Ending the conflict cycle between police and black communities helps everyone, including the police.
Defund the Police?
The Problem with Policing
Structural Racism and Defunding the Police I started to script a Mad Sociologist in the News report on the Defund the Police movement when I realized that the issue was more lengthy than I could handle in one episode. So this is the opening episode in which I outline the history of racism and policing... Continue Reading →
False Accusations About Rape: How Concerned Should You Be
Just how worried should you be about the men in your life being falsely accused of sexual assault or rape? Turns out, not very.
The Great American Gun Addiction
Gun violence does not exist in isolation. It is a symptom of a larger, societal disease.
I’m a Teacher, and the Last Thing I Need is a Gun, Dammit!
If more guns were the solution, the United States would be the safest nation on Earth...and Yemen would be the second safest.
#MeToo, Male Privilege and the Introspective Man
...women all over the country, quite possibly outraged by the ascension of the Groper in Chief to the highest office in the country, are coming forward with their stories. Taking down Harvey Weinstein seems to be the catalyst for a national, cultural lesson in patriarchy and male privilege.
Conflict Cycles and Body Cameras
It looks like we're just going to have to deal with institutionalized structures of violence rather than try to focus on controlling the behavior of a few "bad apples."
Jay Z: On Drugs
THE WAR ON DRUGS IS AN EPIC FAIL Source: New York Times
Getting Past the Mass Shooting Carousel
APPLYING REASON TO THE IRRATIONAL During a Facebook conversation with a right-wing friend of mine (yes, I do have right-wing friends), he pointed out "while we prayed for the victims, you prayed the shooter wasn't a Muslim." I have to admit, he wasn't entirely wrong. I'm not one for prayer, and clearly I had deep... Continue Reading →
Damned Lies and Racist Statistics
THE BEST DEFENSE AGAINST RACIST LIES IS A STATISTICS COURSE So I wasn't planning on posting today. I was perfectly happy with the traffic my most recent post received. I was planning on vegetating after a long week at work, watch a movie with my wife, eat some pizza. I came home, clicked on Facebook... Continue Reading →
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