Another day, more appalling gun violence…

From a guest contributor at Ramona's Voices: A new high school graduate takes on the gun issue.

The Rude Pundit: A sad reduction of democracy in the post-privacy era.

The Grey Matter: A blown opportunity on infrastructure investment.

The Duck of Minerva: A simplistic assessment of the crisis in Syria at the NYT.

They Gave Us a Republic: A tough task for conservative reformers of the GOP.

Round-up by Michael J.W. Stickings of The Reaction (Twitter: @mjwstickings). I'll be here through Sunday.

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