Epidemic of Violence

The Boulder shooting and America's bloodstained culture

Dark skies over Boulder. Photo-illustration by Jonathan P. Thompson.

Note: I had a somewhat grim Data Dump all teed up for today, one that surely will spark outrage and tears and, perhaps, a bit of numbness, but in the wake of the Boulder shooting, I figured I’d spare you all of that until next time. Then I wrote this piece and concluded with the theme o…