The Mad Sociologist Blog

  • Ferguson and the Thomas Theorem

    On Predefining the Ferguson Protests   In 1928, sociologist W. I. Thomas (left) wrote, “If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences.” This has come to be known as The Thomas Theorem. It is an invaluable maxim for understanding social forces and interactions. I fear that the Thomas Theorem may prove… Read more

  • Ahh, The Good Ol’ Days Before the EPA and its Socialist Meddling in Business Freedom

    Ahh, The Good Ol’ Days Before the EPA and its Socialist Meddling in Business Freedom

    Who Doesn’t Want to go Back to That? Read more

  • As Presidents Go—My Defense of My Defense of President Obama

    Or…Elections as Triage Some people have contacted me or talked to me about my most recent posts defending President Obama and the Obama Record. The critiques are summarized as, “don’t you think you will lose your radical credentials by defending a representative of the status quo and elite power like Obama and the Democratic Party?”… Read more

  • Reagan vs. Obama: Battle of the GDP

    A Welterweight Fight! At Best.   The other day I entered into a Facebook argument (I spend an inordinate amount of time arguing on Facebook) about the comparison between President Obama and Ronald Reagan with regard to their economic achievements. The argument began from a posting of an article by Adam Hartung in Forbes Magazine,… Read more

  • Don’t Let the Right Wing Breathe New Life Into the Old Iraqi WMD Lie

    It was bad enough the first time   Back in 2001, I was actively involved in the peace movement. This was, of course, a losing proposition. Our nation had been violently awakened from our delusions of insularity from an otherwise unsafe and uncertain world. Our people were killed, our buildings were burning, and the taste… Read more

  • Are You Better Off Than You Were in 2009?

    As Obama Keeps Saying and the Right Keeps Ridiculing   For the most part, yes. Those of us who remember the catastrophe that was the state of the union when Obama took office in 2009 understand that this is, for the most part, true. Let’s be clear. This is not an advocacy for any fantastic… Read more

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