1 Apr, 2023
Citizens Rising Up Against Guns and for Our Children
Citizens Rising Up Against Guns and for Our Children by Rob Okun 696 words Until people start to go into...
1 Apr, 2023
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.
28 Jul, 2022
The cynics’ monkey wrench
If you depart from an “us vs. them” philosophy of life, your first confrontation is likely to be with the cynics.
31 Jul, 2019
We fall, divided
“On Sunday July 28th “the world’s greatest summer food fair” came to a tragic end…” Author: Wim Laven Published in:...
13 Dec, 2018
The End of the NRA? Business magazines tell activists: The strategy is working
“Good news for humanity: the NRA is weakening. The gun-lobbying group is in “deep financial trouble,” Fortune Magazine reported, and...
4 May, 2018
NRA/Trump: Stay the bloody course
“Seriously? Trump, in his annual suck-up to the NRA, says that if we have any gun control we will have...
7 Mar, 2018
It’s time to disarm the gun debate
“The “gun debate” is the national schism that seemingly cannot be bridged. Those on one side see the loosely regulated...
21 Feb, 2018
Stopping Mass Shootings: Less Finger Pointing, More Action
“In the wake of yet another school shooting, everyone from ordinary citizens to pundits to politicians seems to be engaged...
11 Oct, 2017
Mystery
“Trillions of galaxies each contain billions of stars. A unified field of gravitational waves, black holes, and dark matter ties…”...
2 Oct, 2017
Look for the Helpers; Be a Helper
““This was a terrible tragedy, but sometimes these things just happen and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop them,”...
5 Jun, 2016
Eliminate the Second Amendment and Keep Your Guns
“OK, I confess I fail to see the thrill or need associated with gun ownership and use, but we live...
29 Feb, 2016
Stifling Academic Freedom, the NRA Way
“That conservative forces have long sought to squash dissent and curtail rigorous academic debate on campuses is far from a...