For context, the author is an American sociology professor who serves on the American Sociological Association's committee on publications. He recently came ou

For context, the author is an American sociology professor who serves on the American Sociological Association's committee on publications. He recently came out in opposition to the ASA's official stance rejecting a proposed federal mandate to make all publicly funded research available open access. The ASA joined other scholarly associations in opposition such a mandate. The author recently discussed his stance on The Annex podcast: http://sociocast.org/podcast/the-paywall-and-the-asa/ http://sociocast.org/podcast/the-paywall-and-the-asa/