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Either apartheid is right or it is wrong
Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks with clarity about Israeli oppression of Palestinians
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Why I Left Twitter
I didn't like the world that was being constructed there
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The Left's collective action problem that is Elon Musk and X
Democrats can hang together or hang separately
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Am I educating, or am I indoctrinating my students?
A recent discussion on "gender ideology" highlights the differences between the two.
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How the movie Oppenheimer illustrates the need for theoretical...sociologists
We are on the cusp of a revolution, but we need theoretical sociologists to birth it
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Your Independence Day Resolution
It should be seeking freedom from the professional dividers in the media exploiting you.
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Is It Time For Conservative Studies?
Your Neighborhood Sociologist has an idea that can appease both educators and conservatives disgruntled with academia
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Your Neighborhood Sociologist Explains Colorism
It looks as if a national discussion is underway about colorism. In this piece, I explain what colorism is using my own experiences and a bit of social…
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The United States needs a ‘sociological imagination’
"Character” and “individual virtue” are not going to solve our problems.
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No Country for Young Men
Where young men go to find meaning and dignity, and why.
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How Ibram X. Kendi predicted the rise of Richard Hanania
Hanania and other bigoted thought leaders are the next generation of elites producing racist ideas
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The Social Partisan
Why political discussion is so toxic, and what we can do about it.
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