Charles Plante

So now we know, Richard Rorty's work mattered

Rorty wasn't being loose with the truth when he made his predictions. Nor was he sullying his argument with matters of politics and society. He was, in effect, betting on their merit.

PhilosophyCharles PlanteNovember 22, 2016Rorty, Pragmatism, PoltiicsComment

An overly ambitious new blog series

A few weeks ago, I laid out my plan to reengage the academy after a few years of working outside it. In hindsight, it was overly ambitious.

SociologyCharles PlanteNovember 18, 2016ASRComment

Racism won the election, but not in the way you think

There are not enough Americans that are comfortable with overt racism to explain an electoral outcome like Trump. Instead, the racism that has lead to the election of Trump is of another form, far more insidious, and, arguably, banal.

OpinionCharles PlanteNovember 11, 2016Politics, Race, Racism, Election, Voting

The polls were right, you were wrong

For everyone hating on polls and polling and saying that they got everything wrong, here is, word for word, what Nate Silver wrote three days out from the election:

OpinionCharles PlanteNovember 10, 2016Statistics

Something I learned today, Episode 1

The World Bank has always been focused on poverty reduction.

ResearchCharles PlanteNovember 7, 2016Poverty, Economics

How much of the risk would be assumed?

Is there an economist in my extended network that explain to me how this combination can, on average, be good for Canadians?

OpinionCharles PlanteNovember 2, 2016Economics

The problem with co-ops

The problem with co-ops is that they just make too much damn sense.

OpinionCharles PlanteOctober 30, 2016Community

A new blog series

I'm setting a few goals for myself with this new personal webpage and blog. My primary goal is to reengage the academy after a few years working outside it.

SociologyCharles PlanteAugust 30, 2016ASR