Rod Graham

Rod Graham is the Editorial Board's neighborhood sociologist. A professor at Virginia's Old Dominion University, he researches and teaches courses in the areas of cyber-crime and racial inequality. His work can be found at roderickgraham.com. Follow him @roderickgraham.

Tired of conservatives accusing college professors of pushing their ‘liberal bias’? This is the slapback you’ve been waiting for

September 30, 2021 / Comments Off on Tired of conservatives accusing college professors of pushing their ‘liberal bias’? This is the slapback you’ve been waiting for

It is a fundamental misunderstanding of research and teaching.

Your neighborhood sociologist: The people who share this earth with you are saying something. So lean into ‘cancel culture’

September 22, 2021 /

Instead of howling madly about “wokism.”

The closer we get to the minority-majority tipping point, the more the Republicans are going to inflame white racism

September 9, 2021 /

To combat a damaging narrative, we must talk about it.

Progressives should add sex worker rights to their agenda. It’s a matter of social justice

September 1, 2021 / Comments Off on Progressives should add sex worker rights to their agenda. It’s a matter of social justice

Sex workers are the only workers ignored on Labor Day.

In this colossal game of infrastructure chicken, progressives must stand firm

August 23, 2021 / Comments Off on In this colossal game of infrastructure chicken, progressives must stand firm

Passing the core infrastructure bill without the accompanying human infrastructure bill will only exacerbate economic inequality. 

Anti-woke liberals want to be heard and not dismissed. They deserve this. But they need to exercise a bit of humility first

August 11, 2021 /

Even so, progressives must engage with left-leaning, intellectual anti-wokes. They are our once and future political allies.

Simone Biles just needed to rest

August 3, 2021 / Comments Off on Simone Biles just needed to rest

Sticks and stones break bones, but words hurt, too.

‘Dialogue’ won’t save America but minor league baseball games and other group activities will

July 27, 2021 / Comments Off on ‘Dialogue’ won’t save America but minor league baseball games and other group activities will

Reflecting on the bonding power of social capital.

Color-consciousness, not colorblindness

July 5, 2021 / Comments Off on Color-consciousness, not colorblindness

Not seeing race is good, writes Rod Graham. But not seeing racism is bad.

Meritocracy is the myth that binds us

June 21, 2021 / Comments Off on Meritocracy is the myth that binds us

Our society needs it, but the myth needs overhauling, writes Rod Graham