https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKkYmlT7MsA Sydney Sweeney's new American Eagle jeans ad is sending the left into a meltdown. Critics are calling it a Nazi ad. Never mind that Jay Schottenstein—American Eagle’s Executive Chairman and CEO—grew up in a Jewish family....
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On Wake Up Patriots: Discussing the Shooting in New York City
The New York City murderer who killed four people broke numerous gun control laws—he openly carried a rifle that was already illegal to possess and carry in the city. Meanwhile, the law-abiding victims were defenseless, disarmed by the city’s strict regulations. Again...
On 92.5 Right All Along’s The Drive with Trey Radel: Discussing the Death Penalty, the Mass Public Shooting in NYC, the Defensive Gun Use at the WalMart in Michigan
Dr. John Lott talked to fill-in host Jason Lewis on 92.5 Right All Along’s The Drive with Trey Radel (WFSX-FM in the Fort Myers-Naples area of Southwest Florida) about Lott's op-ed pieces on the deterrence effect of the death penalty as well as the recent crimes in...
On New York City’s WNYM 970AM: Discussing the Active Shooting Attack in New York City
Dr. John Lott talked Jennifer Kelly on New York City's WNYM about the active shooting attack in New York City. (Wednesday, July 30, 2025).
The Danger of Carrying Openly, make sure you watch to the end
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eOh49U7LM4 Here is one danger of carrying a gun openly. Please watch the video until the end. There are other problems similar to what uniformed police officers face. There is a bigger benefit to carrying concealed. The evidence on the...
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss Walmart Stabbing Stopped by Good Guy with Gun
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio show about the recent Walmart stabbings in Michigan and the media’s inadequate coverage of the incident. He emphasized the role of civilians as first responders and criticized the mainstream media’s...
At Real Clear Politics: Another Armed Civilian Saves the Day
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. It was also published at New York Sun, The Blaze, Zero Hedge, World Net Daily, AOL, Nemos News Network, The Highland County Press (Ohio), and The Ohio Press Network. . Over the last few days, Americans have...
On WPHT’s The Rich Zeoli Show: To Discuss AI Chatbots’ Political Biases
Dr. John Lott talked to fill-in host Mike Opelka on WPHT’s The Rich Zeoli Show in Philadelphia about the recent trends related to the Second Amendment. They also discussed Dr. Lott's new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "AI Chatbots Rely on Sources With Clear...
Greg Gutfeld on Fox News Explaining How Gun Control Laws Ensure that Only Criminals will be Armed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xw6RhliBtE In discussing the mass public shooting in New York City on July 28th, Greg Gutfeld on Fox News’ The Five made points very similar to ones that we have long made and we discussed these points with Greg before the show. Our...
Trump administration terminates more than half of all federal funding for gun violence prevention programs in the U.S., cutting $158 million in grants that had been directed to groups in cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, DC, and Baltimore
Gun control groups and the media are playing up these cuts to gun control groups after the shooting in New York City, but they were terminated in April. It is remarkable that Reuters relies on the Gun Violence Archive for its data on gun deaths rather than the FBI or...
On Chicago’s WIND: Discussing Illegal Immigrant Crime, Death Penalty, AI Chatbot Bias, and more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFTe0tBt7XY Dr. John Lott appeared on Chicago's top morning talk radio show to CATO's claims on crime by illegal aliens, the deterrence effect of the death penalty, and the political biases in AI Chatbots. (Friday, July 25, 2025)
Outnumbered’s Lisa Boothe References Our Research in Discussing the Active Shooting Attack in New York City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thHVUHFzCg4 Lisa Boothe on Fox News' Outnumbered discusses John Lott's work on active shootings (July 29, 2025). Lott's point was: The New York City murderer who killed four people broke numerous gun control laws—he openly carried a...












