The Mad Sociologist Blog

  • On the End of a War

    Toward the End of War   On February 15-16, 2003, an almost miraculous event took place. Millions of people in over 60 cities across the globe took to the streets and, in a unified voice, protested a war that had not yet begun. While the Bush administration was beating the drums of pre-emptive war, as Read more

  • The GOP’s War on Christmas

    Why has the godless GOP declared war on Christmas? Obviously, if they were real Americans, they would be having a “Christmas” party and not some politically correct “Holiday” party. If you think I’m making this up, contact the e-mail and ask them yourself. Read more

  • I Want to Know Why the Corporate Conservatives Hate America!

    And insist on their brutal and destructive “austerity” policies   Somehow, conservatives have sold the idea that national health care, unemployment insurance, retirement, and economic assistance is government over-reach and an encroachment on our freedoms. Entitlement programs are a breath away from the scourge of tyranny (despite the fact that nation providing much more lucrative Read more

  • Criminologists Don’t Pay Attention in Sociology Class

    Crime, the Economy and Common Sense Notions Proved Wrong   A few of months ago criminologists were shocked and amazed that, despite the decrepit economy, the crime rate went down. Now, it’s true that the crime rate has gone down, and has been going down for quite some time. However, I cannot vouch for the Read more

  • It is a Class War…

    Let’s call it what it is!   What would you call an action perpetuated by one group of people on another group of people that resulted in the deaths of almost 900,000 people? What would you say if you knew that this action was almost exclusively one sided, with one side baring almost all of Read more

  • Dehumanizing “The Other” is the First Step to Violence

    The dehumanizing rhetoric aimed at the Occupy protestors will lead to increased violence   My first impression when I saw the video from which this indelible image was taken was ‘my god, this person is showing absolutely no affect over what he is doing.’ An emotional or empathic understanding of a process that inflicts intense Read more

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