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Policy

Feds and South Carolina Both Want to Execute Dylann Roof

Do they plan to kill the Charleston shooter twice?

Jacob Sullum | 5.25.2016 7:30 AM

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Politics

The Year in Blame Shifting

How to dodge responsibility, whether you're a cop or the president

Jacob Sullum | 12.30.2015 12:01 AM

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Policy

The Feds Shouldn't Prosecute Dylann Roof

Redundant charges against the Charleston shooter highlight the unconstitutional absurdity of the federal hate crime statute.

Jacob Sullum | 10.15.2015 6:00 AM

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Culture

How Common Are Church Arsons?

More common than you probably think, less common than they used to be

Jesse Walker | 8.10.2015 5:07 PM

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Policy

The Second Indictment of Dylann Roof Is Worse Than Redundant

New charges against the Charleston shooter highlight the unconstitutional absurdity of the federal hate crime statute.

Jacob Sullum | 7.29.2015 12:01 AM

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Charleston Shooting

Why John Houser's Psychiatric Record Did Not Block His Gun Purchase

Under current law, the Louisiana theater shooter was properly cleared.

Jacob Sullum | 7.28.2015 8:43 AM

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Dylann Roof

Feds to File Utterly Irrelevant Hate Crime Charges Against Dylann Roof

He's never getting out state prison, assuming he doesn't get executed.

Scott Shackford | 7.22.2015 3:50 PM

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Policy

Why Was Dylann Roof's Gun Purchase Illegal?

Should "unlawful users" of "controlled substances" automatically lose their Second Amendment rights?

Jacob Sullum | 7.13.2015 7:30 AM

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Politics

What's the Point of Charging Dylann Roof With Hate Crimes?

A federal prosecution would condemn his racism as well as his violence-one reason it's a bad idea.

Jacob Sullum | 6.25.2015 7:07 AM

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Civil Liberties

Gun Rights Benefited Black Americans During the Civil Rights Movement and Still Do

People demand "gun control" while grieving over the racist massacre in Charleston, but gun rights have proven pivotal to black Americans' safety and freedom.

Sheldon Richman | 6.25.2015 12:02 AM

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Civil Liberties

How Protecting Hatred Preserves Freedom

The State is required to protect hate but it has no business expressing opinions on anything-thus it has no business flying the Confederate flag.

Andrew Napolitano | 6.25.2015 12:00 AM

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Policy

Why Disarming the 'Mentally Ill' Is Not a Sensible Response to Mass Shootings

The dragnet would ensnare many harmless people without having a significant impact on gun violence.

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2015 9:35 AM

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Policy

Massacres and Magical Thinking

The urge to "do something" after the Charleston church attack inspires half-baked proposals.

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2015 1:01 AM

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Politics

Rand Paul Backs Confederate Flag Removal, Calls It Symbol of Racism and Murder

Libertarian Republicans and the Confederate flag

Robby Soave | 6.23.2015 1:15 PM

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Everybody Has Suddenly Noticed Confederate Flag Stuff Is Widely Available (Update: eBay and Amazon Join Ban)

Stores like Walmart and Sears drop the merchandise.

Scott Shackford | 6.23.2015 11:05 AM

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Plans Afoot to Remove Confederate Flag from South Carolina State Grounds (UPDATED)

Is there now the political will to ignore its defenders?

Scott Shackford | 6.22.2015 2:05 PM

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Policy

Does Karl Rove Want to Repeal the Second Amendment?

Probably not: "I don't think it's an answer," says the former Bush adviser.

Jacob Sullum | 6.22.2015 12:35 PM

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Politics

Meet the Press Runs 'Gun Violence' Report After Racist Massacre, Calling the Issue 'Color-Blind'

Meanwhile, Martin O'Malley tries to reposition himself.

Jesse Walker | 6.22.2015 11:45 AM

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Politics

Obama Wonders If Dylann Roof, Who Passed a Background Check, Could Have Been Stopped by a Background Check

Why "common-sense gun safety reforms" would not have "prevented what happened in Charleston."

Jacob Sullum | 6.22.2015 9:41 AM

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South Carolina Should Dump the Confederate Flag

In 2015, it's an expression of hostility, not only toward black people, but to broader ideals of how the nation should come to terms with the legacy of racism.

Steve Chapman | 6.22.2015 12:01 AM

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Charleston Shooting

Charleston Shooter Dylann Roof's Racist Manifesto

On what appears to be his website: "We have no skinheads, no real KKK, no one doing anything but talking on the internet."

Jesse Walker | 6.20.2015 11:07 AM

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Politics

Martin O'Malley on Charleston: Quick to Call for New Gun Laws, Unprepared to Talk About Racism

Catching the candidate off guard

Jesse Walker | 6.19.2015 4:42 PM

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Charleston Shooting

Hillary Clinton Blames Charleston Shooting on Free Speech

Particularly a speech by a political adversary, conveniently enough

Scott Shackford | 6.19.2015 2:45 PM

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Policy

No, Dylann Roof Didn't Arm Himself Through a 'Legal Loophole'

The absence of yet another law that somebody could have ignored just means that you have one legal violation instead of two.

J.D. Tuccille | 6.19.2015 12:55 PM

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Politics

Friday A/V Club: Awkward Moments with Gov. George Wallace

From Birmingham 1963 to Charleston 2015

Jesse Walker | 6.19.2015 11:57 AM

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Charleston Shooting

Rand Paul: Mass Shootings Symbolize a 'Sickness' That Can't Be Fixed by More Government

Comments cater to religious conservatives without supporting a federal role in solutions.

Scott Shackford | 6.18.2015 4:55 PM

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Politics

A Frustrated President Wants But Doesn't Expect New Gun Controls

Why the Charleston church massacre isn't likely to lead to stricter gun laws

Jesse Walker | 6.18.2015 3:42 PM

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Charleston Shooting

**Updated: Suspected Charleston Shooter Dylann Roof Arrested, Manhunt Over

Evidence mounts for hate crime designation

Robby Soave | 6.18.2015 11:06 AM

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Culture

The Context of the Church Massacre

The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and the role it has played in Charleston

Jesse Walker | 6.18.2015 11:03 AM

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