Plus, an analysis of Luigi Mangione’s misguided manifesto and an interview of a Democratic congressman who survived in a Trump-won district — all in the December 12, 2024 newsletter.
mass shootings
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Mothers, Sons, and Guns
The author of a searing book on the fraught relationship between Lee Harvey Oswald and his mother reflects on the recent landmark conviction of a Michigan mom for her role in her son’s school shooting.
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The Geography of Gun Violence
New data about Americans’ attitudes about firearms and their use underscore how divided we are by region.
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Violent Crime and Mass Incarceration Must be Tackled Together
Conservatives and liberals need to hear each other for us to become a low-crime, low-incarceration society. There are policies that can help.
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On Guns and Inflation, Republicans Ignore the Rest of the World
Republicans’ dopiest claims are disproved by other countries. No wonder they look away.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Administration’s Response to Mass Shootings: Expedited Executions
Trump and Barr support the death penalty because they are authoritarians, not because it works.
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We Must Hold the NRA Accountable After Another Massacre at Their Hands
This shooting was an easily preventable tragedy. It should haunt us for a long, long time.
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All Mass Shooters Are Mentally Ill
If your brain is working correctly, you don’t gun people down in malls, churches, and schools.
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A Cruel Response in the Aftermath of a Mass Shooting
White evangelicals are trying to come up with an explanation for the unexplainable that doesn’t rock their dogmatic boat.
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The Difference Between ‘You Are Wrong’ and ‘You Are Evil’
Here is what happens when we assume that people who disagree with us are not simply wrong, but sinister.
