Francis Wilkinson, Columnist

Gun Slinging at Chipotle Smells Like Appomattox

If open carry enthusiasts wanted to win converts, they wouldn't be doing it like this.

May 22, 2014 at 4:24 PM UTC

Francis Wilkinson is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering US politics and policy. Previously, he was executive editor for the Week and a writer for Rolling Stone.

I'll have a burrito with my semi-automatic. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg — I'll have a burrito with my semi-automatic. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

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The logic of political polarization is relentless. Once you commit yourself to exploiting political or cultural wedges, where does it lead?

To Chipotle, apparently.