Archive for gun policy
Projecting A Cyber Snowball from my Laptop
Just a few short minutes ago, as the snow began to really pile up and the wind to howl, I hit “send” on the manuscript my seven co-authors and I have been working on for what seems like a decade. (In fact, the project began with a symposium almost two years ago; we signed with [...]
The NRA, Again
Wondering why Republicans have increasingly come out against Sotomayor during the past few days, despite the possible effect their opposition could have on Latino voters’ impressions of them? Wonder no more:
The decision on how to vote on her confirmation was made more difficult in recent days for some Republicans and Democrats from conservative-leaning battleground states [...]
Despair Over Guns
Consistent majorities of Americans favor sensible gun-control laws. Of course, there’s disagreement as to what counts as “sensible,” but it hardly matters. No gun control of any kind seems to be possible as long as the NRA maintains its inexplicable death grip over federal law-makers.
I’ve sort of given up on the issue. A few years [...]