Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Fox News on the incredibly slow confirmation process for Trump's nominees. Because of the delays created by the Democrats, even if Trump had nominated people as quickly as past administrations, it wouldn't have made any difference in...
Dr. John Lott has his newest piece in The Hill newspaper on Tuesday's DC Federal Circuit Court decision regarding DC's ban on concealed handguns. The piece starts this way: As of July 3, there were just 124 concealed handgun permit holders in Washington, D.C. But,...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Wall Street Journal: Each year brings a new record increase in the number of concealed handgun permits. The rate of growth in permits among women and minorities has far outpaced growth among white men. The data paint a picture of...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Hill newspaper on how the media covered this past weekend's Women's March. Here is the beginning of the piece: Gun control advocates keep claiming that guns are only used to kill people and that people should just rely on the...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Hill newspaper about false statements being made by the organizers of the Women's March on the NRA today and the mainstream media. The piece starts this way: The Women’s March protest today at NRA headquarters was partially...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Fox News about the claim that there is a "women's view" on guns. Is there a women’s view on guns? The organizers of the massive Women's March — which took place the day after President Trump's inauguration — are holding a protest...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Fox News on a study that has been getting a fair amount of attention over the last couple of weeks. Would you rely almost exclusively on trends in Hawaii to predict violent crime rates in Idaho, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, and...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece in The Hill newspaper on the $1.5 million "secret" payment made by Ferguson to the Michael Brown family. The piece starts this way: First, Michael Brown robbed a store. Then he viciously assaulted a policeman, fighting for the officer’s...
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Dr. John Lott co-authored this piece with Congressmen Tom Massie (R-KY), though the Wall Street Journal thought that since this was an attack on congressmen it made more sense if Massie's name alone was on it. The article began this way: When Republican lawmakers...
Dr. John Lott's latest op-ed in The Hill newspaper starts this way: A brand new PEW Research Center survey last week shows that gun ownership by households is up to 42 percent — an increase of 5 percentage points in the past four years. dYet, few mainstream media...
Dr. John Lott's latest piece at Fox News starts this way: Some hope that the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and others last Wednesday will lead to more civility in politics. It’s clear that the attack was politically motivated — the Democratic shooter...