Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall about Biden's comments this week on policing. Joe Biden doesn’t understand the risks and dangers involved in policing. Police have a tough and dangerous job, and armored military vehicles, shields and military-grade body armor...
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On The Vicki McKenna Show: Discussing how Democrat policies from crime to education are harming blacks
Dr. John Lott was on the Vicki McKenna Show to discuss how poor blacks are being harmed by Democrats on a range of policies from crime to education. They also talked about the biased media fact-checking on Trump's claim that all the 20 most dangerous cities are run by...
At Real Clear Politics: Selective Media Reporting Further Fuels Our Racial Divide
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics. It was reprinted at the Daily Signal and the Federalist on July 10th and ZeroHedge and Instapundit on July 8th. On Saturday, a man drove his car onto a Seattle freeway that had been closed by a Black Lives Matter...
On Chicago’s Big WIND AM To Discuss What can be done about Chicago’s High Murder Rate, Media attacks on Trump
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Cortes on Chicago's WIND-AM about what can be done about Chicago's high murder rate as well as the news media's attacks on Trump saying that the high crime cities are controlled by Democrats. (Monday, July 6, 2020, from 7:05 to 8:00 PM)...
On the Michigan Talk Network: Fact-Checking the Washington Post’s Fact-Checking Trump, and the Facts About Alleged Racism Of Police
Dr. John Lott talked to Scot Bertram on the Michigan Talk Network about fact-checking the Washington Post's fact-checking Trump and also our research on the alleged racism of police. (Friday, July 3, 2020, from 8:35 to 8:45 AM)
At Townhall: Democrat hypocrisy: Private Security for Themselves, Defund Police and Banning Carrying Concealed Handguns for Others
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall about how Democrat politicians play by different rules when it comes to their safety. Do you want to understand what defunding the police really means? Just look at the looting and violence that happened when police were...
Record 2.1 Million NICS Background Conducted in June 2020
A record number of NICS background checks for purchasing guns was conducted in June. No previous June has come close, and there are only three previous months with more background checks (March, 2020; December, 2015; and December, 2012). Between 2015 and 2019, the...
At Real Clear Politics: Media Ignores Facts to Claim a Trump Gotcha
Dr. John Lott has another piece at Real Clear Politics on media bias regarding crime rates and Trump. The media keeps going out of its way to fact check President Trump’s claims as false. The Washington Post’s Philip Bump is one of many journalists who can’t be...
Was Trump correct that the Democrats controlled the most Dangerous Cities?
“You hear about certain places like Chicago and you hear about what’s going on in Detroit and other — other cities, all Democrat run. Every one of them is Democrat run. Twenty out of twenty. The 20 worst, the 20 most dangerous are Democrat run.”Donald Trump, "Remarks...
On Blunt Force Truth: On the violence happening across the country and the true facts about law enforcement.
Dr. John Lott talked to Chuck Woolery and Mark Young about some of the events that are happening around the country. On this episode of Blunt Force Truth, Chuck and Mark are joined by John Lott, Jr. They focus on the violence happening across the country and the true...
On the Disruption Zone: Nikki Goeser: The Justice System Has Failed Us All
Nikki Goeser talks to Leland Conway and Cameron Mills on their new show "The Disruption Zone." She covers her personal experience with the danger of gun-free zones. Nikki Goeser is the Executive Director of the Crime Prevention Research Center and the author...
At Townhall: Democrats Can’t Condemn Violence, Including Violence Against Police
Dr. John Lott has a piece at Townhall on the current debate about defunding the police. What does defunding the police really mean? Well, just look at the looting and violence that happened when police were ordered to stand down during recent riots.Everyone agrees –...









