Why is Nationalism Dangerous?
In his speech last week accepting the Republican nomination for President, Donald Trump said (my emphasis): …our plan will put America First. Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo. As long as...
View ArticleUnderstanding Latinos For Trump
As the 2016 presidential campaign enters the final stretch, Donald Trump has doubled down on his hard-line stance on immigration. In his August 31st immigration policy speech, Trump proposed...
View ArticleThe 2016 Presidential Race and the Failed Art of Balance
Modern journalism is reliant on the idea of objectivity. Even when truth is elusive, if journalists write a balanced story, they can be said to have done a good job. But what if a story doesn’t have...
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On Burkini Bans and Institutional Racism
Originally posted at Racism Review. The photos capture a woman lying serenely on a pebble beach. She is unaware of the four men as they approach. They wear guns and bulletproof vests, and demand the...
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Trump’s Brilliant Manipulation of the Science of Group Conflict
Why do so many Americans continue to support Donald Trump with such fervor? Hillary Clinton now leads Donald Trump in presidential polls by double-digits, but Trump’s hardiest supporters have not only...
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Weighing the Symbolic Value of the Safety Pin
Originally posted at Race, Politics, Justice. A few days after Donald Trump won the electoral votes for president, some people started suggesting that pro-immigrant people in the US wear safety pins in...
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Hate Incidents Spike After the Election
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the US saw a spike of hate incidents after the election of Donald Trump on November 8th. 867 real-world (i.e., not internet-based) incidents were reported...
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A Sociology of Brexit: What Motivated the “Leave”?
Will Davies, a politics professor and economic sociologist at Goldsmiths, University of London, summarized his thoughts on Brexit for the Political Economy and Research Centre, arguing that the split...
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On Masculinity and Political Power, Trump Is a Page Out of Putin’s Playbook
Recently Nadya Tolokonnikova was interviewed by NPR about Pussy Riot’s latest video. In it, Tolokonnikova explores themes of racism, xenophobia, and misogyny and its influence on governance through a...
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Political Polarization in the U.S. and Social Inequalities
Democrats and Republicans are deeply divided. By definition, political parties have differences of opinion. But these divisions have widened. Twenty years ago, your opinions on political issues did not...
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Pitting homeless vets against Syrian refugees: A theme for online right-wing...
When we see individuals holding cardboard signs and asking for spare change wearing camouflage, homelessness among veterans can seem like an epidemic. Recently, however, government efforts to reduce...
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Trump’s election made people less private about anti-immigrant attitudes
Originally posted at Montclair SocioBlog. Did Donald Trump’s campaign and election cry havoc and unleash the dogs of racism? Last June, hauling out Sykes and Matza’s concept of “neutralization,” I...
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What does the slur “cosmopolitan” mean?
Originally posted at Montclair Socioblog. Why did White House advisor Stephen Miller call CNN reporter Jake Acosta “cosmopolitan”? At the end of last week’s press briefing, Acosta asked about the Trump...
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Bias and Opportunity for Immigrants in the Legal Profession
The Washington Post recently covered a leaked email exchange from the University of Maryland in which the school’s Mock Trial team assistant coach lamented the “mediocre” to “poor” performance of...
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What Makes Prejudice Trend on Twitter?
Originally Posted at TSP Discoveries Social media serves as a space where users can react to events (like the Parkland school shooting) in real time. While these conversations can be constructive,...
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