‘They’re Coming for the Ones You Love’: My Weekend of Gun Training in the Desert ‘They’re Coming for the Ones You Love’: My Weekend of Gun Training in the Desert
At Front Sight Firearms Training Institute, fear is a booming business.
Aug 10, 2016 / Feature / Patrick Blanchfield
It Doesn’t Matter Who Replaces Bill Bratton as NYPD Commissioner It Doesn’t Matter Who Replaces Bill Bratton as NYPD Commissioner
He has defined modern policing, and his influence isn’t going anywhere.
Aug 3, 2016 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Why Toy Guns Matter Why Toy Guns Matter
The NRA wants to start kids young, but parents can resist gun culture.
Aug 1, 2016 / Frida Berrigan
Why We Need to Listen to the Mothers of the Movement Why We Need to Listen to the Mothers of the Movement
Both parties use grief to sell their messages. But not all uses of emotion in politics are the same.
Jul 27, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
Gun Control Is Having a Moment in Philadelphia Gun Control Is Having a Moment in Philadelphia
“Gun control” was a dirty word at the DNC just four years ago.
Jul 26, 2016 / George Zornick
Want to Make America Safe? Here Are 5 Ways to Do That. Want to Make America Safe? Here Are 5 Ways to Do That.
Some advice from communities that really are facing violent crime.
Jul 21, 2016 / Spencer Overton and Kami Chavis
The NRA Accidentally Made a Great Case for Gun Control at the Republican Convention The NRA Accidentally Made a Great Case for Gun Control at the Republican Convention
More guns in America means more women will be murdered.
Jul 19, 2016 / George Zornick
The Dangerous Militarization of the Cleveland Police Department The Dangerous Militarization of the Cleveland Police Department
Over $20 million in new equipment has arrived in the city, adding to the risk of escalated violence in the midst of a nationwide strain on police-community relations.
Jul 18, 2016 / George Zornick
If Wayne LaPierre Held a Press Conference If Wayne LaPierre Held a Press Conference
Half-answers, typical rhetoric, and diversions.
Jul 15, 2016 / Khalid Rahmaan
Don’t Forget: Someone Loved Philando Castile, Someone Loved Alton Sterling Don’t Forget: Someone Loved Philando Castile, Someone Loved Alton Sterling
Kai Wright on Black Lives Matter after Dallas, Harold Meyerson on Trump’s GOP, and Clara Bingham on remembering the sixties.
Jul 14, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener