This morning we linked to an essay with the sentence “What does a person have to do in this country to get a gun taken away?” Almost immediately thereafter, the Navy Yard shootings began. We didn’t cover the story because others can do that much better and because there was so much we didn’t know we felt it best to wait and make sense of it – if any can be made – on the basis of fact. If only the horrible murder of Matthew Shepard had been treated the same way.
I inched out toward a hope that Obama can do with Iran what Reagan did with the Soviet Union, in the wake of the Syria deal. Rouhani – according to one report – may be preparing for a major gamble to engage the West.
Kant did not lead to perpetual peace; pundits still refuse to judge substance rather than style; Bucharest’s stray dogs now number 64,000; and 77 percent of unpaid interns are women.
The most popular post of the day was Meep Meep, Motherfuckers, followed by The Syria Dodge.
In the past month, the Dish has gotten 196,000 visits from Canada and 125,000 from Britain. A shout out to all the Canuck and Brit Dishheads! Thanks for reading. Now how about [tinypass_offer text=”subscribing?”]
Oh, and if you’re wondering why I posted the video above, it’s because tomorrow night, I’m headed to the Beacon Theatre for the Pet Shop Boys tour.
See you in the morning.
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