Morning Jolt: How America Stops Mass Shooters — Poorly

Making the click-through worthwhile: The El Paso shooter's mom called the police well before the shooting . . . but left out some important details; mass shooters may be terrorists, but that doesn't mean the usual tools used against Islamist terror will necessarily work against them; and a thrilling author calls our attention to a serious health problem among U.S. war veterans.

If You See Something, Say Something — Specific

There are times when it feels like the slogan and instruction to the public, "if you see something, say something," is a cynical joke. We heard about police and the FBI ignoring warnings about the Parkland shooter. Mass shooters at Virginia Tech, Aurora, Tucson, Isla Vista, and Sandy Hook all had one thing in common: Before the shootings, concerned and frightened people who had encountered the future shooter told various non-police authorities about what they had seen and heard — in some cases, campus police; in other cases, college and school ...

August 08 2019

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How America Stops Mass Shooters — Poorly Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: The El Paso shooter's mom called the police well before the shooting . . . but left out some important details; mass shooters may be terrorists, but that doesn't mean the usual tools used against Islamist terror will necessarily work against them; and a thrilling author calls our attention to a serious health problem among U.S. war veterans. If You See Something, Say Something — Specific There are times when it feels like the slogan and instruction to the public, "if you see something, say something," is a cynical joke. We heard about police and the FBI ignoring warnings about the Parkland shooter. Mass shooters at Virginia Tech, Aurora, Tucson, Isla Vista, and Sandy Hook all had one thing in common: Before the shootings, concerned and frightened people who had encountered the future shooter told various non-police authorities about what they had seen and heard — in some cases, campus police; in other cases, college and school ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Trump Faces Down the China Threat Conrad Black What Trump is doing, adapted to different times, regimes, and circumstances, is what Mr. Churchill urged when he opposed the appeasers in the 1930s. Why Are So Many House Republicans Retiring? John McCormack Any way you look at it, twelve retirements so far is bad news for the House GOP. White House Circulates Executive Order to Combat Big Tech's Alleged Anti-Conservative Bias Jack Crowe The White House is drafting an executive order intended to address allegations of anti-conservative bias at major social-media companies. ADVERTISEMENT Will 2020 Be a Repeat of 2004 for Democrats? Victor Davis Hanson Fifteen years ago, the Democrats backed off from the hard left, taking the safe route in nominating a boring and sedate party man — and came close to winning against a controversial incumbent president. It's Great That Cyntoia Brown Was Freed — But It's Time for Systemic Change Katherine Timpf We need to take a long hard look at the way we view criminal offenses -- particularly nonviolent drug crimes -- in this country. The current system disproportionately punishes women of color, as well as trauma survivors. Open Burn Pits Made Tens of Thousands of Vets Sick, and the VA Isn't Working Matthew Betley The people at the VA want to help, but their hands are tied by bureaucratic red tape, and that tape has the very real effect of denying claims to service members who deserve coverage as well as better treatment. Limit Some Guns for Cosmetic Reasons Mona Charen Some gun ads use language exquisitely attuned to men's desire for respect and even dominance. Joaquin Castro Accidentally Outs One of His Own Donors While Shaming Trump Supporters Jack Crowe Representative Joaquin Castro (D., Texas) inadvertently exposed one of his own donors in an effort to publicly shame San Antonio-area Trump supporters. ADVERTISEMENT WHAT NR IS READING The Smallest Minority: Independent Thinking in the Age of Mob Politics Kevin D. Williamson A dizzying tour through a world you'll be horrified to recognize as your own. With biting appraisals of social media, political hustlers, journalists and identity politics, The Smallest Minority is a defiant, funny, and terrifyingly insightful book about what we human beings have done to ourselves. LEARN MORE Photo Essays Top Shots Picturing Pitchers 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.