Month: February 2018

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The Death Cult and The Big Money

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On February 23, 2018
To follow up on Paul’s post about the NRA’s role in manufacturing demand for firearms, we shouldn’t forget the staggering amounts of money it dumps into the political process: But the NRA’s investment, which was more than any other outside group, paid for a slew of ads that directly targeted the same voters who propelled […]

What An AR-15 Does

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On February 23, 2018

A radiologist describes what she found examining victims Marjory Stoneman Douglas: In a typical handgun injury that I diagnose almost daily, a bullet leaves a laceration through an organ like the live

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More Manafort Charges

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On February 22, 2018
It’s official: The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, unsealed new charges on Thursday against President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, accusing him of hiding income and defrauding banks. Many of the charges are similar to ones he was charged with in October. According to the new 32-count indictment, Mr. Manafort provided false information […]

Guns and capitalism

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On February 22, 2018

The NRA exists to increase the profits of America’s gun makers. It does so by constantly stimulating the market for guns, which, as in the case of so many other consumer goods, is dominated by t

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The Immigration Debate

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On February 22, 2018
Anyone who works for the Niskanen Center, named after one of the worst human beings to pollute this nation, is someone I don’t want to say nice things about. But Will Wilkinson nails this essay about the immigration debate. It’s really between people on one side who think problems can be solved through policy and […]
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