by David Yamane | Mar 1, 2020 | academic bias, Jonathan Haidt, My Experience
I reviewed articles for two scholarly journals yesterday, one of which was quite good and one of which had a very good empirical analysis embedded in a badly biased introduction and conclusion. It becomes more and more challenging to maintain my equanimity as I review...
by David Yamane | Feb 27, 2020 | Gun Culture, My Experience, Podcast
The finale episode of Season 3 of the American Diagnosis podcast with Dr. Celine Gounder has recently been released. The season focused on gun violence and the concluding episode considers the question: “Where Do We Go From Here?” Over a year ago, I spoke...
by David Yamane | Jan 6, 2020 | My Experience
I launched this blog in February 2019 because my Gun Culture 2.0 blog has come to be read almost exclusively by people who are invested in gun culture. Although they are an important audience for my work, I also want to translate what I am learning about guns to the...
by David Yamane | Jun 26, 2019 | John Murphy, My Experience
Those who have seen my video on becoming a gun owner know that my wife Sandy played a crucial role getting me into guns. But the last time we shot a class together was in 2012. Over the past 6+ years since then, she has been accumulating nursing degrees while I have...
by David Yamane | May 28, 2019 | Gun Culture, My Experience
Earlier this year, philosopher Michael Austin posted a short reflection on “Virtue and Guns” on his Psychology Today blog “Ethics for Everyone.” If the title didn’t already grab my attention, the subtitle would have: “How ‘Gun...
by David Yamane | May 24, 2019 | Gun Culture, My Experience, National Firearms Law Seminar
In April, I gave the lunchtime talk at the National Firearms Law Seminar in Indianapolis. More than anything I’ve written or said, “Gun Culture 2.0, or How a Liberal Professor Became an Armed American” offered a very personal perspective on how I got...
