by Patrick Vecchio National Rifle Association Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre is not a gifted public speaker. At yesterday’s press conference—the NRA’s first statement after the Sandy Hook school massacre—LaPierre’s head bobbed distractingly […]
How can we sleep?

by Patrick Vecchio I watched President Obama’s emotional remarks Friday in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. I was glad I had a box of tissues nearby. I suspect […]
A brief word on “politicizing the tragedy” at Sandy Hook Elementary

We have heard, over the last 24 hours, all kinds of comment on the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. Predictably, much of the public response has taken […]
Sandy Hook: Enough with the flashbacks already
Unless you’re living under a rock, you know that there was a school shooting by an adult assailant at a Connecticut elementary earlier today. Reports are still in flux, but at the […]
The National Rifle Association stands its ground (by Paul Szep)
It's the Gummit City Gs: Greed, Guns, Gas and Gingrich (by Paul Szep)
Washington, D.C.: the scariest place on Earth (by Paul Szep)
The right isn't wrong, just stupid
Let’s try a little thought experiment here. What if the problem with conservatives isn’t that they are wrong, but rather than even when they are right their logic is so bad we […]