Crash Course: "Why are we willing to live with this carnage?" Biden asks in speech on gun control

Biden addressed the recent shooting tragedies in a somber evening speech and makes a push for better restrictions Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfG7EP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpimMXpmWLrt7rwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) "Why are we willing to live with this carnage?" Biden asks in speech on gun control [President Joe BidenÂ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfG7EP0RpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMTgvYmlkZW4tcHV0cy1kZWZlbnNlLXByb2R1Y3Rpb24tYWN0LWludG8tZWZmZWN0LWZvci1iYWJ5LWZvcm11bGEtc2hvcnRhZ2UvVwNzcGNCCmKYxemZYuu3uvBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)delivered a speech from the White House this evening in which he addressed the slew of recent shooting tragedies that have taken place in the U.S. over the past few weeks. In a direct push to American lawmakers, Biden suggested immediate steps be made to clamp down on gun restrictions. "It's time for each of us to do our part. It's time to act," Biden said. "For the children we have lost, for the children we can save, for the nation we love — let us hear the call and cry, let us meet this moment, let us finally do something. Over the last two decades, more school-age children have died from guns than on-duty police officers and active duty military combined. Think about that. For God's sake how much more carnage are we willing to accept?" [Read the rest from Kelly McClure.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfG7EP0RuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDIvd2h5LWFyZS13ZS13aWxsaW5nLXRvLWxpdmUtd2l0aC10aGlzLWNhcm5hZ2UtYmlkZW4tYXNrcy1pbi1zcGVlY2gtb24tY29udHJvbC9XA3NwY0IKYpjF6Zli67e68FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) "Never offer the Queen an ultimatum": Why it's good to be Queen, but no one else in the royal family They have no freedom, really," observes Tina Brown. As a journalist, editor and bestselling author of "The Vanity Fair Diaries" and "The Diana Chronicles," Brown has been observing the British royal family for decades. And she's come to the conclusion that, as she says in ["The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor, the Truth and the Turmoil,](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfG7EP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly9ib29rc2hvcC5vcmcvYm9va3MvdGhlLXBhbGFjZS1wYXBlcnMtaW5zaWRlLXRoZS1ob3VzZS1vZi13aW5kc29yLXRoZS10cnV0aC1hbmQtdGhlLXR1cm1vaWwtOTc4MDU5MzYxMjUxNC85NzgwNTkzMTM4MDkwVwNzcGNCCmKYxemZYuu3uvBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)" for many royals, life is "all status, no quo." As the world celebrates [the Queen's Platinum Jubilee](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfG7EP0RuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjAvZ29kLXNhdmUtcXVlZW4tZWxpemFiZXRoLWlpLXRlc3RlZC1wb3NpdGl2ZS1mb3Itd2l0aC1taWxkLWNvbGQtbGlrZS1zeW1wdG9tcy9XA3NwY0IKYpjF6Zli67e68FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), which marks 70 years on the throne, and the 25th anniversary of [the death of Diana](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfG7EP0RJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjAvMTEvMjAvdGhlLWNyb3duLXByaW5jZXNzLWRpYW5hLWRpdm9yY2Utcm95YWxzL1cDc3BjQgpimMXpmWLrt7rwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), Brown joined me on "Salon Talks" to discuss her instant bestseller, the future of the monarchy, [the disgrace of Prince Andrew](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfG7EP0SAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTUvMDEvMDUvaGVfbGlrZXNfYmVhdXRpZnVsX3dvbWVuX2FzX211Y2hfYXNfaV9kb19pbnNpZGVfdGhlX2xhdGVzdF9zdG9ybWNsb3VkX29mX3NleF9hYnVzZV9hbGxlZ2F0aW9ucy9XA3NwY0IKYpjF6Zli67e68FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), and why [Meghan and Harry felt they had to flee.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfG7EP0Q9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMDQvbWVnaGFuLW1hcmtsZS1hbmRyZXctbW9ydG9uL1cDc3BjQgpimMXpmWLrt7rwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) Watch our ["Salon Talks" episode with Tina Brown here](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfG7EP0QlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL3R2L3ZpZGVvL3Z0eTE5c1cDc3BjQgpimMXpmWLrt7rwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), or [read a Q&A of her conversation with Mary Elizabeth Williams.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfG7EP0RMaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDIvdGluYS1icm93bi1xdWVlbi1wYWxhY2UtcGFwZXJzLXNhbG9uLXRhbGtzL1cDc3BjQgpimMXpmWLrt7rwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) Promotion from Skillshare [Learn more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfG7EP0QiaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZ2x6d243MWoxeFcDc3BjQgpimMXpmWLrt7rwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) Expand your skillset [Learn more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfG7EP0QiaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZ2x6d243MWoxeFcDc3BjQgpimMXpmWLrt7rwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - Johnny Flynn on making the crime musical "[The Score](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfG7EP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDIvam9obm55LWZseW5uLXRoZS1zY29yZS1pbnRlcnZpZXcvVwNzcGNCCmKYxemZYuu3uvBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)," in which characters perform songs he wrote - "The View": [Depp-Heard verdict won't affect #MeToo](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfG7EP0RZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDIvdGhlLXZpZXctZGVwcC1oZWFyZC12ZXJkaWN0LW1ldG9vLWpveS1iZWhhci1tZWd5bi1rZWxseS9XA3NwY0IKYpjF6Zli67e68FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), but it "cheapens" domestic violence conversation - Holy moly! 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(Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) Joe Biden is finding out that "better than Trump" is not nearly good enough According to an article published this week by [NBC News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfG7EP0RPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vcG9saXRpY3Mvd2hpdGUtaG91c2UvYmlkZW4td2hpdGUtaG91c2UtYWRyaWZ0LXJjbmEzMDEyMVcDc3BjQgpimMXpmWLrt7rwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), President Biden is upset with his staff. It seems the president believes some members of his own administration have undercut his message on occasion, thereby leading to his extremely low poll numbers. Joe, it seems, can't get a break — and he thinks his own people are the cause. 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I remember the premiere of 'Juno' at the Toronto International Film Festival," he recalled. "I said I wanted to wear a suit, and Fox Searchlight was basically like, 'No, you need to wear a dress." And they took me in a big rush to one of those fancy stores on Bloor Street. They had me wear a dress, and… that was that. And then all the 'Juno' press, all the photo shoots — [co-star] [Michael Cera](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfG7EP0QoaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL3RvcGljL21pY2hhZWxfY2VyYVcDc3BjQgpimMXpmWLrt7rwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) was in slacks and sneakers. I look back at the photos, and I'm like . . .?" [Read the rest from Joy Saha.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfG7EP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDIvZWxsaW90LXBhZ2UtcmVmbGVjdHMtaG93LWV4dHJlbWVseS1mZWQtdXAtaXQtd2FzLXRvLWJlLWZvcmNlZC10by13ZWFyLWEtZHJlc3MtZm9yLWp1bm8tcHJlc3MvVwNzcGNCCmKYxemZYuu3uvBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? 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