May 21, 2013
The day's news was obviously dominated by the Oklahoma tornado situation. In addition to providing our morning news and punditry roundup, of course, Greg Dworkin's an expert in disaster preparation, so we dove into that as well. And once again, disaster response reminds us that teachers are often first responders, and that first responders are unionized, public employees. Also: a peek into the thinking of the conspiracy-minded, and yet another reminder that despite it all, it's still the economy, stupid. We turned back to the gun issue to report another entry in wacky gun news, and to finish up the article about Utah's gun-toting teachers today, with more critique of the strange proclivity for insisting that there's a privacy right bound up in the Second Amendment. From there, an update on the 3D printing issue, a story about "Colorado's deadliest neighborhood," and a somewhat surprising investigation into the disciplinary records and backgrounds of Atlanta area school resource officers. Finally, a listener note seeking clarification in reporting about the "unanimous confirmation" of the new Energy Secretary. Was it unanimous consent, or a unanimous vote. And is there a difference between the two? Answers: yes and yes.