Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Chicago Tribune on our new updated research on comparing mass public shooting rates across countries. The research that this op-ed is based on is available here (please download it). The piece in the Tribune starts this way: “This...
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At the Washington Times: Is the right primarily responsible for violence?
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Washington Times on these claims that violence is primarily perpetrated by those on the political right. The piece starts this way: The media is intent on blaming President Trump and Republicans for any violence. They accuse...
At the Daily Caller: The Mysterious Investigation Reporting of CNN’s KFile that Targets Republicans
If you care about media bias, here is a piece that Dr. John Lott had at the Daily Caller. It is actually republishing a piece that he had at Townhall, but there is quite a story behind that piece as Townhall quickly took it down after CNN's Andrew Kaczynski...
At the Daily Caller: The Media, Democrats were apoplectic about Trump’s response to Pittsburgh shooting
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Daily Caller on the biased media coverage about President Trump's comments after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. The piece starts this way: The media and Democrats were apoplectic about President Trump’s comments after the...
At the Daily Caller: Attacks on police do nothing by harm
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Daily Caller that addresses the comments by Florida Democrat Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum. It starts this way Lots of Democrats are making it clear that they don’t trust the police. This past week, Andrew Gillum, Democrat...
At Investor’s Business Daily: Airline Industry’s Struggles Show Why Obama-Era Regulation Is Still A Problem
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Investor's Business Daily on the continuing impact of Obama regulations. Last week the United States was once again ranked as the world's most competitive economy. It's a distinction that we haven't had since 2008, due in part to the...
At Real Clear Politics: The Problem With the FBI’s ‘Active Shooter’ Data
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics on errors in the FBI's 'Active Shooter' data. Many people are focusing on the political biases in the FBI’s treatment of the Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton campaigns, but the political corruption of the agency...
At Townhall.com: On CNN’s KFile and the Cost of Media Bias
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall.com on the incredible media bias shown by CNN. Andrew Kaczynski and the rest of CNN’s so-called KFile unit ought to count their reporting as direct campaign contributions to Democrats. Last year, in falsely accusing Sheriff...
At Townhall: Why O’Rourke’s Rhetoric on Police Shootings Is Wrong—And Dangerous
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall.com on the claims of systematic racism by police that starts this way: Would you describe police as the “new Jim Crow”? That is what Democrat Senate nominee Beto O’Rourke recently told students at Prairie View A&M...
Investor’s Business Daily: Kavanaugh: His Contentious Confirmation Won’t Be The Last One Like That
Dr. John Lott had an op-ed in Investor's Business Daily noting that we will continue to have confirmation battles such as Justice Brett Kavanaugh's. Judicial confirmations have become a blood sport, as the lengthy approval of Brett Kavanaugh showed. Wasn't it just...
At Fox News: Supreme Court fight over Kavanaugh got lots of attention, but most federal court action is elsewhere
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Fox News on the fact that even if Trump is president for two terms, Democrats will still control most of the lower courts. His latest piece starts this way: Republicans are ecstatic and Democrats are livid about Brett Kavanaugh’s...
In the Brazilian newspaper Mundo: Gun control disarms the poor, most vulnerable
With the conservative candidate in the Brazilian presidential election pushing hard to "give guns to good people," the issue of gun control is front and center in the race. Rough translation of Dr. John Lott statement from the Portuguese in the Brazilian newspaper...








