Michael Jindra

Studying Lifestyle Diversity & Inequality; Nonprofits & poverty

[Michael Jindra @mjindra1]

A podcast I just did: Can the Social Sciences Be Saved?, by @UtterlyModerate https://t.co/1xfhuVw3CL

[Michael Jindra @mjindra1]

@dwallacewells I was flummoxed by your statement that health care access is the most important factor in early deaths. All the research I've seen says it's only a small factor. Behavioral factors are the biggest, and you do mention its end result: obesity.

[Mark Collard @profmarkcollard]

This statement and the original AAA/CASCA one are very problematic. They both misrepresent the standard biological definition of sex. But that's a secondary issue. The deeper problem is that they are anti-scientific and go against professional ethics. /1
https://t.co/Yf2hhedsGs

[Michael Jindra @mjindra1]

@Edsall Great review of lit, as usual, but John Ogbu's 2003 book on Shaker Heights would reveal a deeper cause of "fraught" integration, the "academic disengagement" of black youth. Orlando Patterson's more recent analysis of the "cultural matrix" of black youth adds even more context.

[Michael Jindra @mjindra1]

@jgmrichter Johannes, thanks, I can check but I haven't been following up on this issue much, email me at [email protected] that is better to communicate

[Michael Jindra @mjindra1]

My new article at American Purpose:
Culture, Inescapable Culture https://t.co/SxMHd5HD0F

[Michael Jindra @mjindra1]

@kearney_melissa Based on replies here, it seems hard to have good debate on twitter. People immediately default to “you’re blaming” or other simplistic talk. Poverty has interacting structural, cultural and individual level factors, as you get across.

[American Purpose @americanpurpose]

"Pipes certainly looks more balanced now."

Read @mjindra1 and Paul J. Welch Behringer's "What Would Richard Pipes Say Today?"
https://t.co/hdODjJ5bwV

[Michael Jindra @mjindra1]

@craigjcalhoun The issue is also that some subcultures put in enormous effort to succeed in education, while others do not (like whites and sports fixation). The article doesn't really mention that. Can't create good schools and think good students are going to magically populate them.

[Michael Jindra @mjindra1]

@SeamusAPower @Carlsbergfondet this is great, congrats Seamus!

[Michael Jindra @mjindra1]

A podcast/interview follow-up to my earlier article:
Episode 22: Why Bad Things Happen: Covid and Health Inequality https://t.co/xn9hprkH8z

[American Purpose @americanpurpose]

"A liberal society is made up of different groups doing different things for different reasons."

Today, read @mjindra1 on the difference between material prospering and human flourishing.

https://t.co/JJuCpRdEno

[Michael Jindra @mjindra1]

@fabiorojas You've fingered a real issue. Anthropologist Matthew Porter found a similar thing in a journal collection on "American Fascism" https://t.co/eXTehBgrAh

[Michael Jindra @mjindra1]

Great (longish) article on 1619, 1776 and the discipline of history: The Purple Pill: Charlottesville in Retrospect and Prospect https://t.co/gieTYfOf5D

[Michael Jindra @mjindra1]

Thoughtful review from Amber Lapp. Unemployment and the Labors of Love https://t.co/E9tgRLjPO6 via @AmerCompass @AmberLappOH

[Jeff Guhin @jeffguhin]

This is all stuff I already knew and I’m not sure how much any of it moves the needle individually but all together it’s quite compelling. Thanks @DouthatNYT

[Amber Lapp @AmberLappOH]

Thought-provoking piece on welfare and reciprocity from @mjindra1 -"The prized equality of Scandinavia, for instance, has always been accompanied by an emphasis on duty: 'Do your duty, claim your rights.'” https://t.co/N2PXpLLqkc via @AmerCompass

[Brad Wilcox @BradWilcoxIFS]

If you’re studying Race, Poverty & Segregation and you’re not factoring in Family Structure, you’re not doing it right…

[Michael Jindra @mjindra1]

@portereduardo Another study (and factor) to add to your interesting June 28 article about black workers and racism https://t.co/gM94hRMMHw

[Michael Jindra @mjindra1]

@alan_davison @YouTube Thank you!