<![CDATA[John R. Lott Jr. - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/42796.xmlAuthor <![CDATA[CDC Undercounts Defensive Gun Uses]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/09/11/cdc_undercounts_defensive_gun_uses_154492.html Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[Supreme Court Just Gave Mail-In Ballot Safeguards a Chance]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/08/30/supreme_court_just_gave_mail-in_ballot_safeguards_a_chance_154457.html Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[Krugman and the Politics of Falling Crime]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/08/11/krugman_and_the_politics_of_falling_crime_154405.html Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[America’s Murder Problem Is Smaller Than It Looks]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/29/americas_murder_problem_is_smaller_than_it_looks_154377.html Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[The Second Amendment Opinion That Scrambled the Partisan Script]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/21/the_second_amendment_opinion_that_scrambled_the_partisan_script_154350.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[Crossing a State Line Shouldn’t Cost You Your Right to Self-Defense]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/04/crossing_a_state_line_shouldnt_cost_you_your_right_to_self-defense_154301.html Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[CA Lawmakers Seek To Ban Popular Handgun]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/06/27/ca_lawmakers_seek_to_ban_popular_handgun_154269.html Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[Gun Background Checks Are Failing the Wrong People]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/11/gun_background_checks_are_failing_the_wrong_people_154110.html Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[Political Violence and the Willful Self-Deception of the Left]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/04/29/political_violence_isnt_one-sided__so_why_is_the_conversation_154071.html Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[Why Military Bases Should Never Have Been Gun-Free Zones]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/04/04/why_military_bases_should_never_have_been_gun-free_zones_154013.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[The Terror Threat Americans Aren’t Supposed To Discuss]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/17/the_terror_threat_americans_arent_supposed_to_discuss_153949.html Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[Gun Control’s Endgame: No Guns for Anyone]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/12/gun_controls_endgame_no_guns_for_anyone_153934.html Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[From Whiskey to Weed: A Second Amendment Fight]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/02/from_whiskey_to_weed_a_second_amendment_fight_153892.html Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[Virtually All Countries Support Voter Photo ID – So Why the Filibuster?]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/02/17/virtually_all_countries_support_voter_photo_id__so_why_the_filibuster.html Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[Democrats Using Shutdown Threat To Rewrite Immigration Enforcement]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/01/29/democrats_using_shutdown_threat_to_rewrite_immigration_enforcement_153769.html Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[WSJ’s Fearmongering Doesn’t Survive Contact With Evidence]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/12/13/wsjs_fearmongering_doesnt_survive_contact_with_evidence_153631.html Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[She Saved Her Life. 7-Eleven Fired Her]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/11/28/she_saved_her_life_7-eleven_fired_her_153574.html Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[The Truth About Argentina’s ‘Bailout’]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/11/14/the_truth_about_argentinas_bailout_153525.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[What the Stats Really Say About Crime Surge]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/10/17/what_the_stats_really_say_about_crime_surge.html Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[If Mental Health Experts Can’t Identify Murderers, What’s the Backup Plan?]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/09/13/if_mental_health_experts_cant_identify_murderers_whats_backup_plan_153281.html Sat, 13 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[Politics Over People: Chicago’s Leaders Are Failing Their City]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/09/03/politics_over_people_chicagos_leaders_are_failing_their_city_153243.html Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[Mail-In Ballots Need To Go]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/08/22/mail-in_ballots_need_to_go_153204.html Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[Trump Admin Efforts Could Sharply Reduce DC Crime]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/08/12/trump_admin_efforts_could_sharply_reduce_dc_crime_153171.html Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[Another Armed Civilian Saves the Day]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/08/01/another_armed_civilian_saves_the_day_153123.html Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[AI Chatbots Rely on Sources With Clear Biases]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/07/23/ai_chatbots_rely_on_sources_with_clear_biases_153082.html Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[Crime Rates of Illegal Migrants Underreported]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/05/22/crime_rates_of_illegal_migrants_underreported_152825.html Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[DNI Releases Secret Biden Plan Raising Serious Civil Liberties Concerns]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/04/23/dni_releases_secret_biden_plan_raising_serious_civil_liberties_concerns_152689.html Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[Family of Stoneman Douglas Victim Still Victimized]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/02/22/family_of_stoneman_douglas_victim_still_victimized_152406.html Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[Two-Tiered Justice: Disparities in Biden and Trump Pardons]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/01/31/two-tiered_justice_disparities_in_biden_and_trump_pardons_152294.html Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 John R. Lott Jr. <![CDATA[Government Price Controls Won’t Help Residents in California Recover From LA Fires]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/01/21/government_price_controls_wont_help_residents_in_california_recover_from_la_fires.html Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 John R. Lott Jr.