It’s not the ones who take firearms seriously, it’s the others Just so we’re clear, I do not have a problem with responsible, legal gun…
They’re right — it’s a moral issue
Conservatives say mass shootings are a moral issue and they’re correct In a darkly perverse way, it’s appropriate this one happened at a church. No,…
The lie of the good-guy-with-a-gun
I got mugged one night. It was nearing 3 a.m. and I was walking from my office to my apartment, a distance of probably 15…
A picture worth a thousand rounds
Sometimes, the story lies in what the photograph doesn’t show This innocuous photograph could tell any of a thousand stories. A young woman seems to…
Questioning Roe
No answer to satisfy the masses I have been dreading writing this column, although I’ve known I had to write it eventually. My reticence stems…
A moral failure
When reports emerge of a teenager doing something reckless, careless or just stupid, my Republican friends are often the first to demand accountability from lazy…
The toaster
In my twenties, I was part of a group of friends who were united by shared tastes and interests, you know, the usual things that…
Treason at Fox?
A Twitter user ignited all manner of indignation today when she tweeted the following: “Ummm…. Fox just went into specific detail about what U.S. military…
“Tits up!”
Please forgive the title of this column. I wouldn’t dream of using those words in conversation. Not today. Not 30 years ago. But for reasons…
Battle flags
When I was in high school, I took a political science class. The teacher was a proud Democrat who made no secret of his leanings…