Occupy Movement – The Mad Sociologist Blog

2011 a Difficult and Honorable Year January 3, 2012

Dehumanizing The Other is the First Step to Violence November 26, 2011

An Awkward Moment! On Hiding the Police from my Children November 20, 2011

Attention Police Officers… October 26, 2011

Occupy Fort Myers October 8, 2011

Making Sense of this Mess

How did we get into this political mess? Why are fascists so much better at capitalizing on it?

by Mad Sociologist March 19, 2023

The Paradox of Compromise

Opening negotiations with the compromise will always end in disappointment. Opening negotiations with a high bid, however, may also lead to disappointment by setting unreasonable expectations.

by Mad Sociologist January 19, 2023January 20, 2023

On Schools, Guns and Freedom

The existence of so many guns in the United States distorts our concepts of freedom.

by Mad Sociologist December 21, 2022