Kenneth Ethan Frantz
@kennethefrantz.bsky.social
University of Oklahoma Sociology Doctoral Student
Freelance Writer
https://kennethefrantz.oucreate.com/blog/
Freelance Writer
https://kennethefrantz.oucreate.com/blog/
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I recently interviewed Molly Worthen over her new book “Spellbound” for @wordandway.bsky.social. wordandway.org/2025/07/30/m...
Molly Worthen Reveals the Hidden Truths Behind American Charismatic Leaders - Word&Way
In her new book, ‘Spellbound,’ the historian of religion traces the mysterious force that is charisma from the Puritans to Donald Trump.
wordandway.org
“I think that the Democrats have a real charisma problem right now. They have a reasonable bench of younger leaders who are wonderful orators and very charming, effective communicators, but I’m not sure that they have figured out the grand story that they can offer.“ - Molly Worthen
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
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Incredibly bittersweet to be published in Teen Vogue this weekend after devastating layoffs, including my editor for this piece. It’s about how beauty influencers have fallen into and become part of the alt-right pipeline targeting girls and women
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
The 'Womanosphere' Is Coming for Teen Girls
How beauty and wellness influencers are part of a misinformation ecosystem pushing traditional values on girls.
www.teenvogue.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Incredibly bittersweet to be published in Teen Vogue this weekend after devastating layoffs, including my editor for this piece. It’s about how beauty influencers have fallen into and become part of the alt-right pipeline targeting girls and women
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
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NEW RESEARCH
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
NEW RESEARCH
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
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Excellent job inviting these technologies into our campuses to work closely with vulnerable young people, university administrators and edtech people.
BRAVO.
apnews.com/article/open...
BRAVO.
apnews.com/article/open...
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Excellent job inviting these technologies into our campuses to work closely with vulnerable young people, university administrators and edtech people.
BRAVO.
apnews.com/article/open...
BRAVO.
apnews.com/article/open...
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Listen if you’re going to comment on a story about ChatGPT encouraging a young person to die by suicide with ‘what incredible tools AI can be’ please fuck off
November 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Listen if you’re going to comment on a story about ChatGPT encouraging a young person to die by suicide with ‘what incredible tools AI can be’ please fuck off
My adviser (@profsamperry.bsky.social) recommended this book, and it contains many useful tips on creating useful habits. I recommend it. www.audible.com/pd/152477926...
Atomic Habits
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. The number one New York Times best seller. Over one million copies sold! Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a prove...
www.audible.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
My adviser (@profsamperry.bsky.social) recommended this book, and it contains many useful tips on creating useful habits. I recommend it. www.audible.com/pd/152477926...
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I am no fan of Ackman, but this is how to respond to loss with some level of grace and we should let him rather than constantly dunk
November 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I am no fan of Ackman, but this is how to respond to loss with some level of grace and we should let him rather than constantly dunk
“While boys are physically stronger, they're emotionally and mentally much weaker than girls.”
This is a great conversation between @karaswisher.bsky.social and @profgalloway.com on what healthy masculinity looks like and how to raise well adjusted young men.
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This is a great conversation between @karaswisher.bsky.social and @profgalloway.com on what healthy masculinity looks like and how to raise well adjusted young men.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
Why Scott Galloway Wants Us To Celebrate Masculinity, Not Diminish It
Podcast Episode · On with Kara Swisher · 11/03/2025 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“While boys are physically stronger, they're emotionally and mentally much weaker than girls.”
This is a great conversation between @karaswisher.bsky.social and @profgalloway.com on what healthy masculinity looks like and how to raise well adjusted young men.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
This is a great conversation between @karaswisher.bsky.social and @profgalloway.com on what healthy masculinity looks like and how to raise well adjusted young men.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
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A brilliant analysis of how the tech (and, at this point, policy) world’s mythmaking around AGI—which nobody can even define—functions like a conspiracy theory on multiple levels. www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
How AGI became the most consequential conspiracy theory of our time
The idea that machines will be as smart as—or smarter than—humans has hijacked an entire industry. But look closely and you’ll see it’s a myth that persists for many of the same reasons conspiracies d...
www.technologyreview.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A brilliant analysis of how the tech (and, at this point, policy) world’s mythmaking around AGI—which nobody can even define—functions like a conspiracy theory on multiple levels. www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
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Thrilled and honored that my book Religion for Realists was given the 2025 Distinguished Book Award by @sssreligion.bsky.social last night.
It’s vital that we understand religion and religious people. The social sciences are remiss to ignore either.
Hire more religion specialists.
It’s vital that we understand religion and religious people. The social sciences are remiss to ignore either.
Hire more religion specialists.
November 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Thrilled and honored that my book Religion for Realists was given the 2025 Distinguished Book Award by @sssreligion.bsky.social last night.
It’s vital that we understand religion and religious people. The social sciences are remiss to ignore either.
Hire more religion specialists.
It’s vital that we understand religion and religious people. The social sciences are remiss to ignore either.
Hire more religion specialists.
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Another year with zero trick-or-treaters at my house.
What am I doing wrong?
What am I doing wrong?
November 1, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Another year with zero trick-or-treaters at my house.
What am I doing wrong?
What am I doing wrong?
