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Posted inOpinion, Perspective
American gun culture is based on frontier mythology — but ignores how common gun restrictions were in the Old West
A scholar of gun culture looks at the roots of Americans’ love affair with firearms – and their willingness to accept gun violence as a price of freedom.
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Six charts show key role firearms makers play in America’s gun culture
A closer look at firearms sales reveals some interesting trends that should be part of America’s ongoing conversation about the root causes of gun violence.
Posted inNation / World, News
How to keep germs away from your kids at the ‘spraygrounds’ this summer
The CDC explains why splash pads can spread disease, and how you can keep yourself and your kids healthy if you decide to splash this summer.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
The Supreme Court reminds the executive branch: Congress makes the laws
Using regulation as a shortcut to lawmaking will no longer fly.
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What you need to know about the Supreme Court’s decision on West Virginia v. EPA
A blow at the government’s ability to regulate climate change is just the beginning.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
The court reads free-market economics into the Constitution (again)
The implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA go far beyond dramatically limiting the federal government’s ability to address climate change — significant as that is. With this decision, the court has done nothing less than transform the law’s basic assumptions about the role of the federal government. From now on, […]
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Parade shooting suspect contemplated 2nd shooting on Monday, according to police
The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade told police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in suburban Chicago and then fled to the Madison, Wisconsin, area, where he contemplated shooting up an event there
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How we define ‘American’ in America
The US and other countries have a legal definition of citizenship, yet human psychology and identity politics result in ingrained biases over who truly belongs.
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6 surprising facts for July Fourth
A scholar of early US history celebrates the country’s birthday with six under-appreciated ideas about the founding document.