After the unspeakable tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, many observers expected the National Rifle Association to wither. Instead, it only emerged stronger, facilitating the rise of Trump. What explains the NRA’s success?
News organizations have invoked the captives’ safety in seeking media blackouts. But do the blackouts really benefit the individuals being held captive?
The main argument driving the modern NRA is not a pragmatic, but an ideological one.
“With names like the “Brotherhood” (Cofradía) and the “Operators,” the intelligence cliques “developed their own vertical leader-subordinate network of recognition, relationships, and loyalties.”
Whether it’s safe or even wise to be either on Facebook (or to be too transparent on it) was one of the last points of discussion.
More journalists were killed last year than ever before. No doubt the world has become a more dangerous, but not necessarily in ways that people might expect.
“It is one thing for DHS to act when there is probable cause; it is quite another to abuse that discretion to chill free speech.”
