The gravesite of American Exceptionalism
By Robert A. Vella The idea of American Exceptionalism was always a myth. The U.S. has never been an exceptional Continue reading
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‘The Life and Death of the American Lawn’ examines cultural resistance to necessary change
By Robert A. Vella Sometimes, a seemingly innocuous or mundane thing can become the focus of much more serious issues, Continue reading
When Corporatists shoot themselves in the foot
By Robert A. Vella By now, in this 21st century post-modernity age of unrestrained corporate power, everyone should understand what Continue reading
American exceptionalism and the ‘exceptionally American’ problem of mass shootings
By Sarah Kaplan On Sunday, criminal justice professor Adam Lankford stood in front of a crowd of sociologists to explain Continue reading
Life in America: where children worry more about getting shot than getting an education
By Robert A. Vella Can you solve this sociological equation? A (easy access to guns) + B (a highly competitive Continue reading
Blackwater Quashed Investigation by Threatening to Kill State Department Employees
From The New York Times: WASHINGTON — Just weeks before Blackwater guards fatally shot 17 civilians at Baghdad’s Nisour Square Continue reading
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