Morning Jolt: Skipping School Until Gun-Rights Laws Pass Is a Foolish Idea

Making the click-through worthwhile: I vent my spleen about the Florida kids planning to stay out of school and the proposed national school walkouts; a familiar name makes a ruling that that the Trump administration applauds; one more thought on Black Panther; and a warning for companies who think cutting ties with the NRA will help them overall.

A Midweek Rant About Cutting School, Walkouts, Children, Politics, and Fear

At least two of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students say they're not going back to school until Congress passes gun control legislation. I guess their classes haven't covered "how a bill becomes a law" yet, because otherwise they would know they could easily miss a semester or two.

I wish I’d thought of that for every time I cut classes. "I’m not being lazy; I’m just making a bold and principled stand by refusing to do that thing I’m supposed to do." Maybe I can refuse to clean out the gutters until we've wiped out the Taliban.

We can always find a ...

February 28 2018

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Skipping School Until Gun-Rights Laws Pass Is a Foolish Idea Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: I vent my spleen about the Florida kids planning to stay out of school and the proposed national school walkouts; a familiar name makes a ruling that that the Trump administration applauds; one more thought on Black Panther; and a warning for companies who think cutting ties with the NRA will help them overall. A Midweek Rant About Cutting School, Walkouts, Children, Politics, and Fear At least two of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students say they're not going back to school until Congress passes gun control legislation. I guess their classes haven't covered "how a bill becomes a law" yet, because otherwise they would know they could easily miss a semester or two. I wish I’d thought of that for every time I cut classes. "I’m not being lazy; I’m just making a bold and principled stand by refusing to do that thing I’m supposed to do." Maybe I can refuse to clean out the gutters until we've wiped out the Taliban. We can always find a ... Read More Top Stories Release the Florida School Shooting Surveillance Video Michelle Malkin Without transparency, there can be no accountability.... Tread Carefully on Mental-Health Reform Michael Tanner Tread Carefully on Mental-Health Reform ADVERTISEMENT New School Policy: Even Talk About Guns Will Result in a District Attorney Investigation Katherine Timpf This policy would have predictably disastrous... Why the Left Opposes Arming Teachers Dennis Prager The Left doesn't fight evil; it fights those who... Wheaton College Wins an Exemption from the Contraception Mandate Margot Cleveland Thanks to a legal maneuver from the Trump... David Hogg Is Fair Game for Critics Charles C. W. Cooke When he inserted himself into the national gun-control debate, Parkland survivor David Hogg became fair game for... ADVERTISEMENT What NR is Reading Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man Timothy Sandefur "From Timothy Sandefur's elegantly written new biography, the reader gains a profound education in the life and thought of Frederick Douglass. . . For a concise introduction to the greatness of Douglass, one could do no better than to read this book.." - Peter C. Myers, author of Frederick Douglass: Race and the Rebirth of American Liberalism LEARN MORE Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: February 27th, 2018 "> Snow in Rome ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.