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Joshua Pederson

Joshua Pederson

Washington Post

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With Diddy’s arrest, the music industry may be having its #MeToo moment. Sports should be next

Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. On Sept. 18, a judge denied...

06.10.2024 10

San Francisco Chronicle

Joshua Pederson

How Donald Trump keeps making it harder for me to name my baby

Donald Trump is seen on a video screen during the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland. His deliberate mispronunciation of Kamala...

15.08.2024 3

San Francisco Chronicle

Joshua Pederson

Olympic drag performance was not ‘Last Supper.’ But even if it was, so what?

Delegations arrive at the Trocadero as spectators watch French singer Philippe Katerine performing on a giant screen during the opening ceremony of...

01.08.2024 5

San Francisco Chronicle

Joshua Pederson

Oklahoma wants students to know how the Bible shaped U.S. history. That’s not a bad idea

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters ordered public schools in the state to incorporate the Bible into lessons. I’ve had a...

10.07.2024 5

San Francisco Chronicle

Joshua Pederson

Unsure of why students are protesting? This philosopher can explain

15.05.2024 40

San Francisco Chronicle

Joshua Pederson

One look at Elon Musk’s philanthropy shows why we need to tax billionaire charity

A man rides his bicycle near a mural that was in part funded by the Elon Musk Foundation donations to help revitalize downtown Brownsville, Texas. ...

09.04.2024 10

San Francisco Chronicle

Joshua Pederson

Elon Musk is trying to reestablish himself as a moral authority on AI. Don’t buy it

 Elon Musk, an early investor in OpenAI, is suing the company, claiming it has departed from its original mission to “benefit humanity.” Earlier...

12.03.2024 20

San Francisco Chronicle

Joshua Pederson

For many, plagiarizing ideas is far worse than plagiarizing words. It’s not

Then-Harvard President Claudine Gay testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee in December. She resigned on Jan. 2 amid a plagiarism...

18.01.2024 9

San Francisco Chronicle

Joshua Pederson

When it comes to disaster relief, ‘donate now’ is a bad idea

Jayci Corwin of Maui Gold Pineapple unloads cases of fruit being donated to west Maui wildfire victims in August. As we enter the season of giving,...

18.12.2023 30

San Francisco Chronicle

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