In Brecht’s “Galileo,” we see how myths blind us to facts. Consider the the wild west myth that a only good guy with a gun will take down a bad guy with a gun.
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Debunking Cherished Myths
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Blackburn Unsexes Herself over Guns
Tennessee Senator-elect Marsha Blackburn’s insensitivity towards gun victims invites comparisons with Lady Macbeth.
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In Support of Today’s Anti-NRA Marchers
In support of today’s march against the NRA and in support of sensible gun control, I post a powerful anti-NRA poem by Scott Bates.
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Read Your Children Poetry
A middle school teacher describes how he starts every class with a poem. Also, a note on school shootings, this one at a local high school.
On Labeling Survivors as “Crisis Actors”
Murakami has the perfect analogy for the vast rightwing echo chamber that labels mass shooting survivors as “crisis actors.”
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Mass Killings, Our Most Dangerous Game
Many high school students these days feel hunted, bringing to mind Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game.” Unfortunately, Trump sees it all as a game as well.
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GOP Releases Catch-22 on Gun Control
To avoid doing anything about the bump stock that Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock used, the GOP has invoked Catch-22.
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On Toddlers, Terrorists, and Loaded Guns
Among the ways that Donald Trump is repaying the NRA for its support is reversing an Obama executive decision designed to keep guns out of the hands of mentally handicapped persons. Hilaire Belloc would have something to say about America’s casual acceptance of guns.
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