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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. departs a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission meeting at Dept. of Health and Human Services headquarters in Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2025.

RFK Jr.’s MAHA Movement: Industry Takes Control

by Merrill Goozner September 11, 2025September 10, 2025

Children’s health report ignores the greatest threats facing young people today: gun violence, smoking, and global warming.

Gun Without a Trace

by Jamaal Abdul-Alim June 23, 2024June 23, 2024

The Truth About the “Horrible” Crime in Milwaukee

by Bill Scher June 18, 2024June 18, 2024

The Myth of the Responsible Gun Owner: An American Nightmare (Part II)

by Alan Berlow June 5, 2023June 13, 2023

The Myth of the Responsible Gun Owner: An American Nightmare (Part I)

by Alan Berlow June 2, 2023June 13, 2023

It’s Time for a National Gun Buyback

by Gregory Koger August 2, 2022August 3, 2022

Two Cheers for the Senate Gun Deal

by Bill Scher June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

On Guns and Inflation, Republicans Ignore the Rest of the World

by David Atkins June 2, 2022June 3, 2022

Law and Justice

The Supreme Court and the Originalist Fallacy

by Garrett Epps May 31, 2022June 1, 2022

Kyle Rittenhouse

Featured, Political Animal, Politics

The Rittenhouse Verdict Shows the Ridiculousness of American Gun Laws and Self-Defense

by David Atkins November 20, 2021January 12, 2022