Monthly Archives: July 2015

One thing I didn’t mention in my post about calls to lift the gun carry ban on military bases is the little-discussed link between guns and suicide. This is important, because the military has, since the start of our recent … Continue reading →

Following a series of mass shootings at military facilities, some members of Congress have proposed allowing soldiers to carry weapons on base: Congressional leaders said Friday they will direct the Pentagon to allow troops to carry guns on base for … Continue reading →

My friend Matt Price (a filmmaker here in L.A. — check out trailers for his latest horror-comedy) sent me this interesting Volokh Conspiracy post-mortem on Los Angeles v. Patel, a case involving an L.A. ordinance requiring hotel operators to keep … Continue reading →

In the runup to Independence Day, Sam Goldman argues at Crooked Timber that the Declaration of Independence loses its force if you leave out God: [T]here is no good reason to treat “Nature’s God” as the key to the Declaration’s … Continue reading →