We have updated our data on who extremely concentrated murders are in the US. The worst 1% of counties (the worst 31 counties) have 20% of the population and 41% of the murders. The worst 2% of counties (63 counties) contain 30% of the population and 54% of the...
Students, reporters, researchers, and social media influencers increasingly rely on AI chatbots to write term papers, news stories, research papers, and online content. Twenty chatbots were available in February 2024, fifteen in August 2024, thirteen in December 2025,...
Democrats join dramatically growing calls to ‘Abolish ICE,’ Some Democrats also call for Defunding the Police. Links to their statements on these issues.
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The Second Amendment Opinion That Scrambled the Partisan Script
A Biden appointee wrote the sweeping opinion striking down New Jersey’s assault weapon ban. 3 Biden appointees voted to strike down the ban, though one only partially joined the opinion
#2a
Dear Nabih Bulos, @latimes,
You quote 3 “experts” in your “analysis” arguing that Trump is “stumbling” into a “forever war.”
Did you ask ANY whether Iran was close to getting a nuke, as NATO’s Mark Rutte said—and, if so, what THEY would do?
Kind of relevant, don’t you think?
The Second Amendment Opinion That Scrambled the Partisan Script
A Biden appointee wrote the sweeping opinion striking down New Jersey’s assault weapon ban. 3 Biden appointees voted to strike down the ban, though one only partially joined the opinion
#2a
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Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics on the assault weapon ban decision out of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. . Friday’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals’ Third Circuit striking down New Jersey’s ban on so-called assault weapons and magazines...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall on the push for the SAVE America Act. . Democrats argue that requiring voter photo IDs—even when the ID itself is given away free—creates practical barriers that prevent eligible voters from casting ballots. “We’re all set for...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at The Federalist. It was also linked to by Real Clear Politics, Hot Air, and ACE of Spades HQ. Two days after the piece was posted, it was still the second most read piece at The Federalist (see the bottom of the post). . Is crime...
Dr. John Lott has a new investigations piece at Real Clear Investigations. Also published at Zero Hedge, The Press (Brentwood, California), Times-Leader (Fairfield, MT), TippInsights, Conservative News and Views, and USSA News. . Conventional wisdom holds that the...
Dr. John Lott has an op-ed with Montana state representative Greg Overstreet in the Lee Newspapers in Montana including the Butte Montana Standard and the Ravalli Valley Ravalli Republic. Overstreet is a Montana state representative for House District 88. . You have...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. Also published in the Journal Courier (Illinois) and Conservative News and Views. . Imagine a woman driving across state lines alone at night, fearful that her car might break down and leave her vulnerable. Or...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. Also at YahooNews! and World Net Daily. . California’s new ban on Glock handguns takes effect on July 1. It is a new tactic for gun control advocates. Instead of trying to ban all handguns, a growing number of...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed with Canadian Professor Gary Mauser on the high violent crime rate in Canada that explains the research that we recently posted. . Canada faces a serious crime problem, but many Canadians believe crime is relatively low compared with the...
Dr. John Lott gave a talk at Freedomfest on why self-defense is critical for public safety. Here is the audio of his talk and a copy of his PowerPoint. Unfortunately, there were real technical difficulties with showing people the PowerPoint so people weren't able to...
Dr. John Lott gave a talk in Houston on April 17th, 2026 titled "Gun Control Myths." The audio here isn't perfect,, but hopefully between the audio and the PowerPoint the main message will get across. For those interested, there is also the book....
Dr. John Lott gave a talk in Houston on April 17th, 2026 titled "The FBI Crime Data is a Politicized Mess." The audio here isn't perfect,, but hopefully between the audio and the PowerPoint the main message will get across. This audio missed the first 10 minutes of...
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about his new investigative piece at Real Clear Investigations titled "Mythbuster: U.S. Much Safer Than Many Peer Nations." They also discussed how murders in the United States are highly...
Dr. John Lott appeared on 700 WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show in Cincinnati to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision striking down Hawaii's restrictive concealed carry law. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "Crossing a State Line...
Dr. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, appeared on Montana Talks, Talk Back, which is now a statewide radio broadcast on over 20 stations, for an hour and a half to discuss a range of topics, including two recent U.S. Supreme Court Second...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics on the assault weapon ban decision out of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. . Friday’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals’ Third Circuit striking down New Jersey’s ban on so-called assault weapons and magazines...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXrjJTzVW7c As the Chicago Sun-Times notes: "Once a dicey political proposition, an increasing number of established Democrats are calling for a dissolution of the federal Immigration and Customs and Enforcement agency." It isn't too...
We have written about the gun control push to ban Glocks and Glock-type guns because of Glock switches. Well, it turns out that the source of these parts originated from China and the vast majority of them are produced there. We think that the fear of these switches...
