Dr. John Lott had a piece at the Dallas Morning New on Monday (the morning news had run this op-ed about a year ago, but decided it was timely enough to run again): It seems obvious: Restrict gun access, and people will be safer. Indeed, in all four presidential...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Fox News on the responses to the attack in the Las Vegas. In addition to 35 guns, the killer in this attack had explosives at his home and a large amount of ammonia nitrate in his car. The piece starts this way: Within hours of...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Hill newspaper about the aftermath of the Sandy Hook School shooting. Sometimes, when the government abuses its tremendous power to scapegoat someone, even proponents of government power find it to be too much. Mike Weisser is a...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed in the Detroit News on how incredibly law-abiding concealed handgun permit holders are. This piece looks at recent claims by public health researchers that those who have guns tend to drive more dangerously. The piece starts this way:...
Dr. John Lott has an op-ed at Fox News on the impact that protests against the National Anthem on how well the football teams did in the game. The piece starts this way: Sunday brought a lot of controversy, with numerous NFL players kneeling during the national...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Hill Background checks are required for so many things from getting a job to buying a gun. But despite legitimate concerns about voting by illegal aliens and felons, Democrats become outraged by the mention of checks for voting....
Dr. John Lott has a new opinion piece at The Hill newspaper on the union-backed disruptions of congressional Republicans. The title used by The Hill says "Democrats must denounce the rise in violence against Republicans," but that isn't exactly what the op-ed piece...
Dr. John Lott has another op-ed in the Chicago Tribune based on part of the testimony that he will be giving on Tuesday morning to President's Commission on Voter Integrity in New Hampshire. The piece in the Tribune starts this way: Republicans worry about vote...
With all the commotion over Ed Cunningham's resignation from ESPN, the media is solely focused on concussions in football. While this involves legal violence, not crime, the piece still illustrates how media does a very poor job of informing people about what is...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Fox News on the Trump administration's decision to overturn Obama's ban on used military equipment being given to police. The piece starts this way: Police have a tough and dangerous job. Armored military vehicles and...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed in Investor's Business Daily about the continued false statements by the media Donald Trump. The piece starts this way: Does it hurt to accuse someone of being a Nazi or a racist who is neither of those? How about calling someone those...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at The Hill on the issues of false media claims on race, Trump's U.S. Department of Justice investigating civil rights violation charges in the Charlottesville case, and the question of what orders were given to the police...