American Liberty has put up another of our studies. The CATO Institute has long pushed for open borders, a stance that contrasts with the views of other libertarians like Milton Friedman, who argued that open immigration only works if the...
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At the Washington Times: Illegal immigrant crime rates higher than Cato Institute wants you to believe
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Washington Times. . The claim that illegal aliens commit crimes at lower rates than native-born Americans may look convincing, but it doesn’t hold up under scrutiny. One of the loudest advocates of this narrative has been the...
At American Liberty: Dem Senator Sparks Outrage With Wild Claim About Gun Suppressors
More of our research is reposted at American Liberty. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) claims that suppressors make mass public shootings more deadly. Between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2024, there were 104 mass public shootings, but only two of those involved...
At Real Clear Policy: Anti-Gun Advocates Suppressing the Facts
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Policy. Democrats fiercely oppose many provisions in the budget reconciliation bill, which President Trump calls the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." They object to requiring able-bodied adults without children to work, do...
At The Federalist: As Deportations Rise, The U.S. Is On Track For The Lowest Murder Rate On Record
Dr. John Lott has an important new piece at The Federalist. Real Clear Politics also posted the piece (see picture below). Murder rates are plummeting. While we still have more than half a year to go, Kash Patel, the FBI’s director, says that the U.S. is on track...
At The Federalist: Data Shows Biden Made Communities Less Safe By Forcing DEI On Police And Fire Departments
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Federalist about the Trump administration undoing Biden's DEI push in police and fire departments. . The Trump administration has dropped the Biden administration’s pushes for onerous consent decrees on police and fire...
At Real Clear Politics: Crime Rates of Illegal Migrants Underreported
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics on crime by illegal aliens. It was published in Daily Signal, Alpha News, Zero Hedge, World Net Daily, American Greatness, Tennessee Star, Conservative News and Views, AltNews, NextPost, KHQ (Spokane, Washington),...
At Townhall: The Democrats Just Can’t Stop Pushing Nonsensical Assault Weapon Bans
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at Townhall. Democrats just can’t let go of their push for an assault weapons ban. Meanwhile, Americans are waiting for the Supreme Court to intervene. Thirteen times, the court has relisted the Snope v. Brown case, which...
At American Liberty: Only 1 In 5 Americans Think Gun Control Reduces Crime
Dr. Lott has a new post at American Liberty. The CPRC commissioned a new survey by McLaughlin & Associates of 1,000 general election American voters. Despite all the claims about support for gun control, only 19% of voters think passing more gun control will...
At American Liberty: The Disconnect Between Mass Shooting Stats And Reality
American Liberty ran something that we had put together. A new survey titled “Exposure to Mass Shootings in the United States: A National Survey” and published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (SPPE) claims that approximately 6.95% of U.S....
Real Clear Politics: DNI Releases Secret Biden Plan Raising Serious Civil Liberties Concerns
We believe that this is an unusually important op-ed by Dr. John Lott. Also published at World Net Daily. Updated information is shown at the end of this piece. . Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has declassified a shocking plan by former President Joe...
At Townhall: Yet More Worthless Public Health “Research” On Guns
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall. News headlines across the country repeated a University of Colorado public health study claiming that “1 out of every 15 American adults have been at a mass shooting.” That figure suggests 18 million Americans have witnessed...