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GUN VIOLENCE: CONSIDER A LOUSE

GUN VIOLENCE: CONSIDER A LOUSE

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Amer­i­cans try­ing to make sense, or oth­er­wise, of their lat­est mass shoot­ing tragedy, might find it instruc­tive to con­sid­er the best-known line from renowned 18th cen­tu­ry Scot­tish poet Robert Burns’ “To a Louse”: ‘O wad some Pow­er the giftie gie us / To see oursels as ithers see us!’

Politi­cians like Texas gov­er­nor Greg Abbott and sen­a­tor Ted Cruz who insist the prob­lem isn’t guns, it’s a “men­tal health issue”, could stand back and take stock of their own men­tal state.… Read the rest

LOCK AND LOAD VS TASTE THE CULTURE

LOCK AND LOAD VS TASTE THE CULTURE

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A teacher escort­ing Amer­i­can teenagers on a “cul­tur­al immer­sion” trip to Rome once told me the hard­est part of the job was ensur­ing the school’s “zero tol­er­ance” pol­i­cy was enforced. The small­est sip of wine at a meal…a quin­tes­sen­tial ele­ment of Ital­ian culture…could cost the teacher her job. I find it a bit dif­fi­cult to square that with a teenager’s“right to bear arms” at a pub­lic protest.… Read the rest