Fear-mongering around kids' diets undermines moms' willingness to fight for a stronger safety net by goading them into believing what I call the myth of "Supermom vs. Suffering," which treats moms as the only ones with the power to protect kids from potential harm. 1/

Jim Scott was a model for how to be a thinker and writer, let alone a professor. I didn’t know him well but I was always grateful for his work—as a human and as an intellectual. Such a rich legacy and tradition, such tall shoulders on which we can try or stand.

I just hope she has the decency to email the two candidates who didn’t get the job after fly-out.

And as a reminder, Colby College Sociology is hiring this year! If you're interested in applying and would like to meet up, please reach out since I've got a few spots open in my schedule. Safe travels and see you in Montreal! 4/4 x.com/yrlsoc/status/…

If you are a sociologist who does research in Africa, please comment here or DM me. I'm trying to gather a list together at least for an informal network for mutual support/intellectual community, maybe official "interest group" subsection of ASA.

Job Market Candidates: Instead of telling us what your research *examines,* tell us what your research *shows.* Framing it this way helps the hiring committee see the contribution you're making to the field. And for PhD candidates, it signals that your dissertation is nearly done

It’s striking how often at the DNC the emphasis is on opportunity for a good life rather than a good life itself. Meritocracy runs deeps in both parties.

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Gaza is the greatest Jewish spiritual crisis since the Nazi Holocaust peterbeinart.substack.com/p/desecrating-…