Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at National Review about Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the US Supreme Court. It starts this way: Judicial confirmations have become a blood sport. Wasn’t it just weeks ago at John McCain’s funeral that Democrats were calling for more...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall.com on how even a very smart person gets taken in sometimes by media bias. Media bias has real consequences. Ohio’s wealthiest supporter of the Republican party, Leslie Wexner, has withdrawn his support because he was...
Dr. John Lott has an op-ed at the Daily Caller about the social media bias that we have faced at Facebook. There are lots of ways that social media outlets can bias political debates. We have heard of everything from accounts being closed down to deciding what stories...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Washington Times: Former President Obama has no shame, but don’t count on the mainstream media to tell you this. They are in on the deception. His talk at the University of Illinois on Friday contained all of the divisive rhetoric...
Dr. John Lott has a piece at Townhall.com on how Chicago's politicians are responsible for the city's crime problems. The piece starts this way: Chicago’s rampant crime rate left Rahm Emanuel with little choice but to withdraw from the city’s mayoral race. One recent...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall.com on the decline in civility in politics. The piece starts this way: Politicians at Senator McCain’s funeral were bemoaning the loss of civility in politics, and Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing this week for the...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Daily Caller on the false news claims put out by groups such as the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. The piece starts this way: Word leaked Thursday via The New York Times that Education Secretary Betsey Devos was...
Drs. John Lott and Michael Weisser have an op-ed in Friday's New York Post. The claim that the US has by far the most mass public shootings in the world drives much of the gun-control debate. Many argue that America’s high rate of gun possession explains the high rate...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall.com on some of the claims in the Texas Senate race. Democrats have a new hero in Beto O’Rourke, who is campaigning against Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Hatred for Cruz is enough to get Democrats excited by the prospect of unseating...
Dr. John Lott has an op-ed at Townhall on Judge Gun control advocates are extremely distressed by President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun rights group, Everytown for Gun Safety, fears that “Judge...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Fox News: The anti-Trump media are in an uproar about a comment by President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday that “truth isn’t truth.” News reports have taken Giuliani’s comment completely out of context...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Daily Caller on the responsibility that the media has in encouraging attacks against them. The piece starts this way: Remember when President Obama accused Fox News of promoting a “destructive” viewpoint or said that his...