27 Jan, 2023
Disarming, and Empowering, Lost Souls
Disarming, and Empowering, Lost Souls by Robert C. Koehler 936 words I had a passing moment of wonder the other...
27 Jan, 2023
25 Jan, 2023
And Now They Want to Arm Our Children?
And Now They Want to Arm Our Children? by Rob Okun 553 words Days in January: 31. Number of mass...
13 Jan, 2023
How Safe Can We Really Be?
That’s the guy’s defense, anyway — that plus his right to carry four handguns, an AR-15 and a 12-guage shotgun into a supermarket in Atlanta.
28 Nov, 2022
Viral violence
In my town, Portland, Oregon, we just lost yet another person to gun violence, this time as a result of an argument over a parking spot. Seriously.
24 Nov, 2022
Ubuntu or collective suicide
I stroke the killer’s hatred and certainty, knowing the answer we all ache for — why? — will not be forthcoming.
25 Sep, 2022
Taking aim at the Second Amendment
Taking aim at the Second Amendment by Tom H. Hastings 614 words It is long past time to repeal the...
1 Aug, 2022
My weekend with the good guys
You may find this shocking, but a little over a decade ago I spent a weekend learning how to shoot a handgun — under the auspices of the NRA. I wound up earning myself an NRA “personal protection in the home” certificate.
16 Jul, 2022
White supremacists want ‘their’ country back
One thing I notice as I read the growing warnings that this is the case is the assumption that suddenly the USA has become a divided nation...
23 Jun, 2022
Good guys with guns?
Ready, aim, fire: “I believe in Jesus, guns and babies.” So declares Kandiss Taylor, GOP candidate for governor of Georgia, in a campaign ad.
29 May, 2022
Welcome, children
Welcome, children, to the world we so-called adults are handing over to you—a planetary culture of lies and power...
6 Nov, 2021
The myth of redemptive violence
Several million dollars’ worth of fiction exploded the other day, leaving cinematographer Halyna Hutchins...
14 Feb, 2021
A Second Civil War?
A Second Civil War? by Winslow Myers 920 words Published in: LA Progressive, Daily Advent, The Chronicle, Sierra County Prospect,...
27 Aug, 2020
Ending the civil war
“This looks like the beginning of a civil war. The chaos and violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin are unfolding as I...
9 Jul, 2020
What about armed protests?
“Change. Now. I get that, and understand the symbolism of packed heat. A gun says: We mean business…” Robert C....
21 Nov, 2019
The intelligence of tomorrow
““Somebody ought to put a bullet in her skull. Back in the day, our forefathers would have put a bullet...