Gun manufacturers and dealers enjoy broad legal immunity, even though lawsuits against them would help improve safety
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Viewpoint: Arming Teachers Isn’t the Answer
Putting more guns in schools will likely lead to more violence
Sandy Hook Shooting: The Speculation About Adam Lanza Must Stop
A compelling narrative has emerged but we have few facts to back it up
Sandy Hook Shooting: Video Games Blamed, Again
It’s natural in emotional times to search for answers, but there’s no evidence that violent media leads to mass homicides
A Sportsman’s Viewpoint: We Need a Moderate Alternative to the NRA
Many hunters would support sensible reforms against large-magazine firearms but have no organization that speaks for them
The Myth of Second Amendment Exceptionalism
We make tradeoffs in personal liberties all the time. Why is gun control any different?
The Backlash Against ‘I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother’
As Liza Long, author of “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother,” is critiqued, let’s take a look at our long tradition of blaming moms
Sandy Hook: Should Teachers Be Trained in Counter-Terrorism?
Is shielding children as essential a part of teachers’ portfolios as educating them?
Viewpoint: If We Want Gun Control, We’ll Need to Compromise
Americans have reached “tipping points” before, but those who want stronger gun laws need to appeal to the broad middle of the nation
Sandy Hook Shooting: Why Did Lanza Target a School?
Perpetrators of mass homicide tend to lash out in the most vicious way possible, and that often means targeting innocent children
The Baby Boom and Financial Doom
To rightsize spending, entitlement programs must be reformed
The Making of a Cliffhanger
Is the term “fiscal cliff” too alarmist? The man who coined it thinks not
When News Goes Viral: The Biggest Headlines of 2012 (According to Google)
What news stories went viral this year? Google’s list of the top 10 trending events includes some surprises