by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Joe Tartaro, Executive Editor Christmas came early to Washington, DC, as Congress ended months of political maneuvering and posturing to pass the massive $1.1 trillion ...

    by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor In the October 2014 issue this column explored some of the ways in which big money is being used to try and shape public ...

      by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Executive Editor Joseph Tartaro The 2014 elections are mostly over, except for a few scattered recounts and at least one notable runoff in Louisiana. ...

by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Billionaires can support their public policy causes with infinite ease and grace. What’s more, they seldom are criticized for the policy positions they take, ...

by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor TheGunMag Executive Editor, Joseph Tartaro Most of the established media in the US thinks that what they call “gun buybacks” are such a wonderful ...

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor The media, pollsters and political insiders suggest, if not openly claim, that New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo is invincible ...

by C. Rodney James I had a wonderful opportunity at NRA in Indianapolis for a one-on-one interview with Mike Pence—Indiana’s governor. As a card-carrying Ph.D. I often wonder why America funds universities, ...

by Joseph P. Tartaro Executive Editor One of those drivers whose reckless behavior makes you wonder where the police are when someone drives foolishly passed my car the other day. Noticeable besides ...

by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Given the time and the story assignment, most journalists, print or electronic, will get something wrong in any news story involving guns. In some cases, ...

by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Some physiological and psychological conditions are hereditary, running from generation to generation in one family. And, that can sometimes be an embarrassment in political families, ...

by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor For years the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention helped underwrite and push research that would support passage of more gun control laws. Much ...

by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Has the American public grown sick of the continuing gun debate? The anti-gunners had planned to make a big public showing on the anniversary ...

by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor The year ending in a couple of weeks as we go to press with the last issue of 1213 has been marked by ...