While gun control advocates hailed the decision, some Second Amendment advocates are concerned it may usher in red flag laws. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 8-to-1 ruling on June 21 upholding a federal law barring people under domestic restraining orders from owning guns has been hailed by gun control advocates, while gun rights advocates are split
Few Americans under age 65 will clearly recall the name Hubert Humphrey, who died in 1978 at age 66 after a landmark career as a U.S. senator, four tortured years as Lyndon B. Johnson’s vice president, and a 1968 presidential loss to Richard Nixon. Both Samuel Freedman and James Traub are long-distinguished journalists and authors
David Yamane is, by his own description, a “‘card-carrying liberal’ Asian American sociology professor from the San Francisco Bay Area who, for the first forty-two years of my life, never saw, touched, or fired a real gun.” The first time he saw a deer stand, he remarked to his companion that it seemed like a
‘The Trump phenomenon’—the former president’s ability to draw large, loyal, enthusiastic crowd—sets him apart as an unusual politician, a professor says. WILDWOOD, N.J.—A near-fatal car crash left Edward X. Young with debilitating injuries, persistent pain, and a shattered lifelong dream. But the aftermath of that 2015 wreck also transformed Mr. Young into one of the
The bill is designed to establish safeguards and accountability measures to protect children from the harms associated with social media and other platforms. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has vowed to get the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) over the finish line in the Senate. The bill is designed to establish safeguards and accountability
‘I will pass the 10 Commandments Bill again out of the Senate next session,’ said Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Republican, vowed to re-introduce legislation requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in the state’s public schools after a prior failed effort in Texas and success in Louisiana, which
Trump and Biden battle it out on foreign policy (Getty Images) The upcoming presidential debate will provide a much-needed jolt in a race largely devoid of primary challenges. So far, the campaign coverage has mostly focused on Joe Biden’s age and Donald Trump’s legal troubles. As much attention as these issues draw in the United