In increasing numbers, the general population makes decisions on how they will live today, tomorrow and the next day based on what somebody else says. » This Issue’s column is born of conversations…

Legally carrying firearms always comes with responsibility, and a certain amount of risk, both physical and legal. But the two officer-involved shootings last week, followed by the killings of five…

I received a book not long ago that I immediately added to my bedside table (where I have a wide collection of volumes in various stages of discovery). This particular book, Free of Malice…

I will admit it: I have some liberal friends. Yes, I have been known to rub elbows with the likes of school teachers, organic farmers, and artists. I even worked for a time in the “mainstream” media…

Most of the lessons of the Orlando shooting were already clear to those of us who carry firearms for personal protection. First, “Gun-Free Zones” actually aren’t; time after time, mass public…

Fearing for his and his family’s safety, the homeowner took up a legally owned gun and fired on the burglar, killing him and stopping the crime. Kentucky Homeowner Defends Against 4 a.m. Burglary A…

The other day, I saw a tongue-in-cheek video that was poking fun at vegetarians. The video was parodying what it would be like if meat eaters talked to vegetarians the way they often speak to us.…

When a 29-year-old radicalized American-born terrorist conducted a one-man assault on a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, last week, most of us in the pro-carry movement were shocked and appalled, but…

These days, it seems like it’s getting to where you just can’t go anywhere without someone picking a fight. And oftentimes, it’s over just silliness—a parking spot, a place in line at the…

We live in a multicultural nation. With more than 300 million people, there are bound to be plenty of differences. Yet, good, right-thinking people do what they can to live with others in relative…

In my original commentary piece on this topic (“The Perils of Pursuit”), I warned about the danger to civilians who chase after someone in the wake of a crime. For one thing, it changes the dynamics…

There are a few things that make me angry. Well, more than a few, but that’s only because I’m at risk of becoming a grumpy old man. But right now I’m still brimming with anger over the shooting of…