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...
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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...
At Real Clear Investigations: Unaccountable: The FBI Strange Refusal to Fix Key Crime Statistic
Dr. John Lott has a new investigative piece based on our research at Real Clear Investigations. It was also published at Zero Hedge, Tennessee Star, and World Net Daily. Our detailed data is available here. This article builds on our research report available here and...
At The Federalist: Bogus ADL Report Either Mislabels Leftist Violence As ‘Right-Wing’ Or Omits It Entirely: The ADL’s latest annual report claims that right-wing extremists have been connected to all identified extremist-related killings 2022-2024
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. . On Sunday, at the memorial for Charlie Kirk — murdered by a leftist because of his political views — President Donald Trump declared “that violence comes mainly from the left.” And, on Friday, a leftist...
At Real Clear Politics: If Mental Health Experts Can’t Identify Murderers, What’s the Backup Plan?
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed with Congressman Thomas Massie at Real Clear Politics. We think that this piece is particularly important. It was also published at The Blaze, the Daily Signal, Zero Hedge, and Tennessee Star. . A profound mental health crisis lies at the...
At the Toronto Sun (Canada): Self-defence deters criminals more than complying: By passing gun control laws, Canadian authorities are making it harder for victims to defend themselves
Dr. John Lott has an op-ed with Professor Gary Mauser (Simon Fraser University) in the Toronto Sun (Canada). . In Canada, if people can’t successfully “hide” from criminals, police officials are advising crime victims to “comply” with a criminal’s...
At The Washington Times: IDs should be a nationwide voting requirement: Trump’s promised executive order will help restore election integrity
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Washington Times about President Trump's call for voter IDs. . President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he will soon issue an executive order requiring voter identification for all voters nationwide. A recent...
At Real Clear Politics: Politics Over People: Chicago’s Leaders Are Failing Their City
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics that is co-authored with Richard Porter. Also published at TIPPSInsight and CNAV News. There was no Labor Day holiday for Chicago criminals, who murdered 9 people and wounded another 51; most (if not all) were Black...
At the Wall Street Journal: Another Mass Shooting in a ‘Gun-Free Zone’
Dr. John Lott and Congressman Thomas Massie have a new op-ed at the Wall Street Journal about the media bias in covering mass shootings. . Once again a mass shooter has struck and the media is refusing to acknowledge why he chose his target. Like other killers, he...
At the New York Post: DC is murder-free thanks to Trump — but his haters won’t accept reality
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the New York Post on the incredibly large, very statistically significant drop in D.C.'s homicide rate since President Trump federalized D.C.'s law enforcement. It is the lead op-ed in today's New York Post. Democrats are still in...
At Real Clear Politics: Mail-In Ballots Need To Go
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics defending Trump's push to prevent mail-in ballots. It was also published at Sun Sentinel (South Florida), Journal Courier (Kentucky), Zero Hedge, Hot Air, Yahoo! News, KMVU Fox 26 (Medford, Oregon), and Highland...










