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On Monday, President Barack Obama attempted to go around the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) leadership and appeal directly to NRA members to push for “common-sense” gun control measures by urging gun owners, many of whom are NRA members, to “keep

As the push for an “assault weapons” ban loses steam and gun control advocates pool their resources to push for “universal background checks” instead, it’s important to remember something–we already have background checks for gun purchases. The legislation requiring them was

By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment WriterNEW YORKThe love-struck zombies of “Warm Bodies” swarmed the box office on Super Bowl weekend with a $20 million opening. On a weekend that Hollywood largely punts to football, the PG-13 film from Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment

As the national debate over immigration reform heats up, Republicans who believe that there are political benefits in passing new legislation might consider what Democrats believe about their own political advantages.  For years, Democrat strategists such as convicted felon Robert

During the Senate Judiciary’s hearing on gun violence on Jan. 30, the Independence Institute’s David Kopel made two poignant observations: First, the gun control plans being proposed in the wake of Sandy Hook necessitate gun registration. Second, the current plans

A Jan. 30 column in The Washington Times sent a clear message to those who’ve somehow failed to put two-and-two together in the current gun control debate–gun grabbing politicians want to take our guns away, but leave their guns in

By BOB THOMASAssociated Press WriterLOS ANGELESPatty Andrews, the last surviving member of the singing Andrews Sisters trio whose hits such as the rollicking “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B” and the poignant “I Can Dream, Can’t I?” captured the

Author Sam Sheridan’s latest work may be one of the most unique books of the last decade. The Disaster Diaries: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Apocalypse presents to us his very own nightmares about what disaster

The Washington Post (WAPO) is reporting that “nearly 1,000 people” took part in a pro-gun control march in Washington DC on Saturday. CNN described the same event as a a march attended by “thousands.” A slight discrepancy to say the

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Egypt court sentences 21 people to death over riot last year At least 40 people killed in nationwide clashes in Egypt Nine protesters killed on 2nd anniversary of Egyptian Revolution Egypt’s government in a

(AP) Newtown residents to join gun control march in DCBRETT ZONGKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONResidents from Newtown, Conn., are joining a march on Washington for gun control on Saturday with parents, pastors, survivors of gun violence and Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Organizers said

Google said the YouTube page showcasing the “Gangnam Style” video by South Korean rapper Psy has reaped more than $8 million in ad revenue. Google Chief Business Officer Nikesh Arora revealed the figure Tuesday while discussing the money-making potential of

The leader of the biggest US gun lobby criticized President Barack Obama for condemning “absolutism” in politics, and vowed to stand his ground on gun control. LaPierre insisted that semi-automatic weapons should remain legal, and attacked Obama’s gun control platform

In comments made Friday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said the National Rifle Association (NRA) is a “fringe group” that is “very extreme.” Moreover, according to Schumer, the NRA doesn’t “represent average gun [owners].”  Schumer says that during the 1990s the NRA

Apparently the word has come down from the White House to Democrats across the nation, get in line behind the Obama Administration on gun control. The National Conference of Democratic Mayors are now threatening to have their police departments boycott

In an attempt to rationalize Obama’s use of a heinous crime to justify gun control writ large, the New York Times said Obama had to “look beyond” Sandy Hook because “a new federal assault weapons ban and background checks of all gun

(AP) ‘Dear Abby’ advice columnist dies at age 94By STEVE KARNOWSKIAssociated Press WriterMINNEAPOLISPauline Friedman Phillips, who under the name of Abigail Van Buren, wrote the long-running “Dear Abby” advice column that was followed by millions of newspaper readers throughout the

Leave it to Nancy Pelosi to rewrite the swearing-in oath members of Congress take, in order to further the Barack Obama gun control agenda. The House Minority Leader, speaking at a House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing on “Gun

Speaking with reporters after meeting with various groups about gun violence last week, VP Biden made it clear that part of the gun control he and President Obama are pursuing includes not simply ending gun shows, but ending the transfer

By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELES “Zero Dark Thirty” hunted down the top spot at the box office — and easily won it. Sony Pictures’ Osama bin Laden raid drama nabbed first place with $24 million in its first

By JULIE PACE and ERICA WERNERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe video game industry, blamed by some for fostering a culture of violence, defended its practices Friday at a White House meeting exploring how to prevent horrific shootings like the recent Connecticut elementary school

Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” is not only a great film but the greatest display of liberalism in movie theaters this past year. To those whose blood is boiling or eyes are rolling, I don’t use that word to refer to

(AP) Christie: Comments on Obama, Boehner part of jobANGELA DELLI SANTIAssociated PressTRENTON, N.J.In 2010, Gov. Chris Christie underestimated the first major storm of his administration by flying to Disney World hours before snow crippled New Jersey. A year later, he

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Cuba and Venezuela grow tense over possible death of Chávez Palestinian Authority changes name to ‘State of Palestine’ Al-Jazeera buys Al Gore’s Current TV to gain American audience Cuba and Venezuela grow tense over

The film version of the beloved musical “Les Misérables” boasts plenty of box office-friendly attributes. Name recognition is through the roof, the film’s cast features some of today’s most charismatic actors and the production is unlike any other film currently

French Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem wants Twitter to help enforce censorship standards she believes ought to be universal. This would include installing “alerts and security measures” that would stop the dispersion of tweets which the French government deems “hateful.” As things now

In the Sufjan Stevens song “John Wayne Gacy, Jr,” the singer punctuates a retelling of the infamous killer’s deeds with the line: “On my best behavior, I am really just like him.” As a Christian, Stevens’ lyric is a poignant

Late yesterday, the United Nations General Assembly approved a 5% budget increase for 2012-2013–with half of the additional spending going towards the UN’s “political missions,” which typically handle peacemaking and conflict resolution. In a time of global austerity, the UN’s

Watching NRA president Wayne LaPierre address the hostile media this morning was a bizarre experience, even for someone like myself who stopped being surprised by the craven media years ago. While the media snarked away at the press conference in

NBC is reporting that Adam Lanza had cut off communication with his father, Peter Lanza, and had refused to see him, once his father began dating another woman in 2010. Ryan Lanza, Adam’s older brother, said that he had not

Note: With the recent spate of shootings with young people, it is timely that Ken Wahl and I happened to be talking about youth, self-respect and parental discipline. These conversations were conducted a week prior to the Connecticut school shooting.

The imminent nomination of Sen. John Kerry to be the next Secretary of State sets up another special election in Massachusetts. The nature of special elections combined with a relatively weak Democrat bench give Republican Scott Brown an edge to