Better Mental Health Care, Not New Gun Laws, Will Prevent Future Mass Shootings
Aaron Alexis requested mental health help. Why are we answering with gun control?
Civil Liberties
Aaron Alexis, the Navy Yard, and the Case Against New Gun Laws
Legislating by crisis is bad governance.
Cops Kept Washington Navy Yard Shooter's Gun After 2004 Arrest in Seattle
Was kept as evidence
Rep. Amash Details How Intelligence Committee Hid Briefings from Conference Members
And then claimed members didn't want to attend
Pope: Abortion a Symptom of "Throw-Away Culture"
Comes shortly after he criticized the Catholic Church's obsession with "small-minded rules"
Pope Francis: Abortion Indicative of "Throw-Away Culture"
Issued anti-abortion message after comments on misplaced focus on "small-minded rules"
Russian Coast Guard Seizes Greenpeace Ship, 30 Activists
Could face terrorism charges
"Wadjda": Q&A with Saudi Arabia's First Female Director
An Interview with Filmmaker Haifaa Al-Mansour
Pennsylvania Town Firing Police Chief After Video Critical of Liberals, Supportive of Second Amendment
Coming up with other reasons
Tony Blair's Daugher Held at Gunpoint in Attempted London Robbery
But they aren't supposed to have guns over there!
Georgia Cop Accused of Taking Bribes Resigns
Caught on phone cam allegedly taking $50 to look other way in pot case
DOJ Never Investigated Ethics Complaints by FISA Judges
Over misleading statements about extent of NSA surveillance
Lawmakers Introduce Federal Bill to Protect Religious Opposition to Gay Marriage
Would prohibit federal discrimination against religious groups and churches that prefer the whole one man, one woman deal
NAACP Chapter Calls for Murder Charges in NC Police Shooting of Unarmed Man
Officer currently facing voluntary manslaughter charges
Only One-Third Think Tougher Gun Laws Would Have Stopped Navy Yard Shootings
Poll shows support for gun control lowest in a year
Putin Insists There's No Discrimination Against Gays in Russia
That's the kind of argument that only makes sense when you don't believe in freedom of speech
Calif. Community College Blocks Student from Handing Out Constitutions on Constitution Day
Free speech requires an appointment
PA Police Chief Who Posted Videos of Himself Shooting Weapons While Shouting About Liberals and Second Amendment To Learn His Fate
Says he has nothing to apologize for
Why Can't Anyone Agree How Many Mass Shootings There Have Been In 2013?
Making sense of the competing statistics
Atlanta Police Testing Crime Predictive Technology
Pred Pol is supposed to help officer predict where crimes will be committed
Nullification Is Not the Answer to Gun Control
Gun rights advocates need to drop their misguided embrace of nullification.
Facebook Blames Government Spying for Lack of User Trust
Recent study found nearly half of Facebook quitters citing privacy as the reason
Zuckerberg Says US Spying Hurt Users' Trust in Internet Companies
Believes the government should reveal more about the info it requests from companies like Facebook
Gun Control Advocates Frustrated By Lack of Support in Congress
Despite mass shootings in the last year gun control legislation has not been passed by lawmakers
Definition of Second Amendment in Textbook Causing Uproar at Texas High School
Summary definition says the Second Amendment protects right to "keep and bear arms in a state militia."
John McCain Tells Russians Putin Doesn't Respect Them
Made comment in article published by Pravda.ru
Starbucks Jumps in Middle of Gun Debate
Asking customers not to bring guns in to stores, but deferring to local laws
Feds: Laws Governing Private Pensions Cover All Same-Sex Marriages
Regardless of legal status in specific state
Court Rules That Facebook Likes Say Something (and That You Are Saying Something by Liking Stuff)
Facebook "likes" are a form of actual, potentially protected speech
