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Guns aren’t the problem? The data disagree
On Sunday, July 3, a gunman walked into a mall and opened fire. Armed with one rifle and one pistol, the 22-year-old killed three people and wounded […]
The good guys vs. the gun lobby: Trying to keep N.Y.’s streets safe
Under the twisted vision of the Supreme Court majority, states and localities are now barred from deciding who can get a permit to carry a concealed weapon. […]
What can check the Supreme Court’s power?
by David Cole If Supreme Court justices had to run for reelection, a number of them would be in big trouble. Almost two weeks ago, the court […]
Better late than never on gun reform
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was one bright spot that was almost entirely overshadowed: For the first […]
SCOTUS on a roll
The U.S. Supreme Court is on a roll — crushing rights and smashing precedents as it goes. We understood this wave of potentially bad decisions was coming […]
June 26 letters to the editor
Someday is now: Donate to ReTails I wasn’t born a collector — I was raised to be a collector by my parents and grandparents. They survived the […]
The answer to gun violence isn’t to turn schools into prisons
In the last couple weeks, local schools have been testing their new weapons detectors, and area high schools plan to have them up and running for daily […]
Senate gun safety deal isn’t small potatoes
by George Skelton Politicizing is paying off. And hopefully we’re headed for the slippery slope that gun lobbies long have dreaded. The response is automatic from gun […]
June 19 letters to the editor
U.S. can’t stop climate change on its own President Biden has selected 2005 as the base date for carbon emissions. The following is carbon emissions data by […]
