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Category: sociology

Given that it’s my chosen profession, I should write about it more than I do…

Why we won’t see real healthcare reform

Posted on August 17, 2009

The answer is simple: $$$$ The St. Petersburg Times ran a good story this morning looking at donations to politicians in the state of Florida by… Health insurance companies and…

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that wiley evolution!

Posted on August 11, 2009

I posted Debi’s and my newborn photos a while back and asked people to vote for who they thought Toren looked the most like. Turns out, 2/3 of those who…

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The cost of a baby

Posted on July 22, 2009

One of the ideas I talk about every semester in my Introduction to Sociology classes is the declining birth rate in developed countries.  There are several factors that help explain…

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Namesake Photos

Posted on July 7, 2009

One of my former students sent Toren a very thoughtful gift – Capital: Volume I (1st US edition to boot).  Capital (or Das Kapital) is perhaps Karl Marx’s most famous…

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What would life be like if alternative medicine ran the hospitals?

Posted on July 6, 2009

(Props to Mike N. for sending this!)  383 total views,  1 views today

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big government vs. little government

Posted on May 1, 2009

For all you fans of reducing government out there, maybe you should reconsider.  This NYTimes article gives a good illustration of situations when small government doesn’t make sense.  For years…

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science is amazing!!!

Posted on May 1, 2009

Here’s a great NYTimes article this morning summarizing some recent genetic research on the origins of humans in Africa. We’ve known for quite some time that humans originated in Africa,…

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breathing earth

Posted on April 24, 2009

A student found this site and showed it to me the other day: http://www.breathingearth.net/ Spend a few minutes perusing it.  Disturbing.  642 total views,  1 views today

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letter to the editor of the St. Petersburg Times

Posted on April 24, 2009

I caught this story a couple of days ago about a wealthy chiropractor trying to change Florida legislation on childhood vaccines.  I was so annoyed by it that I wrote…

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age vs. cohort in voting behavior

Posted on April 7, 2009

I’m preparing a lecture for one of my classes in which we are discussing Robert Putnam’s book Bowling Alone.  In the 2nd chapter on political participation he claims, “The distinction…

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