I wrote this new piece for The Conversation because I haven’t stopped thinking about Nolan Wells since news of his disappearance, and then his death, broke. I hope you’ll read it and share it widely. theconversation.com/white-parent...

White parents who tell their kids that race doesn’t matter are ignoring the long shadow of racism

18-year old Nolan Wells’ death in Mississippi has raised again the importance of ‘the talk’ that Black parents have with their children. But what do white parents tell their kids about race?

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If you're attending #ASA2026 in NYC later this week/next week, please join us bright & early on Monday for a session on pronatalism.

And if you're really keyed up about low fertility and pronatalism, there's a great *hybrid* conference the following week on August 20th. www.mcgill.ca/popcentre/ev...

Karen Benjamin Guzzo@karenguzzo.bsky.social · yesterday

If you're attending #ASA2026 in NYC later this week/next week, please join us bright & early on Monday for a session on pronatalism.

All 16 Church & State 250+ episodes are now available in one place on our website. The series explores how religion has shaped American history, law, politics, power, and national identity from before the founding through the present day. No Pay Wall. Free www.faithfulpolitics.us/churchstate250

this is actually the wife-beatingest reply possible. this is the platonic ideal of how a guy who beat his wife would respond to a question about beating his wife.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d ago

Rep. Max Miller: "These are incredibly serious criminal accusations. If these accusations were true, I would be in jail — I would be. My former wife would not have been offering to cook me dinner and inviting me to playgrounds. Think about that."

First question you should ask when right-wing pundits, politicians, or groups propose a "pronatalist" policy: "Would they argue for this policy even if it didn't result in higher birth rates?" If the answer is yes, it's not about babies. It's about a social order & power. Babies are today's pitch.

Anyone who has worked with domestic violence victims know the answer to this is too often yes.

We recently got a dartboard and my son decided to print me a dart holder he thought I’d like #toosoon

RFK Jr.: “You probably don’t understand this as you’re not a scientist.” Dana Bash: “You’re not a scientist either.”

Freaking CDC website now. As Measles cases hit a 35-year high.

Pretty stoked to dive into this one.

I like to think that I understand human nature pretty well. And I‘m pretty good at empathizing with perspectives I disagree with. But I do not get the attraction to casinos and gambling. Not judging either. Just do not share the attraction to either on a personal level.

Always conflicted when I check into my Airbnb, find it just charming, scan the book shelf and… discover I’m renting from MAGA. D’Souza and Chaffetz? And you left these here for guests to discover? Yikes.

Can't imagine how this reflects well on any President. During Obama's 2nd term, over 4/5 of adults said they were very/extremely proud to be an American. Only 4% said they were only a little/not at all proud. Two months ago, only about half of Americans said they were very/extremely proud. @prri.org

This study hits on something I've anecdotally observed that we tend to think people we disagree with politically must be incompetent at jobs that have nothing to do with politics. Like knowing you voted for X necessarily speaks to your competence as a coach, dentist, accountant, or mechanic.

I forgot to post this working paper when we put it online a couple months ago, but we think it's really cool and you should read it. tl;dr: State targeting of even a small group of people can have an absolutely massive effect on turnout of the larger group bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.mit.ed...

Some days you accidentally run across an article that you realize you should have been citing for the past 9 years. The authors demonstrate the political utility of God-nation rhetoric to shore up confidence in a social system that people are starting to challenge. doi.org/10.1111/pops...

Thrilled to join the show with @faithfulpolitics.bsky.social along with @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social. We took stock of our Christian nationalism research over the past 10+ years, clarified definitions, assessed the state of the nation, and outlined hopes for the future. Check it out.

Will (Faithful Politics)@faithfulpolitics.bsky.social · last wk.

The final week of Church & State 250+ begins with a doozy. @profsamperry.bsky.social and @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social explain Christian nationalism and the question at the heart of it: Who belongs in America, and who should hold power? youtu.be/6VdQcqYMCYk

Thrilled to join the show with @faithfulpolitics.bsky.social along with @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social. We took stock of our Christian nationalism research over the past 10+ years, clarified definitions, assessed the state of the nation, and outlined hopes for the future. Check it out.

Will (Faithful Politics)@faithfulpolitics.bsky.social · last wk.

The final week of Church & State 250+ begins with a doozy. @profsamperry.bsky.social and @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social explain Christian nationalism and the question at the heart of it: Who belongs in America, and who should hold power? youtu.be/6VdQcqYMCYk

Sounds like the political right is about to change its opinion on The Odyssey.

Jessica Ellis@baddestmamajama.bsky.social · last wk.

Oh did a female academic with an extensive history of study and practice in a particular area of literature make a reasoned critique of a male filmmaker’s movie? I’m sure this will be handled with maximum normality.

We're looking for a temporary lecturer in economics of education, labour economics, applied econometrics, for 1 year to cover for parental leave. Apply by August 4: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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Is it time to eliminate entire fields of knowledge I don't personally like? Just asking questions. Fascist questions.

Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 2w ago

There's an irony in the fact that, to make her argument that Sociology has sacrificed science for activism, Ms. Paul cherry-picks quotes that support her views. 1/

It is genuinely bizarre that we’ve become acclimatized to right wingers throwing a tantrum every time a black person (particularly a black woman) is cast in something, but are also supposed to pretend that this is not racism but related to some other substantive concern.

Saw The Odyssey last night. I’m just not sophisticated enough to have any take other than that it was an enthralling movie. Never once checked my watch, which is really saying something.

Interesting use of my work in a new paper. Authors use well-established finding that ideology is weaker predictor of party id among Black Ams than among White Ams as benchmark for sample quality. Representative samples recover that pattern. Less rep. samples do not. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The Right’s War on The Odyssey Reveals the Real Meaning of “Western Civilization” youtube.com/live/kuZCIz3...

The Right’s War on The Odyssey Reveals the Real Meaning of “Western Civilization”

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Vacay in Taos, MN. Looking at the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

Christianity preaches "blessed are the meek". So why does Christian nationalism glorify competition and economic dominance? Kettering fellow Andrew Whitehead helps us understand the role of Christian nationalism in supporting American inequality.

Andrew Whitehead@andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 2w ago

The last time the US produced income & wealth inequality at these levels was during the Gilded Age/Roaring 20s. Historians & social scientists identify two commonalities between a century ago & now: the overlapping influences of Christian nationalism & capitalism. kettering.org/economic-ine...

The last time the US produced income & wealth inequality at these levels was during the Gilded Age/Roaring 20s. Historians & social scientists identify two commonalities between a century ago & now: the overlapping influences of Christian nationalism & capitalism. kettering.org/economic-ine...

Economic Inequality: How Christian Nationalism Weakens Democracy

KF Research Fellow Andrew L. Whitehead traces the connection between Christian nationalism and growing economic inequality in the US. The implications are more than economic—they can lead to democrati...

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In a new study w/ @profsamperry.bsky.social, we show that the link btw Christian nationalism & views of economic inequality remain strong, particularly for richer Americans (who benefit from status quo). ⬆️ CN = approval of economic inequality, esp among the wealthy academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...

Culture wars and classism: Christian nationalism, economic position, and Americans’ approval of inequality

Abstract. The United States has witnessed a concomitant rise in economic inequality and increasingly explicit Christian nationalist rhetoric at multiple le

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