Obama's new gun-control plan, the benefits of writing by hand, and more

U.S. OPINION WATCH: President Obama unveils new gun-control proposals The president also signed 23 executive orders on gun violence THE GUN DEBATE Could Obama be impeached for taking action on gun control? A former U.S. attorney general joins a group of angry Republicans who really, really don't want the president to beef up gun laws through executive fiat TECHNOLOGY 4 benefits of writing by hand Scientists and famous authors like Truman Capote agree: Handwriting may be a lost art, but it's still an invaluable skill THE CLOAKROOM WITH TAEGAN GODDARD Republicans are getting cold feet on their debt ceiling threat The GOP is no longer marching in lock step as the nation faces a new fiscal deadline FILM+TV #StarWarsRemakes: The 29 best ideas Who wouldn't want to see Cool Hand Luke Skywalker or Leia Miserables? HEALTH Can children outgrow autism? Though far from conclusive, optimistic new research finds that some kids' symptoms fade over time FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE An illustrated history of the Muslim Brotherhood Visualize the half-century journey from the underground to the corridors of power SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE Is Facebook finally useful? NEWSER Brits, Irish flip after horse meat found in burgers NEW YORK MAGAZINE Conservatives on Twitter impeach Obama POLITICAL WIRE Obama still shuns Fox News SALON Religion may not survive the Internet Getting to know the NRA The curious demographics of the NRA's board of directors — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures       Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy  Copyright © 2013 The Week, All rights reserved.