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Nicholas H. Wolfinger πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

@nickwolfinger.bsky.social

Professor at the University of Utah. Written some books about marriage & divorce. NAGA winner. Pot-bellied pig owner. No Substack. Per Utah state law, my opinions are my opinions.

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My recent book Thanks for Nothing is neo-Moynihan-ish, so we've thought a lot about him in the past couple of years.

08.10.2025 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Defence of the Moynihan Report Sixty years later the Moynihan Report still divides us. American families have paid the price.

It's the 60th anniversary of the Moynihan Report, & my colleague Matt McKeever & I aver that progressives and conservatives alike need to have another look at this "prophetic document." No paywall vvv

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07.10.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My pets are cuter than yours.

27.09.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ah, just losing interest in social media. But here's a good pic of both children cuddling with me.

& all is well, albeit busy with my interstate commute. & you?

23.09.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Charlie Kirk’s widow is fundraising off her husband’s murder less than a week later.

18.09.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To counter Trump regime attacks on their public university systems and other institutions, states should issue bonds, hold ballot initiatives, or related measures.

University of California system debt has an AA rating. Resist Trump abuses, support higher ed, and a fairly safe investment all in one.

09.08.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 207    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 6

Enjoy your fentanyl & feel better!

08.08.2025 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also contributions from @liamomaraiv.bsky.social, @jmxprod.bsky.social, & many people less online.

01.08.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Professors Speak Out: The Truth About Campus Investigations Professors Speak Out: The Truth About Campus Investigations [Wolfinger, Nicholas H.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Professors Speak Out: The Truth About Campus Investigations

I've taught college for almost 30 years, & things are much different now. Treating students like that will get you investigated. This year I published a collection of professor's investigation stories, including from @robertfrodeman.bsky.social & myself.

www.amazon.com/Professors-S...

01.08.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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US mass shootings, 1982–2025: Data from Mother Jones’ investigation The full data set from our in-depth investigation into mass shootings.

There were TWO mass shootings on Monday, though only the one in NYC drew big coverage. The other was at a resort in Reno, NV, where three victims died and three others were injured.

Our pioneering database, launched 13 years ago, now documents 153 mass shootings www.motherjones.com/politics/201...

30.07.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 725    πŸ” 324    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 12
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Are we experiencing "late capitalism" now that autism spectrum has become an important demo for the toothbrush market?

26.07.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Professors Speak Out: The Truth About Campus Investigations
YouTube video by Heterodox Academy Professors Speak Out: The Truth About Campus Investigations

.@heterodoxacademy.bsky.social has just released video for my panel with Lee Jussim & Deandre Poole last month for my book Professors Speak Out.

Paging PSO contributors @robertfrodeman.bsky.social @liamomaraiv.bsky.social @jmxprod.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=icIu...

24.07.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats! Visit as in, give a lecture?

22.07.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As I'm sure you know, the founders were terrified of the demos and sought a somewhat anti-democratic constitution for this reason.

But if you're gonna finger the invention of Fox, why not blame Reagan's repeal of the Fairness Doctine?

21.07.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Target: outspoken professors | Brian's comments

An Aussie blogger reviews my book Professors Speak Out: The Truth About Campus Investigations. Tagging POS contributors @PsychRabble @eweissunburied @LiamOMaraIV @FrancesWiddows1

comments.bmartin.cc/2025/07/18/t...

20.07.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

George Mason is a strange choice of universities for Trump to target. Its been the beneficiary of extensive Koch bros largesse. The law school is even named after Antonin Scalia.

20.07.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It seems clear why the GOP keeps electing folks like her & MTG mad: they make the libs crazy. This is reason enough to keep sending them back to congress. The question is why the GOP base is so aggrieved.

20.07.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think she's experienced a breakdown of some sort over the past year. She used to be an unremarkable GOP rep, then she just became erratic.

20.07.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My university just circulated suggested rephrasing for a bunch of terms that trigger the federal granting agencies. Here are some of the offending terms. The list comes from a lobbying outfit called Thorn Hill, which lists both govt & corporate sponsors.

18.07.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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One minute behind the wheel of this Trabant made it clear what a failure communism is.

11.07.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Large-scale incarceration. Also, no new immigration judges were funded.

06.07.2025 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Um, how do we know if this charming story is true?

04.07.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oof

04.07.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please elaborate. How so?

04.07.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NewsTalk 590 | WVLK-AM Lexington's News Traffic and Weather Station

Tomorrow I'll be interviewed about my book Professors Speak Out by Wilfred Reilly on WVLK radio from 11:30-noon. Listen at: www.wvlkam.com

Tagging PSO contributors @robertfrodeman.bsky.social @liamomaraiv.bsky.social @jmxprod.bsky.social

02.07.2025 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, this is bad for porn.

But porn famously has no clear legal definition. As such:

This is a direct path to censoring anything the GOP wants to censor and can argue is β€œadult” - info on birth control, queer identity, anything about trans people or gender diversity or safe sex or HIV or drag or

27.06.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4401    πŸ” 1879    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 35
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This is a real text a friend sent me about the New York mayoral election.

24.06.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

At the @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social meeting, I’ve learned that personality testing was suppressed in Soviet psychology because it undermined the state’s belief in its ability to craft the New Soviet Man. Interesting.

23.06.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! She’s a good girl who loves to sit on the couch with us.

03.06.2025 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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