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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Politics and Public Opinion, Law and the Constitution

Banter #100: Do-something-ism in public policy

Stuart James | April 26, 2013, 9:46 am

Episode number 100! Thank you to all our listeners who’ve supported the show for 100 great episodes. This week, we sit down with AEI scholar Jonah Goldberg to discuss the grisly Gosnell trial and the media coverage surrounding it. We also talk … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion

Polls on terrorism and the Tea Party

Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg | April 26, 2013, 8:56 am

Give the government some credit: The polls in recent weeks have been filled with bad news for Washington. When Gallup asks about the most important problem facing the country, around 15% in recent months have spontaneously mentioned dysfunction in Washington. … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Polls

Polls on Republicans, Guns, Immigration

What you may have missed in the polls

Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg | April 5, 2013, 12:09 pm

GOP in extremis: A new national poll of registered voters from Quinnipiac finds that only 28% have a favorable view of the Republican Party (52% unfavorable). For the Democratic Party, the responses were somewhat better, 38% favorable and 44% unfavorable. … read more >

Society and Culture

High-capacity gun magazines. Hint, they’re like a Pez dispenser.

Andrew Biggs | April 4, 2013, 9:22 am

Well-intentioned and well-informed individuals can differ in their view regarding gun control. One of the problems in reaching any sort of consensus, however, is that so many on the gun control side are so ill-informed regarding the objects they seek to control. read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Polls

Selective targets in the gun control debate

Andrew Rugg | February 12, 2013, 9:17 am

In the last few weeks, a steady stream of polls have shown that Americans support policies that would limit the size of ammunition clips, mandate universal background checks for all gun purchases, and require individuals to register their guns with … read more >

Economics, Energy and the Environment

Guns don’t kill people; Plastic bag bans kill people…

Nick Schulz | February 7, 2013, 11:06 am

The country is debating whether or not banning certain kinds of guns might save lives. In the spirit of public safety, it’s worth looking at a different ban we’re learning is actually costing lives: Bans on plastic bags. Tim Taylor … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Polls

Polls on gun control: What you may have missed in this week’s polls

Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg | December 21, 2012, 10:45 am

Several pollsters have updated their questions and asked new ones about gun control in the wake of the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. Below is a sampling of the responses with some historical context. Mental health screenings: There are very few … read more >

Society and Culture

A quick look at America’s gun control laws

Henrik Temp | December 17, 2012, 10:30 am

Last Friday’s terrible events have sparked a new round of discussion on America’s gun control laws. While previous mass shootings, such as Tucson or Aurora, have not resulted in significant action on gun regulation, the latest shooting—with its child victims—seems … read more >

Society and Culture

Thoughts on Aurora and gun control

Andrew Biggs | July 23, 2012, 3:19 pm

What I take away is that it would be a lot harder to truly stop these kinds of events than we want to think. Small changes to current gun laws wouldn’t do it. So we don’t face small decisions regarding the trade-off between safety and personal liberty; we face large ones. read more >