Tag: Gun violence
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This American Life on Gun Violence in Chicago
“Is this a safe neighborhood?” It’s a question Maggie and I can expect to hear when friends from out of town visit our home in Hyde Park, a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. In fact, our neighborhood is quite safe. The nearby presence of the University of Chicago ensures the streets in our…
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Actually, Segregation Matters
Rod Dreher is a conservative whose writing I often find insightful. However, his recent criticism of a New York Times article about Chicago gun violence is an adventure in missing the point. The New York Times reports today that the over 500 killings in Chicago last year were primarily gang members killing other gang members. The Times frames the…
David W. Swanson 