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A pastor in Oklahoma blew the whistle on alleged embezzling by his bishops. He lost his job. The bishop kept his, until he was arrested this week
religionnews.com/2025/11/01/a...
religionnews.com/2025/11/01/a...
An Oklahoma pastor was fired after reporting missing church funds. His bishop just got arrested.
(RNS)— The Rev. Jerry Beeson said he followed denominational rules in raising the alarm about missing church funds.
religionnews.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A pastor in Oklahoma blew the whistle on alleged embezzling by his bishops. He lost his job. The bishop kept his, until he was arrested this week
religionnews.com/2025/11/01/a...
religionnews.com/2025/11/01/a...
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In Minneapolis listening to the legend @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social drop some much-needed knowledge on religion and ableism. @sssreligion.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In Minneapolis listening to the legend @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social drop some much-needed knowledge on religion and ableism. @sssreligion.bsky.social
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New from @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social in Social Problems on “Christian Nationalism and Abelism in the United States.” Read at the link below.
Christian nationalism and ableism in the United States
Abstract. Americans with disabilities face significant hurdles across multiple social institutions in the United States. Their inclusion and equitable trea
academic.oup.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
New from @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social in Social Problems on “Christian Nationalism and Abelism in the United States.” Read at the link below.
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Here’s how the government shutdown ends.
October 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Here’s how the government shutdown ends.
Just finished this book. It covers OpenAI's founding and it's impacts on work, global inequality, and the environment. It's well researched and sobering. Great job, @karenhao.bsky.social!
www.audible.com/pd/B0DR39GCQ...
www.audible.com/pd/B0DR39GCQ...
Empire of AI
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. An Instant New York Times Bestseller “A bestselling page-turner that has made waves not just in Silicon Valley but around the world . . . With Empire of AI,...
www.audible.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Just finished this book. It covers OpenAI's founding and it's impacts on work, global inequality, and the environment. It's well researched and sobering. Great job, @karenhao.bsky.social!
www.audible.com/pd/B0DR39GCQ...
www.audible.com/pd/B0DR39GCQ...
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If you’re waiting on the better angels of tech CEOs, don’t hold your breath.
October 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
If you’re waiting on the better angels of tech CEOs, don’t hold your breath.
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Look, I will always repost a hater who hates Bill Ackman as much as I hate Bill Ackman
October 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Look, I will always repost a hater who hates Bill Ackman as much as I hate Bill Ackman
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at first glance, these two signs appear to be giving opposing advice.
October 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
at first glance, these two signs appear to be giving opposing advice.
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Hey Ezra Klein, is this doing politics the right way?
October 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Hey Ezra Klein, is this doing politics the right way?
@karaswisher.bsky.social did an excellent job hosting this panel discussion on how AI will change the nature of work and whether it will replace human workers themselves. Great job to everyone involved!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
How AI Will Impact the Future of Work
Podcast Episode · On with Kara Swisher · 10/16/2025 · 55m
podcasts.apple.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
@karaswisher.bsky.social did an excellent job hosting this panel discussion on how AI will change the nature of work and whether it will replace human workers themselves. Great job to everyone involved!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
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Fellow Social Scientists,
When your grad students say they can't co-author with me because they're too busy grading for your classes, that's a problem. Yes, TA help is awesome. Yes, training includes learning how to manage time. But we gotta free/encourage students to prioritize their own research.
When your grad students say they can't co-author with me because they're too busy grading for your classes, that's a problem. Yes, TA help is awesome. Yes, training includes learning how to manage time. But we gotta free/encourage students to prioritize their own research.
October 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Fellow Social Scientists,
When your grad students say they can't co-author with me because they're too busy grading for your classes, that's a problem. Yes, TA help is awesome. Yes, training includes learning how to manage time. But we gotta free/encourage students to prioritize their own research.
When your grad students say they can't co-author with me because they're too busy grading for your classes, that's a problem. Yes, TA help is awesome. Yes, training includes learning how to manage time. But we gotta free/encourage students to prioritize their own research.
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Update: whole book has been fascinating. But the chapter on spanking advice in evangelical parenting manuals & research on its consequences is worth the price of the book itself. Revealing and frankly horrifying.
Got my copy on audible today and already well into it. Really fascinating insights into the vast literature on evangelical parenting and its consequences. I’m sure this will resonate with many evangelicals and exvangelicals. Well done, @mburtwrites.bsky.social & @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social.
October 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Update: whole book has been fascinating. But the chapter on spanking advice in evangelical parenting manuals & research on its consequences is worth the price of the book itself. Revealing and frankly horrifying.
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I think it’s weird that people complain about the misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda but then are absolutely unwilling to grapple with the fact that there are folks who have been propagandized and fallen for the mis/disinfo and actually those people are worth trying to reach
October 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I think it’s weird that people complain about the misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda but then are absolutely unwilling to grapple with the fact that there are folks who have been propagandized and fallen for the mis/disinfo and actually those people are worth trying to reach
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Got my copy on audible today and already well into it. Really fascinating insights into the vast literature on evangelical parenting and its consequences. I’m sure this will resonate with many evangelicals and exvangelicals. Well done, @mburtwrites.bsky.social & @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social.
October 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Got my copy on audible today and already well into it. Really fascinating insights into the vast literature on evangelical parenting and its consequences. I’m sure this will resonate with many evangelicals and exvangelicals. Well done, @mburtwrites.bsky.social & @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social.