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Conformity and Police Brutality
THE MUNDANE EXPLANATION FOR ABUSIVE POLICE PRACTICES I want to offer a brief response to Redditt Hudson’s article posted in Vox today. Hudson, a former St. Louis police officer explains a theory shared with him by a former colleague. “On any given day, in any police department in the nation, 15 percent of officers will… Read more
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The Absurdity of Standardized Testing
JOHN OLIVER DESTROYS THE CASE FOR STANDARDIZED TESTING There is so much absurdity surrounding standardized testing that it is…well…absurd! What’s more, it simply doesn’t work. Go, John…Bring on the Monkey! Read more
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Smashing the Foundations to Build a Democracy
ON THE POLITICAL WILLINGNESS TO TEAR IT ALL DOWN I’m a bit behind on my journal reading, but I’ve endeavored to catch up in the last couple of weeks as the school year is winding down. Among the first studies I read was Joshua Bloom’s analysis of the Truman Administration and the Civil Rights Movement… Read more
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The Iraq War was not a Mistake in Hindsight
IT WAS A MISTAKE IN FORESIGHT I don’t like to post on arguments that are already well made by others, in this case, Greg Sargent, John Marshall, Paul Krugman, and David Corn, among others. When it comes to attempts by the political elite, in league with their media lap dogs, to whitewash the lead-up to… Read more
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The Mad Sociologist on Social Media
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION EVERY DAY For those who are interested, and I know you all are, the Mad Sociologist posts commentary just about every day on Facebook and Twitter. See the footer to participate in sociological social media. Sometimes it’s hard to organize, write, edit and post blogs every day, but Facebook and Twitter resolves… Read more
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