Charlie Kirk put me on his “Professor Watchlist” -a list expressly designed to facilitate the harassment of those listed- because I connected the dots between Donald Trump’s violent and hateful rhetoric (which Kirk parroted for a living) and real life violence. Kirk rejected my hypothesis as well as the broader notion that violent rhetoric and…
Category: gun violence
Why Gun Violence in Schools Is NOT a Problem
In the wake of the murder of three 9 year olds and three adults at a Nashville grammar school some have called for stronger regulation or even banning of certain weapons such as the AR15 used in the killings. This will not happen because gun violence is not a problem in this country. Republican Congressman…