Intellectual dishonesty has always offended me – at best it is fraud (ahem, Foucault) and at its worse hypocrisy (religion). Adin is taking “Social Inequalities” classified as a sociology class by the University of Oregon. It offers nothing substantive nor provides intellectual rigor. But he knew that before he signed up and did so preciselyContinue reading “Social Inequities”
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Demography is Destiny
When quarantine was still early, there were thoughts that because couples would be trapped inside with nothing else to do, a Covid baby-boom would result. With the lock downs starting around March 2020, the results should have been evident in December. National Interest Slate There may be a chance that January and February see aContinue reading “Demography is Destiny”
Witches, Populism, Aikido
In the 19th century, anthropology’s great achievement was humility. Cultural relativism and structure-functionalism arose as correctives to imperial arrogance; a way to see “the native” not as savage, but as human within a coherent order. Yet in the 21st century, those same theories can feel dangerous. When all practices are deemed culturally valid, cruelty masqueradesContinue reading “Witches, Populism, Aikido”
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