Author: Jeffrey S. Victor
Jeffrey S. Victor is a professor of sociology retired from SUNY, Jamestown Community College. He is the author of two books, including Satanic Panic: The Creation of a Contemporary Legend, eleven chapters of books, and thirty-one articles in popular and scholarly journals.
The Social Consequences of Economic Inequality
In my opinion, economic inequality is the second greatest danger that Americans will face in the near future. The first is climate warming. And, like climate warming, the consequences of economic inequality creep up on us slowly, until it is too late to change. The danger is the fact that great wealth translates into the …
The Social Forces Behind Trump’s War on Science
As you know well, the Trump Administration is ignoring or even censoring scientific evidence that enforces past federal regulations that protect the American people. It is eliminating federal regulations restricting toxic pollution of the air and water. It seeks to do away with restrictions on the purity of our food. It seeks to eliminate restrictions …