Political violence is central to so much of the political debate in the US. Since a draft Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson overturning Roe v. Wade leaked in early May 2022, pro-abortion violence has again become a focus of the...
abortion and crime
At the Federalist: Roe Destroyed Many Social Institutions That Are Unlikely To Return
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at The Federalist on the continuing abortion debate. With the news that the U.S. Supreme Court will likely overturn Roe v. Wade, commentary has largely concentrated on the moral issues, women’s desires to not bear a child to term, and...
Discussion on the link between abortion and crime at Barron’s
John Lott has a review of Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner's new book "Think Like a Freak" in Barron's. The review covers many points, but one of them is the claimed relationship between the liberalization of abortion and crime rates. Here is the relevant discussion:...