Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Daily Caller on all the letters that people have been signing regarding Kavanaugh over the last couple of weeks. Everybody is signing letters. An opinion piece in yesterday’s New York Times points to 1,000 law school professors who...
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On Dana Loesch’s Relentless to discuss how the CDC and other government agencies manipulate data
Dr. John Lott talked to Dana Loesch about whether the CDC and other parts of the government are slanting their collection of data. (Relentless, Tuesday, October 2, 2018)
More media on our research on mass public shootings across countries
Hot Air, September 7, 2018 Back in 2016, Adam Lankford, a University of Alabama professor, published a study claiming that roughly one-third of the mass shootings in the world take place in America. The study was widely panned almost immediately, with...
CBS’ Bull claiming that buying a handgun in New York City is the “easiest thing in the world”
CBS' Bull (Season 3, episode 2) is about a woman who murdered a man who killed her child. According to the show, the woman who fatally shot this man found it the "easiest thing in the world" to legally buy a handgun in New York City. First, one has to get a NYC...
This week the CPRC had the Fourth most downloaded academic paper at the Social Science Research Network
This week the CPRC has the fourth 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...
On Fox Business: Explaining why the judicial confirmation process has become so much more vicious
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is right that Senate’s confirmation process is “a national disgrace.” The damage done to Kavanaugh’s family is horrific. Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., was clear: “What you want to do is destroy this guy’s life, hold this seat...
At Fox News: Why is the Kavanaugh Supreme Court fight so vicious? Because government is too important
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...
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...












