Nicholas H. Wolfinger 🇺🇸🇺🇦
@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.
New from me & Matt McKeever: the Trump administration purses pro-natalism by giving with one hand while taking away with the other.
Yes, the Trump administration is thinking about your family—but in ways that are largely unhelpful and somewhat creepy.
If the Trump administration wants more babies, it shouldn’t let poor families go hungry
Denying food and health benefits to single moms doesn't exactly scream: "pro-natalism."
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November 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
New from me & Matt McKeever: the Trump administration purses pro-natalism by giving with one hand while taking away with the other.
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Millions of Californians are at risk of going hungry as CalFresh and other federal benefits are delayed. But we don’t wait — we act.
Step up and support your neighbors: volunteer, donate, or spread the word. Together, we can help those in need.
#OperationFeedCA
@calvolunteers.bsky.social
Step up and support your neighbors: volunteer, donate, or spread the word. Together, we can help those in need.
#OperationFeedCA
@calvolunteers.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Millions of Californians are at risk of going hungry as CalFresh and other federal benefits are delayed. But we don’t wait — we act.
Step up and support your neighbors: volunteer, donate, or spread the word. Together, we can help those in need.
#OperationFeedCA
@calvolunteers.bsky.social
Step up and support your neighbors: volunteer, donate, or spread the word. Together, we can help those in need.
#OperationFeedCA
@calvolunteers.bsky.social
My debut for @motherjones.com explores the Trump administration’s ambivalent pro-natalism. Thanks for the midwifery, @michaelmechanic.bsky.social.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
If the Trump administration wants more babies, it shouldn’t let poor families go hungry
Denying food and health benefits to single moms doesn't exactly scream: "pro-natalism."
www.motherjones.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
My debut for @motherjones.com explores the Trump administration’s ambivalent pro-natalism. Thanks for the midwifery, @michaelmechanic.bsky.social.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is the first I'm hearing of diversity statements for one's bibliography, & I'm curious: is there anyone who doesn't use generative AI to produce this sort of content?
HT @soumitrashukla.bsky.social
HT @soumitrashukla.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This is the first I'm hearing of diversity statements for one's bibliography, & I'm curious: is there anyone who doesn't use generative AI to produce this sort of content?
HT @soumitrashukla.bsky.social
HT @soumitrashukla.bsky.social
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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In Defence of the Moynihan Report
Sixty years later the Moynihan Report still divides us. American families have paid the price.
quillette.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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
quillette.com/2025/10/04/i...
quillette.com/2025/10/04/i...
My pets are cuter than yours.
September 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
My pets are cuter than yours.
Charlie Kirk’s widow is fundraising off her husband’s murder less than a week later.
September 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Charlie Kirk’s widow is fundraising off her husband’s murder less than a week later.
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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.
University of California system debt has an AA rating. Resist Trump abuses, support higher ed, and a fairly safe investment all in one.
Also when you do the math it would take a tiny contribution of $12.50 from each for California's 40 million citizens to replace the $500 million. California should put an emergency "FU Trump" higher education finance initiative on the ballot.
August 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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.
University of California system debt has an AA rating. Resist Trump abuses, support higher ed, and a fairly safe investment all in one.
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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...
Our pioneering database, launched 13 years ago, now documents 153 mass shootings www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
US mass shootings, 1982–2025: Data from Mother Jones’ investigation
The full data set from our in-depth investigation into mass shootings.
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July 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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...
Our pioneering database, launched 13 years ago, now documents 153 mass shootings www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
Are we experiencing "late capitalism" now that autism spectrum has become an important demo for the toothbrush market?
July 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Are we experiencing "late capitalism" now that autism spectrum has become an important demo for the toothbrush market?
.@heterodoxacademy.bsky.social has just released video for my panel with Lee Jussim & Deandre Poole last month for my book Professors Speak Out.
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Professors Speak Out: The Truth About Campus Investigations
YouTube video by Heterodox Academy
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July 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
.@heterodoxacademy.bsky.social has just released video for my panel with Lee Jussim & Deandre Poole last month for my book Professors Speak Out.
