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May 03, 2013 10:00 AM Culture Clash: Guns

So this happened earlier in the week: I had no idea this sort of thing even existed: I’m reminded of our discussion of Charles Murray’s recent book on social divisions among Americans. Murray talked about differences between upper and lower...

By Andrew Gelman

April 22, 2013 11:30 AM Why Do Gun Rights Advocates Have So Much Political Firepower?

Now that the manhunt in Boston has ended, observers are taking one last look at the failure of gun control proposals in the Senate. I will not linger on dubious claims by Stuart Stevens, Maureen Dowd and others that President...

By David Karol

April 10, 2013 11:28 AM Is Gun Control Really Going to Happen?

The big news late yesterday morning was that the Senate had no real trouble getting to the gun bill, voting 68-31 for cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill -- two Democrats defected and voted against cloture, but...

By Jonathan Bernstein

April 10, 2013 8:16 AM The Filibuster Can't Defeat Gun Control

Everyone's beating up on Harry Reid. Dan Savage: Republicans regard first and second graders as expendable. Wish Dems felt the same about the filibuster. And, sure, might as well quote Wil Wheaton: @fakedansavage I wonder if people sending thousands of...

By Jonathan Bernstein

April 08, 2013 10:34 AM Should We Rewrite the Second Amendment?

Political scientist (and my co-author and friend) Zachary Elkins says yes in this New York Times op-ed: This constitutional uncertainty should suggest to both sides the possibility of agreeing on a formal clarification of the constitutional text. Zealots will scoff,...

By John Sides