Do assault weapons bans work?

Do assault weapons bans work?

After the shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville in late March, President Biden once again called for reinstating the federal assault weapons ban. The United States banned new sales of assault weapons from 1994 to 2004, but the law was easy to skirt, and the data we do have about its effectiveness is complicated. Is an assault weapons ban where advocates should spend their political capital? References: America's unique, enduring gun problem, explained The Secret History of Guns Gun Policy in America | RAND Credits: Jonquilyn Hill, host Sofi LaLonde, producer Cristian Ayala, engineer A.M. Hall, editorial director of talk podcasts Help keep this show and all of Vox's journalism free by making a gift to Vox today: bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Cambridge Analytica: Scandal, hype, or both?

Cambridge Analytica: Scandal, hype, or both?

Andrew Prokop, senior politics reporter for Vox.com, joins Dara and Matt to break down the scandal that’s rocking the worlds of technology and politics. References: The Jane Mayer piece on the Merce...

23 Mar 20181h 1min

The opioid debate: could reversing overdoses worsen the epidemic?

The opioid debate: could reversing overdoses worsen the epidemic?

An economics working paper finds that access to Naloxone, a drug to reverse opioid overdoses, may increase opioid abuse. Sarah and Ezra explain the paper that started a social media firestorm — and wh...

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Abolish ICE

Abolish ICE

Dara and Matt break down the history of Immigration & Customs Enforcement: how it got this way, and why some on the left want it to go away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...

16 Mar 20181h 4min

Trigger warning: Discussion of White House chaos and political correctness

Trigger warning: Discussion of White House chaos and political correctness

Vox senior politics reporter Jane Coaston joins Ezra and Matt to talk about Trump turmoil, political correctness and the latest research on the state of the parties. Learn more about your ad c...

13 Mar 20181h 8min

Nickname fights and wildcat strikes

Nickname fights and wildcat strikes

Vox Politics & Policy reporter Alexia Fernandez-Campbell joins Dara and Matt to talk about the West Virginia teachers strike. References: Alexia’s article on teachers Vox's Alvin Chang just publis...

9 Mar 201854min

Relief at last for America’s long-suffering banks

Relief at last for America’s long-suffering banks

Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about a bipartisan bank deregulation bill, Medicaid work requirements, and constitutional hardball. References: Mark Tushner’s original constitutional hardball article R...

6 Mar 20181h 7min

Guns, Weeds, and Steel

Guns, Weeds, and Steel

Vox senior politics reporter Jane Coaston joins Dara and Matt to talk about a week of extremely erratic policymaking from an increasingly chaotic Trump White House. Learn more about your ad cho...

2 Mar 201851min

Medicare for Many More

Medicare for Many More

Dylan Scott joins Sarah and Matt to talk about a new universal health care plan — plus some exciting administrative data from the good-old USA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...

27 Feb 201852min

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