https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfPiYp7SVa0 Dr. John Lott joined Chicago’s Morning Answer with Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson to challenge common claims about immigrant crime rates, discuss the national decline in murders, and weigh in on a high-profile legal battle over...
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Talks in Buenos Aires and Cordoba, Argentina in July
Dr. John Lott will be giving talks in Argentina in July.
On Cincinnati’s WLW: Discussing Impact of Affirmative Action Rules on Police Departments
Dr. John Lott talked to Dan Carroll on Cincinnati's WLW about Lott's research on DEI hiring rules on the quality of police and the impact that has on crime rates. June 5, 2025
On Houston’s Giant 50,000-watt KTRH: The Impact of Biden’s DEI Policies on the Effectiveness of Police and Fire Departments
Dr. John Lott talked to Houston's giant 50,000-watt KTRH about his piece at The Federalist titled: "Data Shows Biden Made Communities Less Safe By Forcing DEI On Police And Fire Departments." June 9, 2025
On Armed American Radio: Discussing Democrats’ Claims about Suppressors, How Frequently Guns are Used to Stop Crime
Dr. John Lott appeared on Armed American Radio to discuss Democrat Senators Chris Murphy's (D-CT) and Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) false claims that suppressors make mass public shootings more deadly and make it so “no one will be able to hear the gun shots.” June 15,...
On Real America’s Voice’s Stinchfield Tonight: Why is the murder rate headed to the lowest rate ever?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfOjTPDTg7E Dr. John Lott talked to Stephen Bannon on WarRoom about Lott's latest piece at the Federalist titled: "As Deportations Rise, The U.S. Is On Track For The Lowest Murder Rate On Record." June 16, 2025
Israel See Large Increase in the Number of People Who Can Legally Carry Guns, 7.72% of Jewish Adults can now Carry
It is too bad that some Israelis were carrying guns when the Palestinians attacked the concert on October 7th, 2023. Things might have turned out very differently. Benjamin Netanyahu had tried to push for loosing the gun control laws when he became prime minister...
More Television Crime Show Bias: Mobsters Using Machine Guns in London and Antwerp, Belgium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeIdGTh_hkg Apparently another TV show doesn't think the strict gun control in the UK or Belgium is working too well. As the Crime Prevention Research Center has pointed out many, many times, television crime shows seem to think...
Is the National Firearms Act of 1934 a Tax?: Understanding Why the Hearing Protection Act and the SHORT Act Measures in the Budget Reconciliation Bill Should be able to Pass the Senate’s Byrd Rule
The so-called Byrd Bath removes anything in a budget reconciliation bill that isn't directly related to taxation or spending. In anticipation of the Senate Parliamentarian’s imminent ruling on whether the Hearing Protection Act and the SHORT Act provisions included in...
Frank Miniter interviews Lott on the ATF and Second Trump Administration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT8CHpurugQ During the first Trump administration, John Lott accepted a position at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Specifically, he went to work as a senior adviser for research and statistics at the Office of Justice...
Dr. John Lott Speaking in Sao Paulo, Brazil on July 5th, from the 7th to the 14th of July He will be Giving Talks in Argentina
This is the fifth year in a row that Dr. John Lott has been invited to speak in Brazil. He will in Argentina from July 7th to 14th. Portuguese A programação de conteúdo da SHOT FAIR BRASIL CELEBRATION 2025 apresenta o norte-americano JOHN LOTT JR, que mais uma vez...
At the Washington Times: Illegal immigrant crime rates higher than Cato Institute wants you to believe
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Washington Times. . The claim that illegal aliens commit crimes at lower rates than native-born Americans may look convincing, but it doesn’t hold up under scrutiny. One of the loudest advocates of this narrative has been the...












