Uh, it seems like it’s the police and politicians who have been the source of shocking news lately. What should the media cover if not shocking events? At this point, if the media just abruptly stopped reporting violent acts with the vague hope that it would curb copycat crimes, then I imagine the people prone to acts…

Everyone in Switzerland may be covered by health insurance, but it isn’t “free” as you stated. Like with Obamacare in the U.S., the Swiss government provides subsidies to 35% to 40% of the Swiss population to help pay for health insurance. But, according to that New York Times article, in Switzerland:

The Swiss model for healthcare appears to be like Obamacare — everyone is required to buy health insurance and they can’t be denied coverage for pre-existing conditions.

Say what you about Lindsey Graham and his ilk but I don’t think most of them are pandering to the murderous white supremacist sect of the Christian Coalition.

Not murdering people seems to be a significant difference between the way the Religious Right operates here in the US and the way ISIS carries out their beliefs. There is plenty to complain about how religion is tainting our political landscape here in the US, so I don’t find it helpful to add hyperbolic declarations…

While the Religious Right are appalling in their own ways, they are also quite a few shades-of- gray different than ISIS.