Obviously we need to stop pretending that we are going to fix climate change without some changes in behaviour by consumers in…

This fall, I’ve been starting my sociology classes by asking my students to share some uplifting news they’ve come across. On Tuesday,…

Existing as a queer person in Africa is difficult. Many governments are ambivalent at best, and at worst actively hostile toward any…

I thank the Charles Veillon Foundation for honoring me with the 2023 European Essay Award. It may not be immediately apparent how…

In The Death of Expertise, national security expert Tom Nichols warns that knowledge is under attack by an ill-informed public determined to replace…

Much to my surprise, I find that I’m now part of a large minority that is often ignored, frequently disdained, and regularly…

The saying goes that it’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism. However, it’s not so…

Rich Men North Of Richmond is the title of the hugely popular Oliver Anthony folk/country song that has incredibly rocketed to number…

Most of the recent biographical works by South African Black feminist activist scholars focuses on the intellectual lives of South African Blackwomen…

There is a journey you take the first time you see Oliver Anthony sing “Rich Men North of Richmond.” For a half-second,…