Stephen Dinan at the Washington Times has a long article that was motivated by our work on whether crime rates are going up or down. Here is part of his article that directly discusses our work. . . . “The question is: Do you want to look at only crimes reported to...
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Tim Walz’s false claims on Gun Control in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX-cLn1dgk0 While are main concern are the false claims that he has made about gun control, here are other times he indicates he served in war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SNF_bymQ-8 Tim Walz in 2018: “I spent 25 years in the Army...
At the Federalist: Tim Walz Isn’t Just Lying About His Military Service, He’s Also Lying About Guns: Behind Tim Walz’s ‘Hunter’ Facade Is A Plan To Take Your Guns
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at The Federalist. The piece was the second most read piece on their website. , "I spent 25 years in the Army and I hunt," Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz declared in 2018. "I've been voting for common sense legislation that...
At the New York Post: Democrats are hiding the rise in violent crime with tricky statistics
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at the New York Post. See also Real Clear Policy. . “Make no mistake, violent crime was up under Donald Trump,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz warned in his first speech as Kamala Harris’ running mate. . “If you look this up at...
On The Good Morning Liberty Podcast: To Discuss Less Reporting, Not Less Crime
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Good Morning Liberty Podcast to discuss the problem with official crime statistics. See also Dr. Lott's op-ed at the Wall Street Journal titled "The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It: The decline in reported crimes is a...
Kamala Harris Requires Government Issued Photo ID for People to Attend Her Rally, but She Opposes IDs to Vote
The Arizona Democratic Party started sending out non-transferrable invitations by email on Thursday afternoon. Only those who RSVP'd to the event and bring ID matching the invitation will be allowed in the arena because of security concerns, the email said. . . . Sky...
Did crime rise under Trump and Fall under Biden? No, the Opposite is True.
President Biden and Vice President Harris also passed the most significant gun reform law in almost 30 years. And now, we’re seeing the results of that action. Violent crime has plunged to its lowest ever in almost 50 years. And today, Axios reported, “Ne-...
On Missoula’s KGVO: Discussing a wide range of crime prevention topics
Dr. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, appeared on the Talk Back program for an hour and a half to discuss various topics, including his talk in Chile and Brazil, the assassination attempt on former President...
Virginia Just Found 6,303 Noncitizens Registered to Vote
All data collected by the DMV that identifies noncitizens is shared with ELECT, which uses it to scrub existing voter rolls and remove noncitizens who may have purposefully or accidentally registered to vote. According to data from ELECT, between January 2022 and July...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 30 Cases During May 2024
Orange City, Florida, May 1, 2024 (WESH 2 Orlando) Forty-two-year-old John David Wilson of Orange City is charged with attempted murder in an early morning shooting that left his neighbor hurt. The shooting happened at the Luna Sands RV Resort in Orange City… Volusia...
Democrat VP Nominee Gov Tim Walz: “There’s no guarantee to free speech on misinformation or hate speech, and especially around our democracy.”
Around the world there is a strong movement to criminalizing speech that others disagree with. Here is a good video on censorship in England, Scotland, Canada, and Brazil by John Stossel. It is amazing how censorship is evolving in other English speaking countries...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss Biden’s Claims of Crime Rate Reductions
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about Biden claiming crime is going down. See also Dr. Lott's op-ed at the Wall Street Journal titled "The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It: The decline in reported...











