A 2009 study completely debunks the notion that gun-owners are safer for having a firearm in their houses during an assault. In a first-of its-kind study, epidemiologists at the University of...
Guns Do Not Make You Safer at Home
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Author - Bob Cesca
These Brave Educators
My Monday column... It's difficult to know what to say because there are so many things to say. I want to write about gun control; I want to shame the politicians who allowed the assault weapons ban...
‘We can’t tolerate this anymore. These tragedies must end. And to end them, we must change.”
The president in Newtown yesterday: Thank you. Thank you, Governor. To all the families, first responders, to the community of Newtown, clergy, guests, scripture tells us, “Do not lose heart. Though...
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Bruce Springsteen - "Land of Hope and Dreams" Live
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U2 - "Peace on Earth" For obvious reasons.
A Brief History of the USA
From Bowling for Columbine:
Quote of the Morning
Terrible news today. When will politicians find courage to ban automatic weapons?As in Oz after similar tragedy. — Rupert Murdoch(@rupertmurdoch) December 15, 2012 Holy hell. Well, maybe if Fox...
Heartbreaking
I find this photograph from Sandy Hook almost irrevocably heartbreaking. When I was five years old, my friend across the street, Eric, was the victim of a murder-suicide. He was seven. I'll never...
Why Does It Take Dead Children for Americans to Change?
Ezra Klein: Only with gun violence do we respond to repeated tragedies by saying that mourning is acceptable but discussing how to prevent more tragedies is not. But that’s unacceptable. As others...
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MST3K Saturday - "Teenage Caveman"
Fiddler’s Green
This song's been playing in my head today. Thought I'd share. If it was just one slain child, today's events would still be an obscenity. September seventeen For a girl I know it's Mother's Day Her...
CBS News: 28 Dead, Including 20 Children in School Shooting
Update: In press conference, state police report 28 dead, 20 children. Update: President Obama moments ago: "We're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent tragedies like...
Quote of the Day
"We've got bigger fish to fry. It would not make sense for us to see a top priority as going after recreational users in states that have determined that it's legal." President Obama on the...
Steve King: I’m Clueless On Benghazi, But It’s Worse Than Watergate
Steve King proving his status in the Crazy Caucus: “I believe that it’s a lot bigger than Watergate, and if you link Watergate and Iran-Contra together and multiply it times maybe 10 or so, you’re...
Scientists Can Test to See If the Universe Is a Computer Simulation
What if they discover we're all in the Matrix, or that we're inside a colossal version of The Sims? Some physicists and university researchers say it's possible to test the theory that our entire...
The Funniest Opposition Research in the History of Politics
Nikki Haley released her oppo research against Stephen Colbert. I'm positive it was intended as a joke, but holy hell it's hilarious stuff. 'Stephen Colbert Claimed He Would “Stumble Around Columbia...
Worst Person in the World
Matt Lauer for being a paternalistic tabloid-monger: Hathaway had a “wardrobe malfuction” while getting out of a car at the New York premiere of Les Mis. Because our culture is gross like Matt Lauer...
The Daily Banter Mail Bag: The Gift That Keeps on Giving…
This week's questions from the bag of mail: 1) Now that Susan Rice has dropped out of the running for Secretary of State, who's the best person to be appointed to that position? Should she have taken...
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Sting - "Fortress Around Your Heart" Live from Bring on the Night
This Glacier Footage is Amazing
The largest glacier "calving" ever caught on film, and it looks like a Summer blockbuster movie CG effect. After having watched the new Pacific Rim trailer, I expected a giant monster to emerge from...
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