The social sciences in the US don't really understand time (yes, it's crazy but true). They see social dynamics as happening between forces instantaneously, wi

The social sciences in the US don't really understand time (yes, it's crazy but true). They see social dynamics as happening between forces instantaneously, with all the nuance of whether something happens first or last completely washed out of their regression. Oh -- sociologists aren't necessarily as smart as physicists and mechanical engineers, ...