David Frum's Blog, page 127

Conservatives, Let's Not Arm Teachers

Alan Jacobs pushes back against proposals to provide teachers with firearms.

'Common Sense Media Coverage'

Matt Lewis caused quite a stir this weekend with a piece calling for "common sense media control." (Note: he was being satirical.) Lewis surveyed the media's handling of the Newtown shootings in a less than positive tone.

Bill Murray is FDR

Asawin Suebsaeng cheers the casting of Bill Murray in the newest FDR flick:

The Taboo of Mental Illness

Sarah Kliff takes a look at the state of our nation's mental health system. Perhaps her most interesting point deals with the quiet taboo our culture places around seeking help for mental illness.

Another Example of Bullet Control

Yglesias pivots away from today's gun control debate to focus on attempting to reduce the more usual variations of gun violence:

Should We Cap Guns at Six Bullets?

Robert Wright proposes limiting firearms to six bullets and banning detachable magazines.

President Obama, Stay Out of the Gun Debate, Ctd.

Jeb Golinkin wishes President Obama would stay clear of the process for practical reasons:

'Starve the Beast' Doesn't Work

Christopher DeMuth, for many years president of the American Enterprise Institute, rejects the theory of 'Starve the beast':

President Obama: Now is Not the Time to Lead

My CNN column focuses on what's needed on guns: a social movement, not presidential action:

Sandy Hook's Heroes

Buzzfeed's Andrew Kaczynski on five heroic women of Sandy Hook.