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Damned Lies and Racist Statistics
THE BEST DEFENSE AGAINST RACIST LIES IS A STATISTICS COURSE So I wasn’t planning on posting today. I was perfectly happy with the traffic my most recent post received. I was planning on vegetating after a long week at work, watch a movie with my wife, eat some pizza. I came home, clicked on Facebook… Read more
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What do Donald Trump and Charlie Manson Have in Common
THEY BOTH CALL IT AS THEY SEE IT I’ve spoken with, argued with and eavesdropped on quite a few Trump supporters. I’ve had more than a few of my college students express their admiration for The Donald during class discussions. I must admit to a certain nausea whenever I hear such devotion given to an… Read more
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Democracy Discriminates Against the Young
Originally posted on Benjamin Studebaker: Young people overwhelmingly support Bernie Sanders in this election, but many of them are not showing up. He crushed the demographic in Massachusetts, but still lost the state narrowly: Young voters are just not keeping up with older folks: This has been true for a long time–Millennials did not invent low… Read more
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The Dr. Moreau Theory of Republican Politics
A SCARY THEORY THAT LOOKS LIKE ITS COMING TO FRUITION A couple of years ago I noticed a disturbing analogy between Republican politics and H. G. Wells’ brilliant novel, The Island of Dr. Moreau. In the novel, Wells’ titular character creates an isolated world in which human/beast, hybrid monsters serve him and his human followers. It should… Read more
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“America doesn’t have a gun problem. It has several of them.”
A POWERFUL ANALYSIS FROM JOSS FONG AT VOX.COM For another perspective, check out this analysis from MSB done back in October. Fong uses Idaho, I looked at Vermont as compared to Louisiana. What’s the difference? Read more
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John Wayne, a Fluffy White Dog and Life’s last Dignity
AN ADDENDUM TO THE FLUFFY WHITE DOG The post, Fluffy White Dog Sociology was and remains the most popular post in Mad Sociologist history. While I was writing that post, however, there was a second narrative playing in my mind. That narrative became this post. I’m not sure if John Wayne remains popular, or if… Read more
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