There is little new about the horrific school shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 people dead. We have seen it all before: the cocktail of a disturbed young man, access to guns, and a society that devalues life mixed to create another national tragedy. The round-the-clock news coverage and profound proclamations from politicians are […]
Stop Putting Traumatized Teenagers on Television…
That Story about a 20-Year-Old Who Said He Was ‘able to buy’ an AR-15 in 5 Minutes with No ID Is an Outright Lie…
A viral tweet this week alleging a 20-year-old with an expired ID was able to buy an AR-15 rifle in five minutes is a lie. It’s a damned lie. The viral tweet, which has been shared by more than 9,000 social media users, quotes a two-year-old blog post written by then-20-year-old blogger Cody Davis. The […]
FBI Was Warned — TWICE — about Florida Shooter’s Deadly Threats…
The FBI received two alarming tips about Nikolas Cruz in the past six months: Someone who knew him well believed he was capable of murdering teachers and students. And an online commenter using the handle “nikolas cruz” professed his desire to become a “professional school shooter.” But somehow no one at the FBI connected the […]
Florida Gov Rick Scott: ‘FBI director needs to resign’…
Orlando Reminds Us LGBT People Remain Targets…
More or less every American under 40, and many over that, yawn at the idea that women now marry women, and men marry men…