Guns in the Courtroom Guns in the Courtroom
In the late summer and fall of 1997, small news leaks began appearing that Mayor Edward Rendell of Philadelphia (who is now governor of Pennsylvania) was thinking about suing t...
Mar 13, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Carl T. Bogus
How US Dealers Arm the World How US Dealers Arm the World
America remains a global shopping center for terrorists and others.
Nov 14, 2002 / Feature / Jake Bergman and Julia Reynolds
Guns ‘R’ U.S. Guns ‘R’ U.S.
Terrorists and gun smugglers like to buy guns in America because of the abundant inventory at gun shops and gun shows, and the laxity of US gun-law enforcement.
Nov 14, 2002 / Feature / David Montero
Update on Arming America Update on Arming America
Michael Bellesiles, the historian accused of research falsification in his book Arming America, a study of gun culture, announced on October 25 that he was resigning from Emory...
Nov 7, 2002 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
More Danger in Sniper Case More Danger in Sniper Case
With sniper suspect now in jail,
DAs are fighting tooth and nail.
They're in a monumental race
To see who gets to try this case
Oct 31, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Home on the Range Home on the Range
There's a joke circulating on the Internet: A grandmother overhears her 5-year-old granddaughter playing "wedding." The wedding vows go like this: "You have the right to remain...
Oct 17, 2002 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The NRA Sees Room to Grow As Faithful Adjunct to the GOP The NRA Sees Room to Grow As Faithful Adjunct to the GOP
It's filling the grassroots role once played by the Christian Coalition.
Fire at Will Fire at Will
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Oct 17, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Doublespeak on Guns Doublespeak on Guns
In a brief filed in connection with an appeal to the Supreme Court in a gun possession case, the Bush Justice Department, breaking with sixty years of jurisprudence, asserts that ...
Jul 18, 2002 / Julian Epstein
‘Torture Them’ ‘Torture Them’
Do we want a Vice President who endorses illegal detention and torture of Palestinians? Anthony Cordesman, a national security type frequently deployed as a television pundit, re...
Nov 27, 2000 / Column / Alexander Cockburn