The Mad Sociologist Blog

  • AIG: Are you kidding me?

    And this is the part that rips me about this massive bailout.  Here we have the executives of AIG, men who were so reckless and incompetent that they absolutely buried their company.  They took other people’s money and became regular addicts of casino capitalism.  They then lost the other people’s money…but not their own.  They… Read more

  • Responding to the Third and Final Debate

    Okay, so I had nothing better to do last night than to watch the final debate between Barack Obama and John McCain.  During this hour and a half nothing new was revealed, the same accusations surfaced and the status quo was never questioned. So nothing new there, and of course nothing new was expected. What… Read more

  • Troy Davis and the Death Penalty

    So why am I against the death penalty? The case of Troy Davis is probably the best answer. This case demonstrates beyond any doubt that the State is not competent enough to fairly assess who should live and who should die. This week the Supreme Court was asked to decide if it was exceptable to… Read more

  • Public Schools (and students) Set Up to Fail by NCLB

    How about this.  You go to work every day and you work your but off.  You are doing a difficult job and there are standards for increasing productivity.  If you don’t increase productivity, you could lose your job, or have your pay cut.  But you’re not worried because every year you’ve increased your productivity, and… Read more

  • Latest Agitate: Voting Third Party

    The latest Agitate has been linked.  It is the August issue…yeah, yeah, I know.  Give me a break. I work for a living. This month we debate the virtues of voting for a third party candidate.   Are you just throwing your vote away, or are you making a statement of principle? Read this months… Read more

  • What is a Nation? What is a Leader?

    Last night, during the debates, Tom Brokaw asked an interesting question.  He informed the candidates that this question required only a one word answer, then asked is Russia the Evil Empire? Of course, that’s not a one word answer, and to their credit, neither candidate answered so simply.  But the question got my sociological imagination… Read more

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