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• The Folly of Universal Armament - Why More Guns Wouldn't Have Prevented Fort Hood

  Jacob Sullum over at Reason Magazine has a new article up that rehashes most of the same worn out talking points that place the blame for mass shootings like those at Virginia Tech and Fort Hood at the feet of weapons bans and gun control advocates.

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• Does Lack of Health Insurance Contribute to Deaths in America?

  This simple question requires only a yes or no answer.

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• The Danger of American Fascism

  Source: After Downing Street/ New York Times

  By Henry A. Wallace An article in the New York Times, April 9, 1944. What is a fascist? How many fascists have we? How dangerous are they?

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• GOP Brand Has Declined Since Obama Took Office, According To New Polling Data

  Source: The Huffington Post

  that the aggregate polling data for how voters list their party affiliations has remained remarkably steady since the Obama administration took office. If anything, the GOP's appeal has worsened.

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• Spammers, Trolls, and Chronic Abusers run rampant, does Newsvine need a 'verification system'?

  In the last month, the amount of 'trolls' ,banned people returning under other names, and spammers who post comments on every article who aren't even intuitive enough to realize that 'Tyler' is not a user, but rather the moderator. (Yes, I'm calling you out.

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