Some common sense legislation could reduce gun violence, but don’t hold your breath
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Well, here we are again.
Another (well, two, actually) mass shooting with dozens dead. And yes, there are some ancillary issues, such as a growing White Nationalist movement inspired by the most racist president since Andrew Johnson (which is saying something if you think about Woodrow Wilson) — and while that whole issue, revealing a growing racist streak in...
New Congressional maps are a karma bomb for GOP
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Republicans across the state of Pennsylvania are howling mad and running to the courts seeking assistance.
Karma is a bitch, right?
It seems like they may have to compete on a fair Congressional map — not the 2011 map that was among the most Gerrymandered maps in the entire country — and they don’t like it one bit.
Don’t offer your ‘thoughts and prayers’
Accept the reality of mass shootings: this is what you wanted
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Don’t bother sharing your “thoughts and prayers.”
The truth is, the slaughter of 49 innocent people in Orlando Sunday is exactly what you chose.
Just as you chose the slaughter in Charleston, Sandy Hook, Aurora and dozens more. You also choose the shootings in Coatesville which of late seem to...