The man had fallen near an electrified rail of a Chicago subway.  Unconscious, he lay convulsing on the bare track. People on the platform above looked down, stunned.  A few whipped out their cell phones to record the incident. One African American, Anthony Perry, age twenty, made a

Here’s a fact that should give us pause: “Crime in Japan has become so rare that police often have nothing to do.  In 2015, there was just one gun homicide.  Guns are virtually illegal there.” (“News,” The Week, October 27, 2017 pg. 16.)  No wonder the Japanese have so ma

Folks in the business world sometimes survive the political one by appeasing both sides of the aisle. When I sought corporate contributions for my campaigns,  I wasn’t surprised to learn my  opponent had left some office with a check before me. I felt no ill-will.  I usually left

Recently, I described how the National Rifle Association (NRA) influences gun control laws by funneling campaign contributions to friendly legislators. (Blog 12/13/2016)  Naturally, when our president-elect made a campaign promise to “drain the swamp,” I hoped he meant he’d dis

I’ve admitted I grew up in a National Rifle Association (NRA) household.  I’ve admitted I owned a gun for years, a Remington 22 which I used to bring home my share of competition medals. The  NRA teaches gun safety and provides a multitude of services to its members, but like th

The English are worried about us. They fear we are addicted to guns. Henry Porter, writing for The Observer, notes that “If another country were killing its own people at such rates, the U. S would demand an intervention.” (“American needs an intervention,” by Henry Porter, Th