The Marketplace of Ideas is Closed for Business
It is now undeniable that what was once vaunted as a marketplace of ideas is now nothing more than a boarded up strip-mall.
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On Walls and the Disappearance of Left Wing Discourse
…the goal must be to institute a leftist globalism, not a globalized left, which is a much different thing.
Read More On Walls and the Disappearance of Left Wing DiscourseLecture 9: Postmodernism
THE LATEST: LECTURE 9 — THE POSTMODERNISM
Read More Lecture 9: PostmodernismOn Locker Room Talk, Patriarchy and Grabbing Pussies
HOW OBJECTIFYING DISCOURSE LEADS TO SEXUAL ASSAULT If the Locker Room Talk Scandal has done nothing else, it has put a spotlight on the way men talk when they don’t believe they are being heard and how what might be private words can translate into public actions. It’s also forced men, honest men at least, […]
Read More On Locker Room Talk, Patriarchy and Grabbing PussiesWhat’s Wrong with Our Country?
LAW AND ORDER, TRUMPISM AND “US AGAINST THEM” Protests in the streets, mass shootings, police shootings, political gridlock. What in the world is wrong with our country? I hear this all the time. It’s hard for a sociologist to answer. We have so many variables running through our brains, all of which we are, by training, locked […]
Read More What’s Wrong with Our Country?The Truth about Torture and Trump
TORTURE IS THE FIRST TOOL OF THE TYRANT The New York Times reports today that the government has declassified some transcripts from torture victims at Guantanamo Bay. Predictably, the transcripts remain heavily redacted, limiting their value. However, some new information does come to light based on an analysis of the documents. Equally predictable, the new release […]
Read More The Truth about Torture and TrumpGetting 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 […]
Read More Getting Past the Mass Shooting CarouselIs Trump a Magnet for Violence?
THE SIMPLE SOCIOLOGY BEHIND TRUMP RALLY VIOLENCE In sociology we have a useful tool called the Thomas Theorem. It’s really a quote from the sociologist W. I. Thomas, “If men[people] define situations as real, they are real in their consequences,” that has become a sociological staple. This simple sentence really is a valuable tool for understanding […]
Read More Is Trump a Magnet for Violence?Like it or Not, The GOP is the Party of Trump
DR. MOREAU’S BEASTS NOW HAVE A LEADER The ignominious fall of Ted Cruz and John Kasich from the GOP primaries only confirms what the polls have been saying for quite some time. The GOP is the party of Trump and all that the billionaire media personality represents. This is quite the shock to people who […]
Read More Like it or Not, The GOP is the Party of TrumpGender Does not Equal Sex
WHAT IS BEING REVEALED BY THE DEBATE ON TRANSGENDER RIGHTS It’s easy to get distracted by the Great Transgender Bathroom debate. However, it’s important to understand that the legislation in question goes far beyond public restroom and locker room policy. The North Carolina state law, HB2 not only nullifies Charlotte’s ordinance protecting transgender people using […]
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