Submitting “Alternative Facts” to Debate: A Weberian Perspective on Post-truth Politics

Alternative Facts and the Post-Truth Society: Meeting the Challenge

In the hours following the 2017 U.S. presidential inauguration, the world was introduced to the concept of “alternative facts,” a term that quickly became synonymous with a willingness to persevere with a particular belief either in complete ignorance of, or with a total disregard for, reality.1 The increasing incidence of alternative facts in the popular and political arena creates a critical ...

Tribalism & Racism among the Ancient Greeks A Weberian Perspective

Were the ancients Greeks “racists” in the modern sense of the term “racist”? The terms ancient Greek “proto-racism”, tribalism (and/or racism) are used here to denote the abstract, narcissistic notion that not only the non-Greek barbarians, but also certain ancient Greek tribes (like the Macedonians, the Boeoteans etc.) should be excluded from the Hellenic community, for they were considered to...

On Submitting to the JACMP

This editorial focuses on the common mistakes authors make when preparing a submission for the JACMP. In the publishing community, there are few absolute standards, and widely differing guidelines for marking up an article for publication. An article prepared properly for another journal might not be acceptable for the JACMP for any number of reasons. I urge you to consult the JACMP Submission ...

Reorienting the Race Politics Debate

Is race politics about racism, ideology, or group conflict? After decades, this debate seems scarcely closer to resolution, despite the enormous theoretical, empirical, and normative issues at stake. I argue that a misguided approach to interpreting public opinion has stymied the debate. All three theories implicitly try to read a person’s motives for supporting or opposing proposals off of the...

Shedding Light on Facts About ERDA's Role in Nuclear Debate.