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Christopher M Elias

Assistant Professor of History, American University in Cairo

Christopher M Elias is assistant professor of history at the American University in Cairo and the author of Gossip Men: J Edgar Hoover, Joe McCarthy, Roy Cohn and the Politics of Insinuation (2021).

Written by Christopher M Elias

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Gossip fosters intimacy and even saves lives, but keep it offline

Gossiping is an intimate act that fosters connection. Social media makes it impersonal and exacerbates its worst elements

by Christopher M Elias