The Mad Sociologist Blog

  • Top Ten Worst Corporations

    According to the Multinational Monitor the following are the top ten worst corporations of 2008.  It’s too bad they don’t offer a top 20. AIG: Too big to fail, and they rub our faces in it. Cargill: Hey, let’s cripple third world food markets and make a profit from the subsequent starvation. Chevron: We don’t… Read more

  • Agitate: October 2008: Free Market Myths Revealed

    v:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} b:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} After taxpayers have put up the $700 billion to bail out irresponsible banks,  something that no bank would do for “irresponsible”  taxpayers, it is now time to call the so called free market experiment over. The irrefutable conclusion:    Economic policy that favors the wealthy and allows corporations… Read more

  • It's 1 pm: Do you know where your $700 billion is?

    We made the assumption that members of the Bush Administration would deal with us honestly?  Really?  How could we fall for that line of crap…again…and again…and again? Back in September the Bush Administration offered their version of an economic “mushroom cloud.” Banks absolutely, positively, must get $700 billion right now, or the country and the… Read more

  • Iraqi Government Lacks Legitimacy

    Some time ago I wrote about the problem of a US military presence in Iraq when it is in the process of establishing a government.  In order for a government to be effective it must have legitimacy among the people governed.  The Maliki government in Iraq is stuck with the PR problem of having been… Read more

  • Open the Floodgates! Let the Gay Folks Marry

    Can someone who believes that same sex marriage is a threat to the institution of marriage and to family itself please explain their position.  Just what are you afraid of? I’ve asked this question many times and have yet to receive an answer that makes sense.  The response that I’m most likely to get goes… Read more

  • OK! A More Objective Response to the Election of Barack Obama

    All right!  Now that I’ve gotten the emotional stuff out of the way let’s talk about the new president.  The first black president. I don’t believe that Obama’s election can be attributed to his race.  Interestingly, it looks like he had broad appeal to white folks, at least younger and college educated white folks.  That’s… Read more

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