A Twentieth Anniversary

The Zeskind Fortnight No. 8 A Twentieth Anniversary By Leonard Zeskind It was July, twenty years ago.  David Duke was in the middle of a Populist Party campaign for president that would spill over into his election to the Louisiana state legislature.  A...

Election 2008: The Gun Lobby Shoots to the Right

The Zeskind Fortnight No. 7 Election 2008: The Gun Lobby Shoots for the RightBy Leonard Zeskind  In the election calculus of 2008, differentiating the relative importance of the National Rifle Association may be a little trickier than usual, in part because the...