Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Fox News on why Americans have these vicious confirmation battles. The piece starts this way: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is right that Senate’s confirmation process is "a national disgrace." The damage done to Kavanaugh’s...
Month: September 2018
On the Michigan Talk Network to discuss social media bias and the Kavanaugh Nomination
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network to discuss social media bias and the Kavanaugh Nomination. (Tuesday, September 25, 2018, from 6:45 to 6:54 AM)
CPRC in the news: Instapundit, Vice News, Politico, Breitbart, Townhall, and other places
Instapundit, September 24, 2018 IS IT TRUE THAT WITH ONLY 4.5% OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION, THE UNITED STATES ACCOUNTS FOR 31% OF ALL MASS PUBLIC SHOOTERS? According to John Lott, the answer is no. He writes: How a Botched Study Fooled the World About the U.S....
Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown spending $5 million on 15 Congressional races to flip control to the Democrats
Michael Bloomberg's gun control Everytown is already investing heavily in the midterm elections, but they announced another $5 million in 15 House races. There is a normal wave for the party that doesn't hold the presidency. Bloomberg's Everytown and the media is...
Talk on Wednesday at the Spokane College Women’s Association on “Gun Control Lies”
Dr. John Lott will be in Spokane, Washington on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, to speak to the Spokane College Women's Association on the topic of "Gun Control Lies" (details on how to sign up are available here). The luncheon is at noon at the Red Lion River Inn...
At National Review: Why Judicial Confirmation Battles Keep Getting Longer and More Vicious
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at National Review about Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the US Supreme Court. It starts this way: Judicial confirmations have become a blood sport. Wasn’t it just weeks ago at John McCain’s funeral that Democrats were calling for more...
CRPC Completely Dominates Most Downloaded Research By Economics, Law, Business, and Criminology Researchers in Crime areas at the Social Science Research Network
The Crime Prevention Research Center research has had an impact. The Social Science Research Network, with 820,883 research papers from 395,351 researchers from across 30 disciplines, has seen our research continue to dominate research on crime. Not only does how...
This week the CPRC had the Second most downloaded academic paper at the Social Science Research Network
This week the CPRC has the second most downloaded academic paper at the Social Science Research Network. The Social Science Research Network has 820,883 research papers from 395,351 researchers from across 30 disciplines. Our research on country comparisons of mass...
Responding to the Chicago Sun-Times attack on concealed handgun
A Chicago Sun-Times editorial had the headline: "One brave rescue of a Cicero cop doesn’t justify concealed guns." The Sun-Times continues to fight against the notion of permitted concealed handguns. Here is part of their piece: Hang your argument on a single...
On the Michigan Talk Network to discuss Mass Public Shootings across countries worldwide and Obama’s false claims about Trump and Charlottesville
Dr. John Lott talked to Scot Bertram on the Michigan Talk Network about Mass Public Shootings across countries worldwide and Obama's false claims about Trump and Charlottesville. (Tuesday, September 18, 2018, from 6:45 to 6:54 AM)
At Townhall.com: Media Bias Has Real Consequences
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall.com on how even a very smart person gets taken in sometimes by media bias. Media bias has real consequences. Ohio’s wealthiest supporter of the Republican party, Leslie Wexner, has withdrawn his support because he was...
At the Daily Caller: There are lots of ways social media outlets can bias political debate
Dr. John Lott has an op-ed at the Daily Caller about the social media bias that we have faced at Facebook. There are lots of ways that social media outlets can bias political debates. We have heard of everything from accounts being closed down to deciding what stories...