Sociology professor, runner, husband, dad. Research on religion and political culture. Teaching on sociological theory and more. Making Moral Citizens, my book on faith-based community organizing, available from UNC Press.https://bsky.app/profile/jackdelehanty.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackdelehanty.bsky.social/post/3mmf2fo7ntk2oGrantland. How I miss that web site. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:4ufkaw546ze64da23yyn2nfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmf2fo7ntk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jackdelehanty.bsky.social/post/3mlgtzjal6k2yThis semester I taught a new course, "Culture and Social Policy." The idea was to identify the symbolic assumptions that drive policy discussions in the US, trace their historical roots, then see how they work in multiple policy domains.09 May 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:4ufkaw546ze64da23yyn2nfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgtzjal6k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackdelehanty.bsky.social/post/3mledbk7bv22wI taught about parking minimums this semester and the students were astonished and enraged by the degree to which laws require filling space this way. By the end of the discussion they were all ready to either grab their pitchforks or apply for their local zoning boards. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:4ufkaw546ze64da23yyn2nfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mledbk7bv22whttps://bsky.app/profile/jackdelehanty.bsky.social/post/3mkv3vsmrfc2jTop 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only: The Wire The Americans Deadwood Boardwalk Empire Breaking Bad The Night Of Wolf Hall Rome True Detective (season 1) Downton Abbey Les Miserables (BBC version) Homeland Parks and Rec Planet Earth The Day of the Jackal (2025 version) [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:4ufkaw546ze64da23yyn2nfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv3vsmrfc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackdelehanty.bsky.social/post/3mk6bhnfs7225This story captures a lot of what's so great about my alma mater. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/dining/carleton-college-minnesota-cookie-house.html23 Apr 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:4ufkaw546ze64da23yyn2nfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6bhnfs7225https://bsky.app/profile/jackdelehanty.bsky.social/post/3mjrzvf2les2tA pleasure to contribute to this piece in Newsweek on the jump in religiosity among young men: https://www.newsweek.com/gen-z-mens-views-of-religion-take-dramatic-turn-1184789918 Apr 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:4ufkaw546ze64da23yyn2nfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrzvf2les2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jackdelehanty.bsky.social/post/3mh6q35x5ak2mSo many things are awful these days, much of academic life included. Which makes it really worth saying that today, I get to spend the morning carefully reading a rich, rewarding text, and the afternoon discussing it with bright, passionate, highly motivated students. This job can still be great.16 Mar 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:4ufkaw546ze64da23yyn2nfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6q35x5ak2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackdelehanty.bsky.social/post/3mgmxffpvq22zSociological theory thread! Jason Furman is in the NYT today arguing that we get Adam Smith wrong, and if we got him right, our capitalist system would work better. I agree with Furman on the premise, but I think he also gets Smith wrong. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/opinion/adam-smith-anniversary.html09 Mar 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:4ufkaw546ze64da23yyn2nfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmxffpvq22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackdelehanty.bsky.social/post/3mgmxffpvq22zSociological theory thread! Jason Furman is in the NYT today arguing that we get Adam Smith wrong, and if we got him right, our capitalist system would work better. I agree with Furman on the premise, but I think he also gets Smith wrong. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/opinion/adam-smith-anniversary.html09 Mar 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:4ufkaw546ze64da23yyn2nfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmxffpvq22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackdelehanty.bsky.social/post/3mf5jufxhbs2gFabulous thread. Reading : writing :: proper fueling : athletic endurance [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Feb 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:4ufkaw546ze64da23yyn2nfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5jufxhbs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jackdelehanty.bsky.social/post/3meolq64phc2wIt's also still impossible to safely travel on foot from Chandler to May on Park, on either side of the road. Nearly three weeks after the storm, the city still hasn't enforced the law. I'm sure there are dozens of other examples. It's outrageous. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Feb 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:4ufkaw546ze64da23yyn2nfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3meolq64phc2w