Michael Todd, Author at Pacific Standard

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Social Justice

Today’s College Student Comes in 3 Brands: Religious, Secular, and Spiritual

In years past you likely were either religious or you didn't care to talk about it. On college campuses these days, there are more options, and sometimes students will explain their choices.

Michael Todd

Economics

Did the Great Recession Create an (Interpersonal) Bond Crisis?

Our reserves of trust can be affected by economic conditions. So two sociologists looked at how those reserves fared in communities hardest hit by the recession.

Michael Todd

News in Brief

Before You Cut Them, Know That Food Stamps Worked as Promised

As calls to cut the U.S. food stamp program are growing shriller, know that their explosive growth and wide distribution during the recession was built in as a feature, not a defect.

Michael Todd

News in Brief

Count on War to Build a Society

History reportedly is written by the victors. In the future, those accounts may be written in equation form and not sentences, suggests a new paper that mathematically describes the importance of warfare in creating societies.

Michael Todd

News in Brief

Odd Science: What Looks Like a Big Goose Egg May Actually Be Golden

Hey member of Congress: Honk if you like basic science research!

Michael Todd

Social Justice

Segregation May Be Less of a Problem, But It’s Still a Problem

A new look at economic and crime indicators in segregated U.S. neighborhoods finds the same old problems of inequality.

Michael Todd

Social Justice

Just Say ‘Non!’ to Child Beauty Pageants

We're already sexualizing our little ones with strident messages from their (barely) elders, sort of the top(less) down. France now wants to stop the process from the bottom up.

Michael Todd