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An Aussie blogger reviews my book Professors Speak Out: The Truth About Campus Investigations. Tagging POS contributors @PsychRabble @eweissunburied @LiamOMaraIV @FrancesWiddows1
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Target: outspoken professors | Brian's comments
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July 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
An Aussie blogger reviews my book Professors Speak Out: The Truth About Campus Investigations. Tagging POS contributors @PsychRabble @eweissunburied @LiamOMaraIV @FrancesWiddows1
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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.
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Third federal investigation. Total assault on GMU and President Washington. And the BOV hires a Trumpian law firm to defend us against Trump regime.
This is political theater. And a betrayal of the public trust. @aaup.org @aaupmason.bsky.social
Third federal investigation. Total assault on GMU and President Washington. And the BOV hires a Trumpian law firm to defend us against Trump regime.
This is political theater. And a betrayal of the public trust. @aaup.org @aaupmason.bsky.social
Trump administration expands scrutiny of George Mason University
The Justice Department launched an investigation into the Virginia university’s hiring and promotion practices, adding to a string of federal investigations.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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.
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.
July 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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.
One minute behind the wheel of this Trabant made it clear what a failure communism is.
July 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
One minute behind the wheel of this Trabant made it clear what a failure communism is.
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
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NewsTalk 590 | WVLK-AM
Lexington's News Traffic and Weather Station
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July 2, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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
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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 “adult” - info on birth control, queer identity, anything about trans people or gender diversity or safe sex or HIV or drag or
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 “adult” - info on birth control, queer identity, anything about trans people or gender diversity or safe sex or HIV or drag or
BREAKING: SCOTUS upholds Texas' age verification law that requires ID to access adult websites
June 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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 “adult” - info on birth control, queer identity, anything about trans people or gender diversity or safe sex or HIV or drag or
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 “adult” - info on birth control, queer identity, anything about trans people or gender diversity or safe sex or HIV or drag or
This is a real text a friend sent me about the New York mayoral election.
June 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This is a real text a friend sent me about the New York mayoral election.
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.
June 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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.
Daphne’s got higher aspirations in the kitchen than I have at this particular moment.
June 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Daphne’s got higher aspirations in the kitchen than I have at this particular moment.
Much of this two hour podcast nominally about my book Professors Speak is me arguing about politics & higher ed with the host. NB @robertfrodeman.bsky.social @liamomaraiv.bsky.social @jmxprod.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAEF...
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Ep 178 Nicholas Wolfinger
YouTube video by Obaid Omer
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June 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Much of this two hour podcast nominally about my book Professors Speak is me arguing about politics & higher ed with the host. NB @robertfrodeman.bsky.social @liamomaraiv.bsky.social @jmxprod.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAEF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAEF...
Wilson is perhaps the most eminent sociologist of the past half century, so anything that brings him back into public view is a good thing.
A Wilson tidbit: he called the 1965 Moynihan report a "prophetic document."
A Wilson tidbit: he called the 1965 Moynihan report a "prophetic document."
I ran this William Julius Wilson post a while back during a holiday slow season, but I think it's a good thing to read if you're curious about where I'm coming from generally.
www.slowboring.com/p/william-ju...
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William Julius Wilson Thought deserves a comeback
J.D. Vance's favorite sociologist explains "The Wire" and so much more
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May 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Wilson is perhaps the most eminent sociologist of the past half century, so anything that brings him back into public view is a good thing.
A Wilson tidbit: he called the 1965 Moynihan report a "prophetic document."
A Wilson tidbit: he called the 1965 Moynihan report a "prophetic document."
My late father's advice to grad students on how to write academic papers.
www.nicholaswolfinger.com/blog/2025/05...
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Ray’s Wolfinger’s Guidelines for Writing Scholarly Papers
I found this undated document in some of dad's papers. I fixed a couple of typos but made no substantive changes.
GUIDELINES FOR SCHOLARLY ARTICLES
1. Establish a focus. An article should pose o...
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May 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
My late father's advice to grad students on how to write academic papers.
www.nicholaswolfinger.com/blog/2025/05...
www.nicholaswolfinger.com/blog/2025/05...