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Would cracking down on guns in the U.S ...

Some colleagues sent me the New York Times article “What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer” today. My jaw just about hit the floor when I saw the chart that appears at the top of the piece, above everything else except the title and byline: Uh, notice a problem there, guys? You can’t compare across countries without adjusting for population. A country with more people, all else equal, will have both more guns and more mass shootings, driving a false correlation between the two. They get to the adjusted data about halfway through the piece. It’s true that the U.S ...

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Evidence suggests that no one broad gun-control restriction could make a big difference.

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Appearing like trenches dragged into the earth, sunken lanes, also called hollow-ways or holloways, are centuries-old thoroughfares worn down by the traffic...

It’s summertime, and you’re ready to play. But vacations involving trains and air travel become pricey, especially for families. We know, you think you’ve been to every destination worth driving. But this year we bypassed the obvious for less trodden locales with different diversions and restful resorts. Our list includes beaches, mountains, rivers, historic villages, artsy towns and think-tank retreats. Now get packed, gas up and go!

Last summer, an anonymous writer by the pseudonym of Publius Decius Mus wrote in the Claremont Review of Books that electing Donald Trump was the last ...

Though critical of the Russia coverage, Hersh condemned Trump's attacks on the news media. “The attack on the press is straight out of national socialism.”

It is time we quit creating a separate class of citizens, writes retired Lt. Col. Dave Duffy.