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...
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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...
At Real Clear Politics: She Saved Her Life. 7-Eleven Fired Her
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. Also published at The Daily Signal, Zero Hedge, Yahoo, and World Net Daily. . Stephanie Dilyard is lucky to be alive. . Yet last week, 7-Eleven fired the 25-year-old after she used her gun to save her own...
At Real Clear Politics: There Is No Argentina ‘Bailout’–U.S. Earned a Profit
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at RealClearPolitics. Also at Hotair.com and World Net Daily. . Democrats keep claiming that Trump “gave away” $40 billion to Argentina, and many people are understandably upset. How, they ask, could the United States hand over...
Trying to Correct the Record on a Biased Article in Wall Street Journal on Stand Your Ground Laws
A couple of weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal ran an extremely biased news article on Stand Your Ground laws. Dr. John Lott and Professor Carl Moody both submitted letters to the editor on it. Unfortunately, the Wall Street Journal didn't publish either of our...
At The Federalist: Democrats’ Favorite Talking Point About Children And Gun Deaths Is A Lie
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. The piece also appeared in the Conservative News Daily. The piece was the third most read piece on the Federalist website today. . Gun control advocates often claim that guns are the leading cause of death among...
At Real Clear Politics: What the Stats Really Say About Crime Surge
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. It was also published in the Tennessee Star, Alpha News, and the Herald/Review (Sierra Vista, AZ). . During last year’s presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, Trump said violent crime was...
At Townhall: Even More Disturbing Than Jay Jones’ Text Messages Is the Reason Behind Them
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall on the race to be the top law enforcement officer in Virginia. . Democratic Virginia Attorney General nominee Jay Jones has faced sharp backlash after saying he wanted a Republican murdered and wished death on the Republican’s...







