The tragedy in Sandy Hook, Connecticut is so incomprehensible that the inclination is to describe it as shocking. But it’s not. Mother Jones recently documented over sixty instances of mass or spree murders in the last 30 years. I was … Continued
Mass Murder
An Epidemic of Violence
There is an epidemic of violence in this country that’s all but completely ignored. And it’s costing women their lives. It seems that every week there is another news story of a man who kills his wife or girlfriend, and … Continued
Immigration
New Board Game Bashes Immigrants
Peter Gadiel, the president of anti-immigrant group, 9/11 Families for a Secure America, has designed a new anti-immigrant board game that he is selling on his website. His latest invention is simply called “Illegal Immigration” and, according to Gadiel, is … Continued
Gun Violence and American Identity
Fifty-three people are dead in 25 days of mass shootings in the U.S, from March 1 through April 5. While reasons for the shootings are and will be argued endlessly by the commentariat, the Binghamton, New York massacre at the … Continued