Adrift in a Sea of Contradictions: My Struggle with the Lincoln Myth For years, as a historical analyst, I was...

The Catastrophic Failure of the Checklist The conference room was cold, but I was sweating. It was early in my...

Introduction: The Case of the Missing Captain When 9-1-1: Lone Star premiered in January 2020, it arrived with the full...

Part I: The Genesis of a Story: Jay Asher and the Original Novel The global phenomenon of 13 Reasons Why...

Introduction: The Unraveling of a Ratings Juggernaut In the landscape of early 2020 cable television, few programs commanded the audience...

Introduction: The Crime Scene Every language detective has a cold case that haunts them—a blunder from their rookie years that...

Introduction: The Paradox of a Canceled King To understand Logan Paul is to confront a paradox at the heart of...

Part I: The Limits of a Simple Count Introduction: The Question I Couldn't Answer Early in my career as a...

Section 1: The End of a Hit Series: Deconstructing the "Cancellation" Narrative The question of why the popular reality series...

I still remember the smell of fresh paint and sawdust, the thrill of seeing my dream materialize. After years of...