The Atlantic ran a great article on this history of gun control in the US: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/09/the-secret-history-of-guns/8608/

The secret is completely lacking shame, filter, or a sense of scale.

It can absolutely be simplistic, but it can be useful when speaking in fairly broad terms. For example - the baby boom generation really did grow up in a different world compared to the generations before them and since. If you haven't read it, The Way We Never Were draws a great picture of just how that era was…

Like everything in this country, it depends on the state in which he resides. In some states, felons automatically regain their voting rights upon release. In others, they have to apply, and a handful (all or nearly all in the former Confederacy) convicted felons are barred from voting fof life.

The essay I've read is called "The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion". You can find it easily via Google.

It really depends on the severity of the infestation and the type of treatment the guy is talking about. If you spray, it usually takes a minimum of two applications but most pest control companies do three to be safe. But if he's talking about a heat treatment, that could theoretically work - 15-20 minutes at 115…

No bug bombs! They don't work on bed bugs at all.

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Method is actually an independent company, not a part of Target. (It's a pretty common misconception.) From their website, it appears they don't sell shampoo but they do still have body wash and kid's products. http://methodhome.com/category/all/

Apparently the house went into foreclosure, so at least some of that was the bank's money, which means it was probably our money.