United Executive Theory

Disparities in the prevalence and reporting of civilian justifiable firearm homicide - Injury Epidemiology Background Civilian justifiable firearm homicides (CJFH), an important component of defensive gun use, are central to debates on gun policy and ownership but have received limited scholarly attention....

SCOTUS decided in Heller that the #2A was not about militias (despite its opening clause stating that), but rather about the "right of self-defense." But new research show that that whether a homicide is deemed a "justifiable" defensive killing often depends on the *race* of the person killed.

Presenting a model of university organization and sketching the evolution of the university’s products and conflicts over the last 900 years, from @davidmcutler.bsky.social and Edward L. Glaeser www.nber.org/papers/w35079

I had never seen that instrument before! Very interesting

Starting a thread of the coolest cyberdecks I’ve seen online. First up this incredible one by bossratbimbo on X

Dangerous Homes: Guns and Domestic Violence Exact a Deadly Toll on Kids Most parents worry a shooting could happen at their children's school. But a Trace analysis found that three times as many kids were shot in domestic violence incidents between 2018 and 2022.

Most parents worry a shooting could happen at their children's school. But a 2023 Trace analysis found that three times as many kids were shot in domestic violence incidents between 2018 and 2022.

"Woke" is now everything except this guy's current opinions

Question for anyone who makes things (professionally or personally or somewhere in between):

What would you do if you had a whole year, fully funded, with the one requirement that you NOT make anything for public consumption during that year?

There is a tension between the uni critical view that university exists to produce day one work ready graduates who should be experts in [dice roll] AI and the uni critical view that it exists as a debate club where [dice roll] engineering students should be shocked and offended on a daily basis.

Why gun traffickers loved shopping at Academy In three years, a recent study found, Academy stores sold more than 250 guns to “straw purchasers.” Many of those guns were used for multiple crimes.

ALARMING: A single Academy store reportedly sold one straw purchaser 54 guns in <2 months — 15 in one day. In another case, someone allegedly selected the guns while a different buyer did the paperwork.

Wait, this writer thinks it is "straightforward" for most people to "find a doctor" (that has proved very difficult for me!) or "understand what their insurance covers"? (very confusing) I don't blame these folks at all for asking CoPilot for help.

I know a lot of people who say this after every tragedy. None of them actually pray very often. They're just saying it the way people mindlessly say, "Nice haircut!"

I'm thinking and praying we get better people in Congress

D O S O M E T H I N G ! You're in CONGRESS for a reason

8 Children Killed in Louisiana Domestic Violence Shooting, Police Say The authorities said a total of 10 people had been shot in a crime scene in Shreveport that involved multiple sites. The gunman was fatally shot by officers.

A man fatally shot eight children in a domestic violence episode that spanned at least three locations in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday morning, the authorities said. Officers shot and killed the gunman during a chase, according to the police.

Birthright citizenship is a powerful tool for reducing youth crime, from Leander Andres, Stefan Bauernschuster, Gordon B. Dahl, Helmut Rainer, and Simone Schüller www.nber.org/papers/w35070

Join us on April 22 for a conversation on the documentary “All the Empty Rooms.” Director Joshua Seftel, Sandy Hook Promise co-founder Mark Barden, and The Trace's Jennifer Mascia will discuss the lessons it holds for confronting grief, finding common ground, and keeping kids safe. thetr.ac/4bS7h

This one ⬇️
What if Obama’s clean power plan had “stayed in place”?

In 2025, US tariffs hit 9.6 percent, the highest in 80 years. Estimating the short-run impacts and assessing whether the tariffs have achieved their stated goals, from Pablo D. Fajgelbaum and Amit Khandelwal www.nber.org/papers/w35064

This week in #FridayFinds at armedwithreason.substack.com Big Regional GVP Wins; the Role of ChatGPT in Mass Shootings; Gun Violence Stats for 1st Quarter of 2026; and more.
open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...

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Study abstract

Table documenting significant diff-in-diff estimates of increased enthusiasm for Dems, post drop-out.

Reg. Discontinuity analysis showing increased contributions to Dems up/down ballot post dropout.

NEW at POST: In a naturally-occurring experiment, we document an electoral "vibe shift" surrounding Biden's decision to drop out of the '24 election, which translated into increased donations up/down ballot and increased faith in democratic institutions.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Utah Becomes the New Center of U.S. Measles Cases

In case you were wondering where the most cases were in the. US, turns out, right here in #Utah..#measles.
Since I was vaccinated in the early '60s, when the vaccine was not great, I got re-vaccinated last year in anticipation.

Healthy and Great aren't we?

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www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/w...

Check this out #GVP #2A

This Law May Help Prevent Mass Shootings, but GOP-Led States Are Trying to Ban It Republican lawmakers are seeking to punish anybody who enforces an extreme risk protection order.

Republican lawmakers are seeking to punish anybody who enforces an extreme risk protection order.

www.thetrace.org/2026/04/repu...

Wait, did they not foresee this? I thought this was an obvious and inevitable result.

"...Google's updated content guidelines...shift the web from standardized, AI-generated content towards unique, human-centric creative work."

When leaders start with a preferred option, when does hiring a dissenting adviser actually lead to better decisions than hiring an aligned one? Robert Evans, University of Cambridge, discusses here: faculti.net/choosing-bia...

Love when he says "Washington is overrun by these people," when far-right conservatives control the WH, both houses of Congress, and SCOTUS. Somehow it's never enough.