May 13, 2021
This week we discuss survey evidence on Americans’ response to the difficulties of 2020. And, I recently spoke with Dr. Yikang Bai of Washington State University, and Professor Jennifer Givens of Utah State University, about their recent paper titled “Ecologically Unequal Exchange of Plastic Waste? A...
May 7, 2021
This week we discuss leftists’ reluctance to return to normal as scientific knowledge about COVID, and the proportion of people vaccinated against COVID, both rise. And, I recently spoke with Professor Anne Groggel of North Central College about her recent paper titled “The Role of Place and...
Apr 30, 2021
This week we discuss the recently released Census data on reapportionment. And, I recently spoke with Professor Sarah Lageson of Rutgers University about her recent paper titled “Digitizing and Disclosing Personal Data: The Proliferaton of State Criminal Records on the Internet.” The paper is to be published in...
Apr 23, 2021
This week we briefly juxtapose the original Minneapolis Police Department report on the death of George Floyd with the facts of the case we now know. Using a sociological lens, we consider how such a technically accurate, but fundamentally inaccurate report could be released–and what it says about the sources...
Apr 16, 2021
With reports that an Instagram for children is under development, we draw sociological insights on the move and the backlash. And, I speak with Professor Jacob Felson of William Patterson University about his recent paper titled “Online or in Person? Examining College Decisions to Reopen during the COVID-19 Pandemic...