape in just a matter of weeks. In…

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Pool-sharing battle in Montgomery County is pure liberal NIMBYism

Pool-sharing battle in Montgomery County is pure liberal NIMBYism

The sounds of summer are a thing of joy for most people. The birds, the splashing, dogs barking, and the neig…

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Who Killed The American Playground?

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By Stephen Kent
| Consumer Choice Center Cast
When my daughter was much younger, we’d always spend a day at Camelot Playground on trips to see family in Pinehurst, North Carolina. It’s a massive outdoor wooden playground adorned with towers, hidden passageways, bridges, and a lot of magic.
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Who Killed The American Playground?

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By Stephen Kent
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When my daughter was much younger, we’d always spend a day at Camelot Playground on trips to see family in Pinehurst, North Carolina. It’s a massive outdoor wooden playground adorned with towers, hidden passageways, bridges, and a lot of magic.
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Casino Lobbyists Wrote a Letter Attacking Prediction Markets. Maryland Copied It and Sent It to Federal Regulators.

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By Stephen Kent
| Consumer Choice Center Cast
The American Gaming Association, a casino trade group, wants the feds to crack down on the sports prediction markets hosted on such platforms as Kalshi and Polymarket. So does the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency: In April 2025, according to public records obtained by WBFF-TV’s Spotlight on Maryland unit, it sent a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission demanding just that. The letter was an almost word-for-word match with a letter drafted earlier by the casino lobby.
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How is social media changing news?

Offering proof of concept that people care about it and want to talk about a given subject. Not sure that yields important topics though.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Will McAvoy

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To seek the truth and communicate it to the people.