Dr. John Lott talked Lee Matthews on Oklahoma City's big KQOB about his op-ed piece on whether criminals fear the death penalty more than life in prison. (Thursday, July 17, 2025)
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Radio Cordoba: Crime and Gun Ownership in Argentina
Dr. John Lott appeared on the widely listened to Radio Cordoba in Argentina's second largest city to discuss crime and gun ownership in Argentina. El exasesor de Trump defiende el uso legal de armas y propone penas más duras como estrategia contra el crimen. John...
At Real Clear Politics: AI Chatbots Rely on Sources With Clear Biases
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed that discuss a recent debate that he had with X's Grok. This piece also appeared at ZeroHedge, Pennsylvania Daily Star, Tennessee Star, Georgia Star, AOL, and the Times-Leader. . AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Grok can be a big help in...
Talk in Buenos Aires – Mitos sobre el control de armas – Mas armas menos Crimen, English: Myths about gun control – More guns, less crime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsMtsPyb56U During a recent talk in Buenas Aires, Argentina, Dr. John Lott addressed 20 legislators from Argentina as well as others. A copy of the PowerPoint in English is available here. Argentina-Talk-2025-without-videoDownload
Battling Bias on X’s Grok: Dr. Lott finally gets Grok to Concede that it was Making a Lot of Erroneous claims about the Impact of Concealed Carry Laws and Gun Bans on Crime Rates
After initial posts by Grok responding to other user's questions on X on Friday, July 18, 2025, Dr. John Lott challenged Grok's gun control claims, starting on July 19th. This is one of the last posts, but it summarizes the outcome of major points of the debate. The...
Washington Gun Law: The Truth About America’s Gun Violence Issue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4wz_DfaITs It is greatly appreciated that Washington Gun Law did this deep dive into data that we put out. We only recently became aware of this video, and it has been out for a while. There are a couple of little mistakes in the...
On Frontlines of Freedom: Illegal Aliens and Crime
Dr. John Lott talked to Col Denny Gillem on Frontlines of Freedom about Lott's recent piece titled "Crime Rates of Illegal Migrants Underreported." (Sunday, June 22, 2025)
Driver Strikes Crowd Waiting Outside at Hollywood Night Club Leaving 30 Injured, of whom were 7 Critical
As of this point, it is unclear whether this carnage was intentional, but it does demonstrate yet again the harm that can be done by a vehicle attack. A video on this attack is available here. . Seven people are in critical condition and at least 23 others were...
All Voters But Liberals and Those Who Strongly Disapprove of Trump Say Keeping Illegal Immigrants Off Benefit Programs Is Important
Fewer than half of voters believe the government does enough to stop illegal immigrants from receiving taxpayer-funded benefits. According to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey of 1,014, 71% of likely U.S. voters say it’s important to...
On Dallas’ Mark Davis Show: The CATO Institute’s false Claims About Crime by Illegal Aliens and How Murders are Dropping as Deportations are Increasing
Dr. John Lott appeared on Dallas' Mark Davis Show to talk about Lott's piece at The Washington Times claiming: "As Deportations Rise, The U.S. Is On Track For The Lowest Murder Rate On Record." He also discussed his piece at The Federalist titled: "Illegal immigrant...
Argentina’s La Voz Covers Talk to Police in Córdoba
Dr. John Lott gave a talk to police at the provincial police headquarters in the Argentinian Province of Córdoba. A copy of Lott's Power point without the video is available here. The video is available here. Argentina-Talk-2025-Police-Without-VideoDownload Weapons....
On Wisconsin’s Vicki McKenna’s Show: The CATO Institute’s false Claims About Crime by Illegal Aliens and How Murders are Dropping as Deportations are Increasing
Dr. John Lott appeared on Wisconsin's' Vicki McKenna Show about Lott's piece at The Washington Times claiming: "As Deportations Rise, The U.S. Is On Track For The Lowest Murder Rate On Record." He also discussed his piece at The Federalist titled: "Illegal immigrant...