Mar 5, 2021
This week we discuss the concept of cancel culture, in the context of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ recommendation to avoid the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. And, I recently spoke with Professor Pilar Gonalons-Pons of the University of Pennsylvania about her recent paper titled “Exit, voice,...
Feb 26, 2021
This week we discuss what appears to be a sad development for computing–Fry’s electronics has gone out of business. And, I recently spoke with Professor Sarah Font of Pennsylvania State University about her recent paper titled “The Scope, Nature, and Causes of Child Abuse and Neglect.” The paper was...
Feb 18, 2021
This week we consider the justice implicated in a warning the National Basketball Association gave LeBron James for an on-court violation that the referee did not call. And, I recently spoke with Professor Mahesh Somashekhar of the University of Illinois at Chicago about his recent paper titled “Racial Inequality...
Feb 12, 2021
This week we discuss a hacker’s recent breach of a Florida town’s water supply. But first, as the Senate trial of impeached former President Donald Trump proceeds, some are suggesting that the nation has not been this polarized since the Civil War. Well, what does sociological research on political polarization say?...
Feb 5, 2021
This week we discuss the grassroots effort to add bike lanes to LEGO modules, and we mark the passing of a giant in the field of sociology. And, I recently spoke with Professor Michael Light of the University of Wisconsin-Madison about his recent paper titled “Undocumented immigration and terrorism: Is there a...