John R. Lott, Jr.

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John R. Lott, Jr.
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Biden’s Student Loan Bailout Is Disastrous
By John R. Lott, Jr.
We put five children through college (one is still attending). We saved up. We never took out any loans, as ...
August 25, 2022
Media Falsely Claim Mass Public Shooters are 'Right-wingers' When They're Environmental Extremists
By John R. Lott, Jr.
If you believe the Los Angeles Times, the Buffalo shooter who left 10 dead emerged from “a far-right ecosystem.” A ...
May 17, 2022
Democrats Nominate a Soft on Crime Person for the Supreme Court
By John R. Lott, Jr.
If a criminal figures out a more effective way to break into people’s homes to steal more, should he receive ...
March 23, 2022
Social Media Censorship Particularly Hits Those Without Political Connections
By John R. Lott, Jr.
Twice in thirty days, YouTube censored videos of mine on topics that I previously covered for Real Clear Investigations and ...
March 16, 2022
Biden's State of the Union Gives Only Lip Service, No Reforms to Address Crime
By John R. Lott, Jr.
In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Biden claimed that he wants to restore safety and control crime. He ...
March 02, 2022
Canada Isn't Alone in Using Debanking As a Weapon Against Political Opponents
By John R. Lott, Jr.
Canada may be the future for many Americans. The Canadian government is freezing the bank accounts of truckers involved in ...
February 23, 2022
What Reporters Should Ask Biden About Guns at His Promised Press Conference on Wednesday
By John R. Lott, Jr.
President Biden’s remarks after the hostage situation at the synagogue in Texas leave more questions than answers.What were the motivations ...
January 18, 2022
As Gun Sales Soared, the Number of Violent Crimes Committed with Guns Plummeted
By John R. Lott, Jr.
With violent crime soaring over the last two years, Americans want a solution. Over and over, President Joe Biden and ...
January 14, 2022
With the For the People Act, Democrats, Not Republicans, Are the Real Threat to Democracy
By John R. Lott, Jr.
With the anniversary of January 6th this week, Democrats are using it to push massive election reforms. They claim the ...
January 04, 2022
Roe v. Wade Harmed Even Many Children Born After the Court's Decision
By John R. Lott, Jr.
Over and over during the Supreme Court’s oral arguments on Wednesday about Mississippi’s new abortion law, Dobbs v. Jackson, those ...
December 02, 2021
There's Been Continual Media Dishonesty in the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial
By John R. Lott, Jr.
This past Thursday, YouGov released a poll showing that 76% of Democrats thought Kyle Rittenhouse was guilty of homicide. Only ...
November 22, 2021
Without False Claims About the Risk of Concealed Handgun Permit Holders, the Left Has Nothing
By John R. Lott, Jr.
Editor's note: this piece was co-authored by Professor Carl Moody.Preface: Last Friday, the National Law Journal ran an op-ed by ...
November 11, 2021
Democrats Keep Pushing to Eliminate American's Due Process Rights, Extreme Risk Protection Orders
By John R. Lott, Jr.
Editor's Note: This column was co-authored by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY). Everyone wants to stop dangerous people from getting guns. To some, ...
October 27, 2021
The First Rule of Gun Safety Is That You Don't Point a Gun Directly at Someone Unless You Intend to Shoot Them
By John R. Lott, Jr.
The first rule of gun safety is you don’t point a gun a something unless you intend to shoot it. ...
October 25, 2021
The Lies about the Fed's Default Risk
By John R. Lott, Jr.
Failure to raise the Federal debt ceiling limit could "roil the financial markets and cause severe economic problems," "cause profound ...
October 01, 2021
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