The Mad Sociologist Blog

  • Help End Geloiocracy

    Readers of this blog are familiar with the term “corporatocracy.” Some time ago I suggested that the United States government is moving from a democratic republic, or a democracy to a corporatocracy, or rather a government controlled by a corporate elite. This would be distinguished from an aristocracy as aristocratic control is one that serves… Read more

  • Class Matters

    If you want a quick primer on how contemporary social discourse is tilted in matters of class and inequality just look at the recent Tax Cuts debate. The debate can be described graphically below highlights the issue perfectly. At stake was extending ruinous tax cuts that disproportionately benefited the wealthy at the expense of the… Read more

  • Socialists/Liberals are not Nazis

    Stop getting your history from Glenn Beck and do your own research   There’s just something about the Beckian Conservative mindset. They seem to be incapable of political discourse without calling someone a Nazi. This is especially true if that someone is a Liberal/Socialist (because according to the Beckian schema all liberals are socialists). The… Read more

  • Some Bad Theories on Tax Cuts

    Let’s be honest and admit we just don’t want to pay for anything!   Theory is pretty much the bread and butter of sociology. Sociologists live, eat and breathe theory. Because of the nature of our interests, strong theories are necessary for keeping our ideas grounded (eh…at least that’s the goal). So when a bad… Read more

  • If Deficits Really Are Bad: There’s Only One Responsible Thing to Do

    Let the Bush Tax Cuts Expire…Period!   The elephant (or donkey) in the room that no one appears to be willing to talk about is, assuming that deficits really are as important as both Republicans and Democrats claim, that the Democratic tax plan is only 25% better than the Republican plan. Democrats have been spinning… Read more

  • The CBO Weighs in on How to Stimulate the Economy

    The Congressional Budget Office just released its report on the fiscal policy choices presented to the Congress. It’s not good news for the proponents of extending the Bush Tax Cuts. Projecting to 2020, the report states that under current law the federal deficit in ten years will be $700 Billion. Extending the Bush Tax Cuts… Read more

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