Chip Brownlee, The Trace

Chip Brownlee

The Trace

New York, NY, United States

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Recent:
  • Unknown
Past:
  • The Trace
  • Slate
  • Alabama Political Reporter

Past articles by Chip:

Gun Violence in 2022, By The Numbers

The facts and figures that stuck with us. → Read More

We Asked Every Republican in a Tight Race Whether They'd Denounce Alex Jones

Here's what they said. → Read More

What Will the First Federal Gun Reform Law in Three Decades Actually Do?

The measure is not nearly as expansive as progressives had hoped, but it does include some significant changes. → Read More

In 2019, Congress Pledged Millions to Study Gun Violence. The Results Are Nearly Here.

After a two-decade freeze on federal funding, the CDC and NIH are backing dozens of studies examining gun use and access. But researchers say that the field has a lot of catching up to do. → Read More

Daily Bulletin: Missouri Governor: 'We Can Correct' Issues Caused by 'Sanctuary' Law

PLUS: A major investment in researching school gun violence prevention. → Read More

Hospital-Based Intervention Can Save Lives. A Growing Movement Is Betting on Medicaid to Fund It.

The violence intervention team at Hartford Communities That Care is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Within 20 minutes of getting a call from Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, the staffers spring into action to help a shooting victim recover — from more than just their physical wounds. […] → Read More

What Counts as 'Brandishing'? When Is It Illegal?

Expansive self-defense statutes create a tangled web of rules that make it increasingly difficult to prosecute people for flashing guns. → Read More

Microsoft Contractors Might Be Listening to Some of Your Skype Calls

Add Skype and Cortana to the list of things that are probably recording you. → Read More

What Protestors at Wednesday’s Debate Were Yelling at De Blasio, Booker, and Biden

One chant demanded accountability for Eric Garner’s death. → Read More

What the Web’s Smartest Liberals and Conservatives Are Saying About Wednesday’s Democratic Debate

Check out the instant spin room. → Read More

What the Web’s Smartest Liberals and Conservatives Are Saying About Tuesday’s Democratic Debate

Check out the instant spin room. → Read More

The Federal Government Plans to Revive the Death Penalty After 16 Years

States have struggled to get lethal injection drugs. Now the federal government has to find a supply. → Read More

What Twitter’s Smartest Liberals and Conservatives Are Saying About Mueller’s Testimony

Check out the instant spin room. → Read More

Elizabeth Warren Is Warning of a Recession. Maybe We Should Listen.

She’s been right before. → Read More

Elizabeth Warren Is Warning of a Recession. Maybe We Should Listen.

She’s been right before. → Read More

Why You Can’t Call the President’s Racist Tweets Racist on the House Floor

Thank Thomas Jefferson. → Read More

How Republicans Are Reacting to Trump’s Racist Tweets About Four Congresswomen

Lindsey Graham said the congresswomen “hate our own country.” → Read More

What’s Up With Ross Perot Giving Bernie Sanders a Sword?

Ross Perot gifted replicas of the Excalibur sword to Bernie Sanders and others. → Read More

The D.C. Area Got a Month’s Worth of Rain in One Hour

More than 3 inches of rain fell at the height of the morning commute, stranding drivers and stopping public transit. → Read More

Trump’s Fourth of July Event—Definitely Not a Campaign Rally—Will Include Tanks and a Flyover

And no one seems to know how much this all costs. → Read More