guns The NRA spent $70,000 on a consultant to help Wayne LaPierre choose which mansion to purchase Cory Doctorow
Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow
trump NRA kicks out second in command, Christopher W. Cox accused of complicity in failed coup against Wayne LaPierre Xeni Jardin
trumpism The NRA begs gun nuts for donations, spends lavishly on its board of directors and execs Cory Doctorow
nra Gun ban at Pence-featured NRA convention has Parkland students baffled. Why more guns at schools, but zero at conventions? Carla Sinclair
picks Facebook gave $120,000 to CPAC, half in cash and half in-kind contributions, Daily Beast reports Xeni Jardin
politics Best Amendment: a game that plays out consequences of fighting bad guys with guns with good guys with guns Cory Doctorow
NRA says gun control advocates "exploited tragedy", blames media, calls for armed guards in schools Rob Beschizza