Violence Begets Violence: Turning to Dr. King in the aftermath of the Boston Bombings
This piece is in Salon, under various headlines: Where does the hate come from? Amid this tragedy, we ought to …
Category Archives: Shootings
On the Regulation of Firearms
Robert Prasch thoughtfully unpacks the firearm regulation debate. Almost two months after the massacre in Newtown, and six months after …
Newtown, CT: The Culture of Terror and the Failure of the National Security Agenda*
Yet again. Yes, again. Another heinous massacre in Newtown, CT. When I read of the details on Friday, I didn’t …
Mosques, Temples, and Theaters: We Need to Change the Script
Yesterday, less than 48 hours after the shootings in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, a mosque in Joplin, Missouri was burned to …
What Michael Moore Said…
“It’s the Guns – But We All Know, It’s Not Really the Guns“ Michael Moore with a column in Common …
Holmes, Guns, and Terrorism: We Need to Ask Different Questions
The last 72 hours have been an important exercise in understanding how a public tragedy is framed, or taken as …
