Social Justice That Red Juice From Strawberries Might Be Blood Thirty or so migrant workers were shot in Greece. What might that say about the U.S.? Michael Todd
Books & Culture News in Brief Previous Site Sections Right of the Living Dead Inside the gun crowd's new obsession with zombies Marc Herman
Economics Guns, Game, and Control: Who Are America’s Hunters? Since the Newtown massacre I have heard repeatedly that one necessary act for advancing gun control is to… Michael Todd
Economics Virginia is for Lovers – of Machine Guns Note to both presidential candidates as they pursue votes in the swing state of Virginia: don’t overlook the… Vince Beiser
Economics Every Month, a Multi-Person Shooting in the U.S. Here’s a frightening list: every month there has been a shooting of multiple people in the U.S. Of… Maria Streshinsky
Social Justice Batman Shootings Explained – by Everyone Deborah Blum of the Knight Science Journalism Tracker has a great roundup of answers to the question: “Why… Vince Beiser
Economics Holding a Gun Makes You Look Larger Holding a gun may or may not make you feel bigger. But apparently it makes you look so.… Tom Jacobs
News in Brief ‘Stand Your Ground’ Stats Point to High Costs An Urban Institute examination of U.S. homicides where self-defense was claimed suggests that the possible costs of “Stand Your Ground” laws exceed their benefits. Emily Badger
News in Brief Patchwork of Gun Laws Assists Traffickers Decentralized regulation in the gun-friendly U.S. creates ample opportunities for guns to leech from lightly regulated areas to stricter locales. Emily Badger
Environment Trumpeter Swans Try to Dodge a Bullet Having survived an extinction scare a century ago, the world's largest waterfowl is stalked by the remnants of past shotgun blasts. Bruce Dorminey