(Image credit: NSF) Previously I posted a version of my CV that listed all the peer-reviewed journals that had rejected…
Continue reading →No, IQ Isn’t the Magic Variable that Explains Everything
Revised on March 11, 2019, with new analysis reported after the original post. Often on Twitter I encounter people I’ve…
Continue reading →Failure Is An Option
Publishing in peer-reviewed journals is hard. It’s also highly arbitrary. Here’s an abridged version of my CV that shows where…
Continue reading →Has Sociology Been Overrun by Postmodernists? Probably Not.
Is social science infested with postmodernism? This seems to be a constant refrain on Twitter and other venues for social…
Continue reading →Marriner Eccles’ Grandson Comes out against Koch Money at the University of Utah
Nick’s introduction: If you live in Salt Lake City or are involved with the University of Utah, you might following…
Continue reading →Into the Heart of Darkness: My Visit to the San Francisco GOP’s Lincoln Reagan Dinner
Note: Every name is a pseudonym except for public figures My Twitter friend Alexi is an ardent Trumpist. I communicate…
Continue reading →Should the University of Utah Take Koch Brothers Money?
Nick’s introduction On July 20, 2017 the news broke that my employer, the University of Utah, agreed to accept a…
Continue reading →Why We Should Stop Longing for the 1950s
1. The 1950s are sui generis We often view the thirty years after World War II as a golden age…
Continue reading →A Reflection on Recent Articles on Federal Disability Insurance
The Facts The number of people receiving Social Security Disability Insurance payments in recent years has skyrocketed, leading even some…
Continue reading →Book Release Event at American Enterprise Institute on January 19, 2016
Soul Mates will be officially launched at a book event at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC on January…
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