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Dennis Joiner
Dennis Joiner, a mathematics and computer science graduate from Southern Illinois University, critiques American society through "system thinking." After a career in IT, he retired in 2016 to focus on writing and social commentary, envisioning a future free from societal pain.
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The Red Scare: How the Fear of Communism Warped Minds
by Dennis Joiner | June 2, 2026 | History, Society, U.S. Politics | 0 Comments
Photo by Allexxandar In the 1950s, a strange sickness swept across America, which was neither an aer virus nor a germ. It was a deep and growing panic called the Red Scare that changed how ordinary people saw the world, making them afraid of their own neighbors and...
The World on a Small Screen: How the TV Changed Family Life
by Dennis Joiner | June 1, 2026 | Social Change, Society, Society & Culture | 0 Comments
Photo by freepik Before the 20th century, the family dynamic among Americans was quite different. Then came an invention that changed everything. Let's talk about how television changed family life in 1950s America and forward. Before the 1950s, most American families...
The Fabulous Fifties: How the American Family Was Changed
by Dennis Joiner | May 2, 2026 | Social Change, Society, Society & Culture, U.S. Politics | 0 Comments
Photo by WikimediaCommons The question of why the 1950s economy changed American family life has a clear answer: money, jobs, and housing all shifted in powerful ways. After World War II ended, soldiers came home ready to settle down. and the government passed the...
The Lens of American History: Almost a Century of Changes
by Dennis Joiner | April 3, 2026 | History, Social Change, The Turn, U.S. Politics | 0 Comments
Photo by senivpetro Life in America looks very different now than it did for our grandparents and great-grandparents, and looking through the lens of American history, we can see the major cultural shiftsthat have shaped our daily lives: from the clothes we...
The Language of the Unheard: How Protests Move the World
by Dennis Joiner | April 2, 2026 | Discrimination, Social Change, The Turn, U.S. Politics | 0 Comments
Photo by freepik Protests happen when people feel they have no other choice. When words fail, when leaders ignore them, when nothing changes despite years of asking nicely—that is when ordinary people rise up. The book The Turn by Dennis Joiner shows how this has...
The New Culture War Dividing America: The Specter of Wokeism
by Dennis Joiner | March 3, 2026 | Discrimination, History, Social Change, Society, The Turn | 0 Comments
Photo by pressfoto Understanding wokeism in American politics and media is critical for anyone trying to make sense of today's headlines. The new culture war that is tearing through communities, workplaces, and families is deeply founded on in-group dynamics, having...
The Force of Woke Ideology: America’s New Friend or New Foe?
by Dennis Joiner | March 3, 2026 | Social Change, Society, The Turn, U.S. Politics | 0 Comments
Photo by jcomp The force of woke ideology has swept across America like a powerful wave, starting on college campuses and now reaching into workplaces, schools, and government buildings. Some people see it as a long-overdue push for fairness, while others view it as a...
Culture War: How the Political Elite Distracts the Populace
by Dennis Joiner | February 10, 2026 | Social Change, Society, The Turn, U.S. Politics | 0 Comments
Photo by freepik Look at the news or scroll through social media, and you'll soon notice that it feels like we are constantly fighting. We argue about history books, statues, and what bathrooms people use. These heated battles are merely part of a larger culture war...
Understanding Today’s American Worldview: Cold War Legacy
by Dennis Joiner | January 22, 2026 | History, Poverty, Social Change | 0 Comments
Photo by Pin Adventure Map on Unsplash | A close-up of a map marking locations in the US, understanding today’s American worldview. Understanding today’s American worldview starts with a long shadow, one cast by decades of tension, rivalry, and fear that reshaped how...
How Corruption Influences U.S. Media and Pop Culture
by Dennis Joiner | January 22, 2026 | Discoveries, History, The Turn | 0 Comments
Photo by Sam McGhee on Unsplash How corruption influences U.S. media is not a fringe concern or a conspiracy theory. It is a structural issue that shows up in what you watch, what you read, and which stories never reach you at all. Political greed, corruption, and the...
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