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What Americans Can Learn From Gun Laws Abroad

The U.S. has, by far, more gun-related homicides than anywhere else in the world. What can we learn from our neighbors overseas?

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The Richard Martinez NRA Rant Firestorm: Why Angry Gun-Rights Commenters Are Wrong

Martinez's "not one more" speech in the wake of his son's death has incensed gun rights activists. Here's why their arguments don't hold water.

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Why We Think We're Better at Things Than We Actually Are

Welcome to the self-deluded world of illusory superiority.

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Ravishly Writers Join #YesAllWomen, Share Own Experiences of Nauseating Misogyny

To deepen the conversation about the women-hating Elliot Rodger murder spree, we asked our own writers to share stories about confronting misogyny.

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Jared Leto Mindf*cks Heckler at International Film Festival

On Monday, Jared Leto was interrupted onstage at Santa Barbara’s Internation

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