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On Liberty, Militarism and Independence

4 Jul 20174 Jul 2018
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS FOUGHT AGAINST MILITARISM For many years, this blog has celebrated Independence Day with a reminder of what this day is supposed to be about and how July…
Education…

Wine Cork Stratification and Life in Education

2 Jun 20172 Jun 2017
WHY THE UNITED STATES IS EXPERIENCING A TEACHER SHORTAGE My wife and I like wine. A little wine, maybe a couple of glasses after dinner. My wife also enjoys making…
Personal Message…

Why Do You Even Bother Talking to These People?

26 Mar 2017
ON DISCOURSE IN THE POLITICAL RABBIT HOLE If you care about politics and believe that a reasonable, rational debate on the issues makes for a healthy democracy...well, you're out of…
Economics…

A New DEEL for the Democratic Party

9 Mar 201719 May 2017
A NEW DEAL FOR ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL LIBERALISM The Impetus Like many on the left, I'm seeing a ray of hope from the Democratic Party lately. Granted, it's not a particularly bright ray,…
Personal Message…

Free Speech, Fires, and Broken Glass

5 Feb 20175 Feb 2017
THE STUPIDITY OF THE BLACK BLOC I love the freedom of speech. I love the First Amendment as the bedrock statement of what a democracy is. When I was a…
2016 Election…

I Hate it When I’m Right

16 Dec 201616 Dec 2016
THE "IDIOT" FACTOR IN TRUMP POLITICS Some months before the election I offered my final word on Donald Trump...or so I had hoped. Turns out...not so much. Anyway, in this…
2016 Election…

An Open Letter to the Democratic Party

18 Nov 2016
TURNING YOUR BACK ON THE DEMOCRATIC BASE IS WHAT GOT YOU HERE Dear Democratic Party: Let's look at your current situation in cold, stark perspective. You lost to Donald Trump.…
2016 Election…

A Gut Response to the Election

11 Nov 201610 Nov 2016
SOME SHORT TIME FOR SELF PITY...THEN PREPARE TO FIGHT The last time I had this feeling? 9/11. I remember staring at the screen, slack-jawed, as the second plane struck the…
Personal Message…

Neo-Confederate Hypocracy

29 Sep 2016
IF YOU WANT TO HONOR AMERICAN SOLDIERS, STOP WAVING YOUR STUPID BATTLE FLAG! If you want to blather about being a real American, and demand that everyone stand for the…
2016 Election…

My Last Word on Trump

28 Aug 201625 Apr 2020
IN A POLITICALLY INCORRECT OPEN LETTER TO HIS SUPPORTERS Dear Donald Trump Supporters Since I started the new blog format I've dedicated an awful lot of time to Donald Trump.…

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When They Really Came for the Teachers

When They Really Came for the Teachers

Teachers went from heroes to villains, thanks to right-wing counter narratives.

by Mad Sociologist 31 May 2023
A Course in Mad Sociology Lecture 10

A Course in Mad Sociology Lecture 10

Chapter 3: Methods of Research Section 1: Positivism and Quantitative Methods Introduction It’s time to talk about methods of research! No, look. We have to talk about methods of research. We have to get an understanding of how sociologists know what they know. Sociologists don’t just sit around thinking about society and writing whatever pops…

by Mad Sociologist 17 May 202317 May 2023
Public School Panic: We’re Going Back to the ’90’s!

Public School Panic: We’re Going Back to the ’90’s!

The data from our nationwide experiment in the value of public schools is coming in. Right on cue, the media is drawing the wrong conclusions.

by Mad Sociologist 13 May 202313 May 2023
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