Dr. Lott has a new piece in the Daily Caller The media is apoplectic that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has criticized the federal judge in Hawaii who suspended President Donald Trump’s revised executive order on visas and refugees. Sessions offending statement? “I...
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in Real Clear Policy: “How Judicial Confirmations Got So Contentious”
Dr. John Lott has another piece at Real Clear Policy on Judge Gorsuch's confirmation to the Supreme Court. Why are Democrats filibustering Judge Gorsuch, a Supreme Court nominee who has received accolades from even some of the most partisan, liberal lawyers? But...
In the Washington Times: Gun Control Advocates “Leaving threatened women defenseless”
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed in the Washington Times: Protection orders are pieces of paper that can only do so much to keep women safe from violent men. But at the end of March, Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe vetoed a bill that would allow domestic...
In Fox News: “Gorsuch hysteria on the left: Here’s the real reason why Democrats have been so partisan about Trump’s pick”
Dr. John Lott has a new Fox News piece on Judge Neil Gorsuch's confirmation: Some ask why Democrats are filibustering Judge Gorsuch, who has received accolades from even some of the most partisan, liberal lawyers. But a clash is inevitable — if not over this Supreme...
CPRC in the Philadelphia Inquirer: Travel ban makes sense in some cases
Dr. John Lott's newest piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer starts this way: Last week, government officials banned most carry-on electronic devices from U.S.-bound flights originating in more than a dozen Middle Eastern and African countries. The reason was due to an...
In the New York Daily News: NPR and PBS should not get public subsidies
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the New York Daily News on why NPR and PBS should not get public subsidies. It talks a little about NPR's biases in covering the gun issue. The piece starts this way: Whatever original purpose public broadcasting had back in 1969,...
Responding to Bloomberg Group’s attack in the Minneapolis Star Tribune
On March 10th, Rachael Joseph, the Director of Outreach for Protect Minnesota and who works with Bloomberg's Everytown, had a piece in the Minneapolis Star Tribune attacking Dr. John Lott. The piece was supposedly about Lott's op-ed on Stand Your...
At Fox News: “In 2017 women and minorities are buying guns. Here’s why”
Dr. John Lott has another op-ed at Fox News and Fox Nation on how gun purchases have remained strong after Trump's election in November. The piece starts this way: During the 8 years he was president, Barack Obama’s administration experienced an explosion in gun...
In the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws: The facts don’t support fears of armed citizens
Dr. John Lott is supposed to testify before the Minnesota House Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy will hear testimony today on a Stand Your Ground bill. In connection with his testimony, he has a new op-ed piece in the Star Tribune on Minnesota....
In the Hartford Courant: “Guns Only For The Rich In Connecticut”
Dr. John Lott has a piece in the Hartford Courant on Connecticut Governor Malloy's push to raise the state's concealed handgun permit fee from $140 to $370. Why do Democrats, self-proclaimed champions of the poor, make it so difficult for poor people to defend...
CPRC in the Daily Caller: “Court Upholds ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban With Incorrect Facts”
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Daily Caller on the new 4th Circuit Court opinion on Maryland's assault weapon ban: Should “military-style rifles” be banned? On Tuesday, the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia – in a virtual party line...
CPRC in the Tribune Eagle (Cheyenne, Wyoming): Just plain wrong about guns. (Plus an interesting media bias story)
With the debate over gun-free zones heating up in the Wyoming legislature, Dr. John Lott has a piece in the Capitol city's newspaper, the Tribune Eagle. Lott was responding to a piece in the paper by Kerry Drake that had attacked Lott and the research from the CPRC....









