Dr. John Lott co-authored an op-ed with Wyoming state Senator Cheri Steinmetz about a bill to eliminate gun-free zones in the state. The Cowboy State Daily is Wyoming's largest state newspaper, and it is located in the state Capitol in Cheyenne, Wyoming. . Would you...
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At Real Clear Politics: Two-Tiered Justice: Disparities in Biden’s and Trump’s Pardons
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics. Also published at Zerohedge, America First Report, Vigilant News, and VACA. . President Biden’s and President Trump’s pardons have generated a lot of controversy. But there are large differences between the two...
At Real Clear Politics: Government Price Controls Won’t Help Residents in California Recover From LA Fires
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed on the move by the California Attorney General to bring price gouging charges against companies in California. With prices of hotels and short-term rentals soaring in Southern California due to the recent devastating wildfires,...
At Townhall: Right to the End, Biden Makes False Claims About Crime
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall. In his final farewell speech to the nation, President Biden made a series of false claims about how great of a job he has done on the economy, foreign policy, and crime. Once again, he declared that his policies were...
In Newspapers Across Montana: The death penalty saves lives and tax dollars
This piece by Dr. John Lott appeared in the Billings Gazette, Helena Independent Record, Missoulian, Montana Standard, and the Ravioli Republic, all in Montana. President Joe Biden has recently commuted death sentences to life sentences for 37 of the 40 men who are on...
At The Federalist: Contrary To Media Claims, Deporting Illegal Alien Criminals Will Save Taxpayers More Than It Costs
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at The Federalist with a deep dive into the numbers. . In testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, American Immigration Council (AIC) Senior Fellow Aaron Reichlin-Melnick remarked last week that mass deportations would...
At Townhall: Biden Commuting the Sentences of 37 Federal Death Row Inmates Ignores the Will of Most Americans
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at Townhall. President Biden today commuted the death sentences to life sentences for 37 of the 40 men who are on the federal government’s death row. Those spared included child killers and mass murderers. Ironically, 36 of...
In Newspapers Across Montana: Gun-free zones attract attackers
This piece appeared in the Billings Gazette and also in Helena Independent Record, Missoulian, Montana Standard, and the Ravioli Republic, all are in Montana, . . Around midmorning on Thursday, parents across Montana started receiving texts from their children that...
At the Federalist: The FBI Is Lying About Violent Crime To Help Democrats Win This Election
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Federalist. The FBI has a big transparency problem. For a year, the media has been using the FBI’s estimates of reported crime to claim that crime has been falling. When the FBI released its numbers for 2023 in September...
At Real Clear Politics: First, Second, Fourth Amendments Endangered by Kamala Harris
Dr, John Lott has a new op-ed piece at Real Clear Politics. It also appeared at Zero Hedge, All Sides, and Patriot Post. Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrats claim they are the party of freedom. In Harris’ interview on Club Shay Shay on Monday,...
Real Clear Investigations: Stealth Edit: FBI Quietly Revises Violent Crime Stats
Dr. John Lott has a new investigative piece at Real Clear Investigations. It also appeared at Alpha News, Patriot Post, Tipp Insights. . When the FBI originally released the "final" crime data for 2022 in September 2023, it reported that the nation’s violent crime...
At the Missoulian: Open elections? Be careful, Montana
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Missoulian newspaper in Missoula, Montana. . Two constitutional initiatives to change how Montanans vote will be on the ballot in November, and both are deceptive. Two of them will help Democrats and ensure, ironically,...