Dr. John Lott and his wife Laura have a piece up at Real clear Politics on today's oral arguments before the Supreme Court. It was also carried at ZeroHedge. . Are regular marijuana users the modern equivalent of “habitual drunkards” at the Founding? What about...
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At The Federalist: The Real Rate Of Transgender Violence Is Much Worse Than The Media Wants To Admit
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Federalist on the shooting crimes by transgender individuals. This piece was the top trending piece at The Federalist. . We’re repeatedly told that transgender individuals are “not prone to commit gun violence.” Major...
At Real Clear Politics: Virtually All Countries Support Voter Photo ID – So Why the Filibuster?
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed on the upcoming push to pass the SAVE Act. Besides appearing originally at Real Clear Politics, it has also appeared at Zero Hedge. . “The bottom line is this: voter ID is not controversial in this country,” Harry Enten, the chief data...
At Real Clear Politics: Democrats Using Shutdown Threat To Rewrite Immigration Enforcement
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics on the demands the Democrats have or they will shutdown the government again. . Another government shutdown looks increasingly likely by the end of the week. Democrats are demanding that major changes to Department...
At the New York Post: How Trump’s ICE enforcement record blows Obama’s out of the water— by a lot
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the New York Post evaluating the media's claims about Trump's immigration enforcement during 2025. It is important to recognize that these numbers are strongly biased in favor of making the Obama administration immigration enforcement...
At the Wall Street Journal: Hawaii Tries to Evade the Second Amendment
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Wall Street Journal. . Blue-state gun laws are back before the Supreme Court. The justices barred states in 2022 from requiring concealed-handgun permit applicants to demonstrate a need for the license. Rather than comply with...
Spectator Australia: Australians more likely to be victims of violent crime than Americans
Dr. John Lott and CPRC senior fellow Kesten Green, who is also a researcher at the Adelaide University, College of Business and Law, have a new op-ed piece in the Spectator Australia. More information on this issue is provided in our post here. An additional reason...
At the New York Post: New data reveals the horrific truth about illegal-immigrant crime
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the New York Post. ChatGPT and Grok's evaluations of the accuracy of the article are attached at the end. A comparison is also provided for the Texas and American Community Survey (ACS) data that is often used by those who want to...
At The Federalist: The supposed benefits of Australia’s gun confiscation rest on flawed statistics.
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. The graphs for the changes in firearm and total homicides as well as for firearm and total suicides are provided at the end of this piece. . Democrats in the United States repeatedly praise Australia’s 1996 gun...
In the Australian Spectator: Gun laws and the helpless horror of Bondi: Would even tougher gun laws have saved lives at Bondi?
Dr. John Lott has an op-ed in the Australian Spectator with Kesten Green, a researcher at the University of South Australia, about the massacre of Jews at the Bondi beach in Australia. The piece appeared in Australia on December 16th, 2025. . Australia already has...
At Real Clear Politics: WSJ’s Fearmongering Doesn’t Survive Contact With the Evidence
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at Real Clear Politics. Also covered at Zero Hedge, Lucianne.com, and JohnLocke.org. . Legally armed civilians, we’re told, pose a major danger. They shoot innocent bystanders, justifiably kill others whenever they personally...
At The Federalist: DOJ Lawsuits Against Gun Control Policies Especially Protect The Weak
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at The Federalist. . Gun control laws disproportionately harm minorities, women, and the poor — the people who benefit most from being able to protect themselves. _________ In a major shakeup at the U.S. Department of Justice, the...





