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December 2018

December 27, 2018

Do Progressives Care? – Yes but….

A couple of weeks ago I published a blog criticizing Christian support of President Donald...

December 22, 2018

Is Sociology a Science or Political Ideology?

A peer-review article recently came out looking at the ideological stances of sociologists. This article...

December 14, 2018

The Cost of Trump to Evangelicals

Several years ago when I was preparing to teach an Intro to Sociology course, I...

December 06, 2018

Prejudice in the Press: My Latest Book

Several years ago I did research looking at academic bias. I found that there was...

November 2018

November 30, 2018

Being Destroyed from Within

I have a dilemma. In 2015 and 2016 I was very vocal about my opposition...

November 24, 2018

Democrat Upward Mobility: From a Party of the Working Class to a Party of the Elite

Abraham Lincoln was a Republican. The Republicans at one time were the party of civil...

November 12, 2018

Tucker Carlson, “Words are Violence” and Progressive Inspired Terrorism

You may have heard what happened to Tucker Carlson, the host on Fox news. But...

November 09, 2018

The Political Implications of Sokal Squared

You probably heard of what has been called Sokal squared. Three “researchers sent out 20...

October 2018

October 31, 2018

Yes, Both Sides are to Blame

In light of the madness of last week there has been more talk about the...

October 25, 2018

From “Believe Women” to “Investigate Claims”

I, like many Americans, saw significant sections of the Ford/Kavanaugh hearings. And several weeks after...

October 16, 2018

I am part of the Exhausted Majority

I think I finally found myself. My attention was brought to a study called “Hidden...

October 09, 2018

Why I am not Voting in the Midterm Election this Year

I feel like I am a child in a dysfunctional marriage that is heading for...

October 05, 2018

Our Escalating Feud

The recent Supreme Court hearings have presented a bipartisan problem that has been vexing to...

September 2018

September 29, 2018

Robert Jeffress Does not Speak for Me.

Okay I admit that this came out during my mini-sabbatical, and I should just let...

September 19, 2018

Identity Politics on the Left and Right

A couple of weeks ago I did a blog on why putting so much energy...

September 11, 2018

Where does the Threat to Academic Freedom Come From?

When I studied anti-Christian sentiment, there were some common stereotypes that kept reemerging from those...

September 04, 2018

Is the Fight for Kaepernick Worth It?

I have made it clear that fighting for the right of Colin Kaepernick to take...

August 2018

August 29, 2018

Kids are the Bomb

A couple of weeks ago I posted something like this on my facebook page and...

August 22, 2018

Lessons from the Sarah Jeong affair

As you may know by now Sarah Jeong is a controversial member of The New...

August 15, 2018

Punishing Others Versus Holding to Our Values

I had a much needed paternal break from the blog. But all good things must...

July 2018

July 10, 2018

Baby Yancey 3 is now in the World!!!

I posted a few weeks ago about fertility and religion. In that post I talked...

July 08, 2018

Is this the Society we Want?: Civility in the United States.

If you are a conservative do you remember when President Obama referred to you as...

July 02, 2018

Calling Trump Hitler, the Pathway to Trump’s Reelection

One of the reasons why I am a political moderate is the sheer stupidity and...

June 2018

June 25, 2018

Why Are the Religious More Fertile?

I have two fine boys. And we have another one in two weeks. I love...

June 21, 2018

7 Takeaways from My Day at the Southern Baptist National Convention

Last week I went to the Southern Baptist National Convention for the first time in...

June 14, 2018

Will Loss of Religious Liberty Doom Evangelicalism?

Some complained about the Supreme Court Masterpiece Cakeshop decision as reaffirmation of religious based bigotry....

June 07, 2018

Can Southern Baptists Make the Transition?

Next week I will be at the Southern Baptist National Convention. I am on a...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

Moving on from the Patterson Debacle

A couple of weeks ago I announced on this blog that I was returning to...

May 25, 2018

What the New NFL Policy Tells Us about Corporate America

So the NFL has decided to put a stop to the spectacle of players kneeling...

May 24, 2018

Why I cannot join the Resistance

I hate the fact that Donald Trump is President of the United States. Sometimes I...