American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era
Trump “awakened a lot of people to the issues we’ve been raising for years”. “He’s the best thing that’s happened to us.” Report from Reuters here. As sociologists, as difficult as it may be at [...]
Let’s flatten the infodemic curve
The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that information overload is an increasing health concern. Good resource, here.
Be well. Be yourself. Post-secondary students discover their true selves.
An interesting read for students who are just starting their post-secondary journey. Are from University Affairs (here).
Is this the time of monsters — or miracles?
Angus Hervey (inspiration behind, Fix the News) finds the overlooked triumphs that never make the news — from the rollout of malaria vaccines to the recovery of sea turtles. This April 2025 TED [...]
We Study Fascism. And We’re Leaving the U.S.
A video from the New York Times highlighting three Yale professors who look back to see ahead. All three are moving to the University of Toronto. Available here.
What Happened When America Emptied Its Youth Prisons?
An investigation by the New York Times found that young people who were incarcerated were 12 percent less likely to graduate from high school and 23 percent more likely to be incarcerated as [...]
Office of Science and Society – McGill University
A site dedicated to “Separating Sense from Nonsense”. Available here.
Income inequality and deaths of despair risk in Canada
Canadian research by Loverock, Benny, Smith, Siddiqi and Pabayo (2024) concluded, “Income inequality is associated with deaths of despair and this relationship is mediated by stress, social [...]