The Mad Sociologist Blog

  • Because They’re Children!

    Americans Should be Ashamed of Our Response to Refugee Children! My position on this issue could never be clearer or simpler to explain, so this blog post will be among my shortest: Any nation or culture that feels threatened by, or turns its back on, children does not deserve to exist! The hate-filled bigotry of… Read more

  • The Rejection of Science in the Age of Science

    Americans are rejecting science, and putting themselves…and everyone else…in peril Every semester I lead my Introduction to Sociology students through the following scenario: Uncle Phil is sitting at home watching television, a wonder of technological advancement, and eating a microwave meal. Suddenly, he feels a sharp pain in his chest that travels down his left… Read more

  • The Die is Cast in Iraq

    US Military Assistance Will Not Work   Just a quick word on Iraq. The situation in Iraq may be ugly, but it’s a fairly easy mess to understand sociologically. Since the fall of the Ottoman Empire shortly after World War I, the cards have always been stacked against Iraqi stability. Iraq could be understood as… Read more

  • Solar Freakin’ Roadways!

    All That’s Needed is the Political Will to Make it Happen!         Read more

  • Survey Results from the Cambridge Class

    As promised, here are the results from the Cambridge classes. The questions were the same. There was greater diversity of opinion with regard to the Most Important Historical Event. However, 9/11 and the election of Barack Obama were central, with 9/11 playing a more central role with more students. The “All Others” category included the… Read more

  • The Danger of Nationalism to the Development of a New Humanism

    In an increasingly globalized world, the last thing we need is a resurgence of nationalism Ours is an increasingly globalized world. This is, potentially, a good thing. Increasingly, old prejudices and fears based on which side of an imaginary line one happens to be born on are suspect. Expansion of global communication networks and relatively… Read more

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