• A Mad Sociologist Renaissance

    A Mad Sociologist Renaissance

    On Re-Evaluating the Role of this Site If you are an old subscriber finding your way back after the collapse of the previous site, or a new subscriber wondering what the hell is going on, welcome to the new and (hopefully) improved Mad Sociologist Blog. The physical reconstruction of this project at a new site, Read more

  • They Are Not Going to Simplify the Tax Code

    They Are Not Going to Simplify the Tax Code

    IT’S A MYTH THEY CREATED TO CUT THEIR OWN TAXES While at the gym today I couldn’t help but notice the standard FoxNoise program playing above me. There, on the screen, was Neil Cavuto doing everything but French kiss Donald Trump in an interview about tax day. Apparently the Donald is considering yet another presidential Read more

  • A New Home

    Hello Everyone! Well, you might have noticed that the old Mad Sociologist Blog page is a bit under the weather. For quite some time now I’ve wanted to change the blog URL to one less…”spammy” as it was called. Well, in my attempt to do just that I really jacked up the original. Just as Read more

  • Republicans Undermining Peace is Old Hat

    Why Revelations of Republican Treason Should Come as no Surprise I have to admit, when I first learned of the Republican attempt to undermine the Obama Administration’s negotiations with Iran I was surprised. I rubbed my eyes and temples, quite possibly spewed some expletives, and pushed myself to read the open letter to Iran, what Read more

  • Islam as Default Adjective

    I read these headlines and their associated articles and felt inclined to respond. Look, it is not my intention to rehash the same old arguments. This project is not an echo chamber. The hypocrisy of requiring the “Islam” modifier in reference to specific acts of violence while ignoring this syntactical requirement for, say, The Lord`s Read more

  • Chris Kyle: A Useful Sociopath

    And The Militarism That Gives Such Men a Platform I’ve largely stayed out of the ludicrously impassioned debate raging through social media on the Michael Moore/American Sniper debate. Frankly, I have no money on this horse race.  I am a fan of Michael Moore’s documentaries, even if I don’t always agree with his conclusions. Likewise,  Read more