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Article snippet: The political news cycle is fast, and keeping up can be overwhelming. Trying to find differing perspectives worth your time is even harder. That’s why we have scoured the internet for political writing from the right and left that you might not have seen. Has this series exposed you to new ideas? Tell us how. Email us at ourpicks@nytimes.com. For an archive of all the Partisan Writing Roundups, check out Our Picks. Hans Fiene in The Federalist: Mr. Fiene criticizes those on the left who say that instead of “thoughts and prayers” the nation needs stricter gun control rules. More specifically, Mr. Fiene, a Lutheran pastor, explains how secular progressives might miss the comfort Christians gain through prayer, even in tragic times. Read more » _____ Jacob Sullum in Reason: Mr. Sullum, writing for the libertarian Reason magazine, points out that both Devin Kelley, whom the police identified as the gunman in the mass shooting in Texas, and Dylan S. Roof, who was found guilty last year of killing nine parishioners in South Carolina, slipped through a system of background checks meant to prevent them from buying firearms. The problem, he points out, is not the lack of screening, but the efficacy of the system. Read more » _____ David French in National Review: When confronted with an incomprehensible evil like the shooting in Texas, Mr. French writes, prayer is not only rational, but it is also effective. Especially if you are someone who believes “that God intervene... Link to the full article to read more