Posts Tagged ‘gun control’
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Fighting Political Inertia
Posted on February 27, 2018
Behold the power of inertia. The American political system is built to resist change. It is built to protect inertia. In a world of checks and balances, getting anything done...
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Lessons from Columbine
Posted on February 21, 2018
Months after my former boss, Denny Hastert, was sworn in as Speaker of the House, two young killers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, hatched a plan to execute everybody in their...
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The House Floor is No Place for Political Stunts
Posted on June 23, 2016
In the days following the Columbine massacre, Congress went to work to somehow fix gun laws that seemingly allowed two demented young boys to execute dozens of their classmates. Al...
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Presidential Trolling on Guns
Posted on January 7, 2016
(Published in the Christian Science Monitor) Outside of personal reasons, President Obama issued his executive order on guns for two reasons. First, he is not up for reelection. Second, the...
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Strength above all
Posted on December 7, 2015
Originally published on The Hill “Well, there are certain sections of New York, Major, that I wouldn’t advise you to try to invade.” Americans love to be tough. That’s what...
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