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Howard Nemerov gives us some info on possible motiviation for Obama's support for gun control: In politics, it is often difficult to determine why a person supports a policy. Fortunately, numbers speak louder than words: In this case, follow the money to understand Obama’s support of registration. One of Obama’s biggest donors is the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Meagher and Flom, LLP, which contributed...
Does the presence of guns in a society increase or decrease freedom? The NRA says, " Vote Freedom First ". But is it really true? The answer is obvious to you and I. But it's also "obvious" to the people of the Brady Campaign. David Kopel, Carlisle Moody, & Howard Nemerov did the research, crunched the numbers and concluded: There are many causal mechanisms by which guns and freedom can advance or...
It' s been a while since we've had poetry on this blog. My first day was last week, but for some it's just starting or not yet started. To cheer on Pitseleh and New Kid , here's something by Howard Nemerov and The White Stripes: September, the First Day of School I My child and I hold hands on the way to school, And when I leave him at the first-grade door He cries a little but is brave; he does Let...
The death of any child is a tragedy, but if we want good public policy we need to look objectively at what is happening. Using Children for Political Ends by Howard Nemerov Lots of good stats. Things like calling all persons under the age of 20 "children." And missing the so-called Assault Weapons Ban.Gun control organizations often insinuate that the assault weapons ban caused a decline in
Howard Nemerov debunks the Brady Campaign yet again: Results from this survey were collated with Brady’s 2001 grades. After sorting by gun ownership levels, states were divided roughly into quartiles: [...]
Howard Nemerov's analysis is here. Brady Campaign grades States A-F on how their gun laws match Brady's ideal. Nemerov's statistical work suggests that (1) high Brady grades correlate to low gun ownership -- restrictive laws reduce the number of persons...
B orn: George Borrow, folklorist, E. Deneham, Norfolk, 1803; Jean Cocteau, poet, novelist, filmmaker, painter, Maisons-Lafitte, France, 1889. Died: Howard Nemerov, novelist, poet, essayist, University City, Mo., 1991; Harrison Salisbury, journalist, historian, Providence, R.I., 1993; Joan Lowery Nixon, children's author, Houston, 2003. Quote for the Day: "An artist cannot speak about his art any more...
Howard Nemerov takes a look at some of VPC’s claims that appeared in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. He’ll be on Cam & Company tonight at 11:40PM EDT to discuss this. You can listen on NRANews.com
Howard Nemerov has this to say. With regards the previous post -- desert dwellers eradicate rattlers. Other reptiles are welcome (they tend to control the packrats, for one thing). Had to swerve to dodge a Gila Monster the other day...
1. Just got tipped that Lou Dobbs, CCN at 7 PM, will be doing a pro-gun piece. Could be tonight or tommorrow night, or perhaps later. 2. Howard Nemerov will be on NRANews.com tonight, at 11:40 PM EDT. Apparently the...
I was a little surprised today to find out that apparently I'm a bitter redneck who clings to religion and guns when things get tough . That's apparently what Obama thinks of me and "my kind." Of course, he now says he didn't mean it. He's not an elitist prick who relies on armed security to protect his sorry ass, while the rest of us, who can't afford to have armed guards around us 24/7, are just...