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On Proving the Null Hypothesis in the Gun Debate
OR THE DIFFICULTIES OF ACADEMIC HONESTY The last couple of semesters I’ve had the unfortunate opportunity to talk about American gun culture and its associated gun violence in real time. It’s actually a great topic through which to understand the sociological imagination and to offer relevant lessons on how sociologists do our work. I try to Read more
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Ezra Klein Interviews Bernie Sanders
ASKING SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON POLICY It is the long standing tradition of the Journal of a Mad Sociologist and the associated blog to not endorse political candidates or parties, and 2016 will be no exception. That being said, Bernie Sanders’ campaign has invigorated a progressive agenda that has been woefully anemic for the last couple Read more
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A Shout Out to Marvin Gaye
PLAYING FOR CHANGE FEATURING WHAT’S GOING ON It’s been a while since I posted something by playing for change. For those new to the Journal of a Mad Sociologist, I love the idea of people all over the world, representing diverse cultures, singing a song. Read more
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Trumping Politics
ON STRAIGHT TALK AND REALITY Sometimes I think I am the only one in the world who is not shocked, just shocked, by the meteoric rise of Donald Trump in the Republican primary. Well, maybe me and Paul Krugman. After all, Donald Trump may be a joke to the rest of the world, but he Read more
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Shouldn’t the Earth have at Least the Same Rights as a Corporation?
A Mad Sociologist Meme Read more
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Act Out! from Occupy.com
A BOLD TAKE ON CURRENT ISSUES i stumbled upon this little gem while doing some on-line research and figured I would share with viewers. I was sold on the opening commentary done in verse! Read more
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