Calming words
In his Sunday night speech, Obama tries to calm a nation’s fears while at the same time also labeling the San Bernardino attack a terrorist act designed to kill innocent people. Meanwhile, Republicans say it’s not enough in either case. Via The New York Times.
The speech
Judge for yourself.
Standing out
Obama’s Oval Office address was given in a time and place that reflected his own struggles to be heard amid the noise of the political season. Via The Washington Post.
Father gone
Guns and terror and San Bernardino and a father of six who was killed by terrorists. He coached a soccer team of 5-year-old girls that had a princess theme. Via The New Yorker.
Gun trouble
Ross Douthat: Liberalism’s gun problem: Where liberalism and illiberalism meet.
Aftermath
In a must-read story in The Washington Post, Eli Saslow writes of a mass-shooting survivor’s life in Oregon and the unending extent of the wound.
Christmas blast
The Strip: A gun culture Christmas, via The New York Times.
Front page
GOP candidates denounce the New York Times front-page editorial on gun control. Via Politico.
Cover up
The latest New York Daily News cover on guns in America: Everything Is Awesome. Via The Week.
Catch up
If Exxon/Mobil now admits that climate change is real, why won’t Republicans? Via The Washington Post.
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