guns
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The crime of being born guilty
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3 min read
In the second chapter of “Stand Your Ground” Kelly Brown Douglas explores the question “Why are black murder victims put on trial?”
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Our Exceptional Racism
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2 min read
Douglas establishes that it isn’t about a singular Florida law that should concern us, but the culture which creates it.
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Beyond Guns
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17 min read
Mike Pesca seems to think Charles C. W. Cooke would make an honest argument against gun reform. Here’s why I don’t. I’ve gotten pretty tired of arguing about guns. Not because I don’t like arguing or that I don’t have any good ideas, but it’s more that I don’t think we’re having an honest conversation.…
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So This is Where We Are
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2 min read
SO THIS IS WHERE WE ARE Teenage survivors speak out. The media follows the story. Some grown-ups pass pictures of the teens with targets on their chests. An adult talk show host teases a teen for not getting into all the schools. Calls come for advertisers to pull ads from her show. Some don’t. One…
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Our Guns, Our Idols – preventing the peace
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12 min read
I had this neighbor a few years ago. He made it really clear where he stands about guns. And about what he thinks about everything I value. Years ago, we moved to a small town in Michigan. A bit under 6,000 people and up against the big water. Water to the east, other communities to…
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School Shootings – A Pathology of Violence
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7 min read
In a challenging new essay for Eudaimonia & Co., Umair Haque names 5 social pathologies of collapse. And I think they can kickstart a conversation around our culture’s greatest needs. This is my reflection of the first pathology: rampant school shootings. I remember how I felt when I first heard about the school shooting at Columbine High…