“It is the Chinese water torture of a series of mass shootings that are happening more rapidly and are growing more deadly.” Mayors Against Illegal Weapons director Mark Glaze used this grim analogy while commenting on the effect the Naval Yard s...
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“It is the Chinese water torture of a series of mass shootings that are happening more rapidly and are growing more deadly.” Mayors Against Illegal Weapons director Mark Glaze used this grim analogy while commenting on the effect the Naval Yard s...
If recent memory is any testament, helplessness, rather than mere evil, seems to be at the heart of modern tragedy. Grief breeds an awkward distance between our human compassion and the outcome of loss, a spatial component of heartbreak gracefully re...
If recent memory is any testament, helplessness, rather than mere evil, seems to be at the heart of modern tragedy. Grief breeds an awkward distance between our human compassion and the outcome of loss, a spatial component of heartbreak gracefully re...
Former New York Times Assistant Managing Editor Craig R. Whitney speaks to BPR about his new book, “Living with Guns: A Liberal’s Case for the Second Amendment.” BPR asked Whitney, “Do gun control advocates demagogue the menta...
Former New York Times Assistant Managing Editor Craig R. Whitney speaks to BPR about his new book, “Living with Guns: A Liberal’s Case for the Second Amendment.” BPR asked Whitney, “Do gun control advocates demagogue the menta...
Former New York Times Assistant Managing Editor Craig R. Whitney speaks to BPR about his new book, “Living with Guns: A Liberal’s Case for the Second Amendment.” BPR asked Whitney, “Is there a difference in how Americans perceive gun vio...
Former New York Times Assistant Managing Editor Craig R. Whitney speaks to BPR about his new book, “Living with Guns: A Liberal’s Case for the Second Amendment.” BPR asked Whitney, “Is there a difference in how Americans perceive gun vio...
Former New York Times Assistant Managing Editor Craig R. Whitney speaks to BPR about his new book, “Living with Guns: A Liberal’s Case for the Second Amendment.” BPR asked Whitney, “What have you learned in the aftermath of the Newtown massac...
Former New York Times Assistant Managing Editor Craig R. Whitney speaks to BPR about his new book, “Living with Guns: A Liberal’s Case for the Second Amendment.” BPR asked Whitney, “What have you learned in the aftermath of the Newtown massac...
Governor Lincoln D. Chafee ’75 is the 74th Governor of Rhode Island. Elected in 2010 on a platform of increasing government transparency and economic revitalization, Chafee will likely face challengers from both the left and right in his upcoming r...
Governor Lincoln D. Chafee ’75 is the 74th Governor of Rhode Island. Elected in 2010 on a platform of increasing government transparency and economic revitalization, Chafee will likely face challengers from both the left and right in his upcoming r...
What does mental illness have to do with guns? This piece examines the gun control debate in response to the Janus Forum ongoing Miniseries On Guns in America. The Series’ final installment, “Mental Health,” takes place Tuesday, April 9 at ...
What does mental illness have to do with guns? This piece examines the gun control debate in response to the Janus Forum ongoing Miniseries On Guns in America. The Series’ final installment, “Mental Health,” takes place Tuesday, April 9 at ...
99 days. That’s how long it’s been since the Newtown massacre. We know the gruesome numbers: twenty young children and seven teachers dead at the hands of a mentally ill killer and his Bushmaster .223 assault rifle. Since that fateful day, appr...
99 days. That’s how long it’s been since the Newtown massacre. We know the gruesome numbers: twenty young children and seven teachers dead at the hands of a mentally ill killer and his Bushmaster .223 assault rifle. Since that fateful day, appr...
Yesterday was big for gun control advocates and opponents alike. Colorado governor John Hickenlooper signed into law bills that require background checks for gun owners and restrict the sale of magazines with more than 15 rounds. “If legislation li...
Yesterday was big for gun control advocates and opponents alike. Colorado governor John Hickenlooper signed into law bills that require background checks for gun owners and restrict the sale of magazines with more than 15 rounds. “If legislation li...
Image by Winnerslay It’s not clear that gun control could have prevented the killing of 20 children and 7 adults in Newtown, Connecticut this past Friday. The weapons used by gunman Adam Lanza were owned legally by Lanza’s mother. A few states (b...
Image by Winnerslay It’s not clear that gun control could have prevented the killing of 20 children and 7 adults in Newtown, Connecticut this past Friday. The weapons used by gunman Adam Lanza were owned legally by Lanza’s mother. A few states (b...
Last Wednesday, the New York Times ran an opinion article by Theresa Brown entitled “The Human Cost of the Second Amendment.” In her piece, Brown offers an oft-overlooked viewpoint on the gun control/Second Amendment (the right to bear arms) argu...
Last Wednesday, the New York Times ran an opinion article by Theresa Brown entitled “The Human Cost of the Second Amendment.” In her piece, Brown offers an oft-overlooked viewpoint on the gun control/Second Amendment (the right to bear arms) argu...