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March 23, 2013

The Roots of Anti-Government Gun Culture in America

The most arresting idea in Adam Winkler's impressively learned study of US gun law, Gunfight , is the suggestion that contemporary American gun culture was more or less invented by the Black Panthers.
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Published on March 23, 2013 17:32

The Senate Passes a Budget

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Published on March 23, 2013 10:45

5 Dream Homes That Will Kill Your Kids

Clare, who runs a blog called Projectophile, with a brilliant post on how mid-century modern homes are basically designed to kill young children. My five favorites below (H/T Walter Olson).
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Published on March 23, 2013 10:05

Meet the Young Woman Standing Up to the Saudi Regime

In the Wall Street Journal, Sohrab Amari interviews Manal al-Sharif, the young Saudi woman who dared to drive - and to defy the threats and intimidation by which the no-driving rule is enforced.
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Published on March 23, 2013 08:22

President Obama Gets Real on Israel

My National Post column follows up on President Obama's visit to Israel:
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Published on March 23, 2013 06:11

March 22, 2013

The GOP Gets in the Gaffe Game

As part of the GOP's new report on how to win on the national level again, one section calls for essentially spying on Democrats in an attempt to catch 'gaffe' worthy moments on camera.
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Published on March 22, 2013 13:42

Two Alabama Teens Try to Make a Little Less Rough for LGBTQ Students

Alabama schoolsrequireall sex education teachers to tell their students: (1) homosexuality is a crime; and (2) that it goes against what society considers an acceptable lifestyle. Two high school students have started a petition to change this law.
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Published on March 22, 2013 13:21

Let's Switch to a National Healthcare Exchange, Maybe?

Reihan Salam writes at Reuters that we should consider a national health care exchange:
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Published on March 22, 2013 12:57

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