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Connecticut’s strict gun licensing law linked to steep drop in homicides? Not really
A new study in the American Journal of Public Health claims that the state of Connecticut’s 1995 gun licensing law has reduced firearm homicide rates by 40 percent. But this just released study gives academics a bad name. Not surprisingly,…
‘Covering Guns’: Columbia University’s ‘workshop’ for journalists far from objective
Columbia University would never sponsor an event funded by the National Rifle Association. What’s more, the idea would seem especially outlandish if most of the speakers at the event were NRA supporters.
Yet, gun control advocate and former New York…
Tantaros: Why religious leaders should weigh in on politics
Fox News’ Andrea Tantaros and Father Jonathan Morris discussed a recent poll conducted by Pew Research Center Tuesday that suggests Americans want more religion in their politics.
The poll asked whether churches should express views on political and social questions,…
The way of serenity: Saying yes to sacred encounters
He was so right, and I wish I could go back in time to tell him how wrong I was.
It was a bitter cold night in Harlem when I met this gentleman, a man whose name I am embarrassed…
"Mary Poppins" 50th anniversary: Why "Mary" is my favorite movie
A couple of interesting things happened 50 years ago this month. On Aug. 7, 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Then, 20 days later, Walt Disney Studios released “Mary Poppins.” The resolution, by allowing the Vietnam War to…