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'I Am Adam Lanza's Mother': A Mom's Perspective On Mental Illness In America

Written by Liza Long, republished from The Blue ReviewPosted: 12/16/2012 Friday’s horrific national tragedy -- the murder of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown,...

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Australian Gun Control After Port Arthur Massacre: 35 Dead

Anywhere, USA***AUG 01, 2012The Australian Experience with Gun ControlbySky NetFollowhttp://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/01/1115845/-The-Australian-Experience-with-Gun-ControlFormer Australian Prime...

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Bush Ally, Prime Minister John Howard Urges U.S. To Imitate Australia's Gun...

Sarah's Lord and SaviorAugust 1, 2012CategoryOpinionJohn HowardAustralia was right to take a different path to the US and opt for gun control.EARLY in 2008 Janette and I were guests of the former...

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Connecticut shooting: "Isolated Incident" or "Social Pattern?"

Americans don't "get it."This spiritual benightedness has been crafted by merchants of death.***Connecticut shootings: Isolated incident or cultural problem?Posted by Chris Cillizza on December 15,...

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Nancy Lanza: A Survivalist Killed In The Fortress Of Her Own Arsenal

Nancy Lanza, an armed-to-the-teeth survivalist, was shot dead in her arsenal.By promoting the belief that ever-more firearms in American homes contribute to citizen protection, the NRA propagates views...

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Diane Rehm Show: Mass Shootings And Their Effect On The American Psyche

Listen to the email that Diane reads at the 15 minute mark of this audio file. http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-12-17/mass-shootings-and-their-effect-american-psycheCOMMENTS (125)SHAREMonday,...

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Diane Rehm On Saving For Retirement. My Comment.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-12-17/financial-planning-uncertain-timesLISTENCOMMENTS (25)SHAREImage used under Creative Commons from Flickr user 401(K)2012Monday, December 17, 2012 - 11:06...

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Ginger Rogers and Fred Astair

Ginger Rogers had to do everything Fred Astair did but backwards and in high heel shoes.

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NRA takes down Facebook page, goes silent on Twitter

The National Rifle Association:The NRA "justifies" ubiquitous Weapons Of Mass Destruction with the bald-faced lie that their prohibition will prevent Americans from owning any firearm at...

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Post-Sandy Hook Republicans Cower On Gun Control

Pro-gun Dems warm to tighter laws, but GOP stays silentOn Monday several members of Congress have said they are open to restrictions on assault weapons, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg...

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President Obama Speaks At Newton Connecticut Two Days After Slaughter

President Obama Speaks at Newtown High School

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Mayor Bloomberg's Blunt Assessment Of Gun Control

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyPosted by John Cassidy, New YorkerA little confession: I’ve never been a big fan of Mayor Bloomberg. Perhaps my views are out...

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New Agreement That Shooting Massacre A "Social Problem" And Not An "Isolated...

Majority sees Connecticut shooting as societal problemMost Americans say the latest shooting massacre is a sign of societal problems, rather than an isolated incident, reversing a trend. Still, more...

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Quote Of The Day: NRA Member, Senator Joe Manchin

QUOTE OF THE DAYSen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), a conservative Democrat and National Rifle Association member saying Monday that it's time to discuss new regulations on assault weapons:"I don't know anyone...

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Do concealed-weapon laws result in less crime?

A collection of classroom-safe training pistols from a concealed-weapons permit class in Florida. (BRIAN BLANCO/REUTERS)Glenn Kessler 12/17/2012“The facts are every time guns have been allowed,...

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New Yorker Cartoons: "A full belly does not believe in hunger."

(Italian Proverb: "A full belly does not believe in hunger.")*********George Bush deciding to invade Iraq?Do you remember when Smirk and Snarl refused to wait for U.N. weapons inspector to continue his...

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The Bushmaster AR-15: Adam Lanza's Weapon Of Choice

AR-15 semiautomatic rifle.Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty ImagesNational Review Writer Doubts the Power of the Bushmaster AR-15By Amanda Marcotte | December. 17, 20128If you, like many...

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"Reverend" Fred Phelps and Westboro Baptist Church Twitter Feed

https://twitter.com/MargieJPhelpsSample tweets:MargiePhelps ‏@MargieJPhelpsAnother God-hating sin-teaching nobleman drops into hell.#picketfuneral MT @LukeRussert: @washingtonpost reports Sen.Inouye...

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Tom Toles: "Arguments in favor of gun control"

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Newtown, Libya and the fog of incomplete information

The Fog of WarColbert I. King, December 17, 2012 Connecticut State Police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance briefs the media Saturday in Newtown, Conn. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)Four hours after the...

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