The gun violence that plagues the US has a simple answer. Contrary to the opinions of gun fundamentalists, It’s not “more guns.”
More guns isn’t the answer to America’s gun problem
Well-regulated militias and gun control
For any militia to be “well-regulated,” it requires standards, training, a sense of responsibility, and the ability to remove people from its ranks. In other words, it requires rules, aka “regulations.”
American vs. unAmerican values, according to the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States
When it comes to the Second Amendment, only the extreme positions of banning all firearms or allowing unrestricted access to all firearms are unAmerican.
Donald Trump is a fascist, Part Six
Why Donald Trump is a fascist, part six of an eight part essay. Fascism according to historian Robert Paxton’s definition.
Nota Bene #105: The Illustrated Dick
“When all you are becomes defined as the amount of information traceable to you, what are we then? What have we become, in a world where there is no separation, no door, […]
The Summer of Hate provides a watershed moment for "reasonable Republicans"
I’m not a Republican, but I know many people who are. I have GOP friends, co-workers and family members, and for that matter I used to be a Republican myself. A long […]
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