Tuesday Notes

• It's Not About the Firearms (Huffington Post): Blogger Bob Cesca argues that violence such as we saw yesterday has more to do with our culture's shoot-first mentality and reluctance to take seriously mental health issues than with the availability of guns.


• Celtic Shame (ESPN Page 2): Bill Simmons' always entertaining look at his beloved Celts


• What's Your News IQ? (Pew): Woo! I got 100% because I watch The Daily Show.


• "Sexual Cleansing in Iraq" (Iraq Slogger): 30 homosexuals have been executed in Baghdad in the past three months.


• Presidential Hopeful Tommy Thompson Loves Jewish Stereotypes (Haaretz)