You Can Have All The Guns You Want, Or You Can Have a Democracy. You Can’t Have Both.

Although I support strict gun control and am frequently called out as a naive lib’rul because of it, I do … More

Until Thursday, Trump’s War on Press Freedom Was Just Talk. Now It’s Real.

That Donald Trump is no friend of a free press is hardly news. Until now, though, his rhetoric has mainly … More

While much of the nation is in an uproar over Sarah Palin’s invocation of “blood libel” in a recorded response, … More

Hooray for us! We’re not to blame! That’s right: We’re all off the hook for Saturday’s mass murders of six … More

When news of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords came through on Twitter Saturday, it was immediately clear that it … More

Being a member of both the Godless professoriate and a liberal ex-journalist, I’m probably just the kind of guy your … More