Dr. John Lott's piece at the Union Leader (New Hampshire) addresses the move by state House Democrats to ban the carrying of guns at the state Capitol. His piece starts this way: One wonders how Democrats in the New Hampshire State House ever go to restaurants or...
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At the Daily Caller: Trump Administration’s Report on School Safety passes — for government work
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Daily Caller on the school safety report released this laws week by the Trump administration. The piece starts this way: The “Final Report of the Federal Commission on School Safety” — signed by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos,...
In Canada’s National Post: The evidence simply doesn’t support calls for gun bans in Canada
Dr. John Lott has a piece with Professor Gary Mauser from Simon Frazer University on the recent call to ban handguns. The piece starts this way: It seems obvious: ban guns and there won’t be any gun crime. After two people were killed and 13 injured in a July shooting...
At the Washington Times: The risks of a gun-free Capitol
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Washington Times about Democrats promising to ban Congressmen from being able to have guns on Capitol grounds. The piece starts this way: Letting legislators bring guns onto the U.S. Capitol grounds or into their offices hasn’t...
In the Chicago Tribune: On comparing mass public shooting rates across countries and the danger of gun-free zones
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...
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...








