The Roanoke Shooting and Forcible Psychiatric Treatment
A psychiatrist argues that "a vast majority of these tragedies" could be prevented by more aggressive mental health interventions.
Violence
Is It Really 'Unclear' Whether a Background Check Would Have Stopped a Killer Who Passed One?
The New York Times thinks so.
Stop Saying Women Are More Likely Than Men to Be Murdered at Work
Very few people are victims of workplace homicide-and the ones who are are mostly men.
Policy Responses to the Roanoke Shooting: 1) Mass Disarmament or 2) Mass Disarmament
"Stronger mental health screenings for prospective gun owners" would strip many harmless people of their Second Amendment rights.
Congressional Research Service Releases Study of Mass Shootings
One criminologist's reaction: "This report should calm the fears that many people have that these numbers are out of control."
Three Dead, Seven Injured in Louisiana Theater Shooting
The attack came on the same day a jury provisionally approved the death penalty for another theater shooter.
Dodd-Frank at 5: How Financial Reform Led to Bloodshed in the Congo
Everything you think you know about conflict minerals is wrong.
Defending Rihanna From the New Culture Police
Her "Bitch Better Have My Money" video is a slick, seven-minute slice of all of Rihanna's glorious pop toxicity-and that's "problematic."
Massacres and Magical Thinking
The urge to "do something" after the Charleston church attack inspires half-baked proposals.
Does Karl Rove Want to Repeal the Second Amendment?
Probably not: "I don't think it's an answer," says the former Bush adviser.
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."
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.
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."
Hillary Clinton Blames Charleston Shooting on Free Speech
Particularly a speech by a political adversary, conveniently enough
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.
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.
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
**Updated: Suspected Charleston Shooter Dylann Roof Arrested, Manhunt Over
Evidence mounts for hate crime designation
Another Right-Winger Complains About Violent Video Games. Oh Wait, It's a Feminist.
The only game that matters to the culture war is the zero-sum game.
Game of Thrones Meets Marguerite de Navarre
Historical views of sexual violence make modern television look remarkably moral and restrained.
From 'I Can't Breathe' to 'Fuck Your Breath': Tulsa Deputies Show Stunning Lack of Empathy in New Video of Eric Harris Shooting
Reserve Deputy Robert Bates said he thought he was holding a Taser, not a handgun, when he fired at Harris.
Watched Cops Are Polite Cops: San Diego Edition
Body-worn cameras encourage both police and citizens to behave better
Russian Opposition Fearful Following Nemtsov Killing, but Rally Anyway
Thousands come out to protest.
Nanny Bloomberg Says Black Kids Can't Be Trusted with Guns
He can't be trusted to respect citizens' rights.
United Colors of Benetton Aims to 'End Violence Against Women Now' With Sexy Stoning Ad
Ready for some cause marketing gone very, very wrong?
Video Game Violence: A Scientific 'Consensus' Cracks
Reel violence does not lead to real violence.
The Truth About Mass Public Shootings
Why do the numbers appear to be going up? Because previous shootings have been underreported.
Official: Washington School Shooter Lured Targets to Lunch
Still don't have motive for the shootings, though.
Student Injured in Washington School Shooting Dies
Friday incident where shooter killed another girl, then self.
Was Canadian Shooter a Recent Convert to Islam?
That's what some unidentified officials are saying.
Do We Need Corporal Punishment?
Most Americans were spanked as kids, believe their parents acted in their interest, and take this treatment for granted. But the wisdom of our ancestors is often wrong.
