The Mad Sociologist Blog

  • Abu Zubaydah and the Myth of Enhanced Interrogation

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  • Torture is about politics, not investigation!

    I was recently involved in a debate about torture. During the debate, my opponent asked, “has it ever occurred to you that the people who are allegedly being tortured have information that could save lives. They are not being tortured for the sport of it, you know.” Really? There’s a problem with this claim. A… Read more

  • Reflecting on Torture: But Nothing More

    v:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} b:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Many liberals are expressing concern over the Obama Administration’s disappointing position      regarding torture. On one hand the  administration appears to be coming clean on the Bush Administration’s legal acrobatics around the torture   issue. The release of the now infamous torture memos and the endless stream of information… Read more

  • I'm Glad I'm not a Conservative

    I just read the May 19, 2009 article I Wish I were a Liberal by Nancy Morgan.  It was largely a waste of time.  If you’ve read any conservative critique of liberalism you’ve read this article.  It’s pretty much a rehash of all the baseless balderdash that passes for conservative “critical thought” since the demise… Read more

  • Actors Standing up for Workers

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  • Socializing the Young…to hunt terrorists, tackle "illegals" and raid drug sites?

    I have to admit that I’m considerably taken aback by the a recent article in the New York Times (Source of the Photo Above) about a new program offered by the Boy Scouts branch known as the Explorers.  This postmodernized version socializes children into paramilitary techniques. Kids are taught how to fight terrorists, take down… Read more

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