John R Lott Jr

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  • November 10, 2009

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    by John Lott

    opinion

    Blame Obama for Sky-High Unemployment

    The administration's "job creation" programs will not only leave us with a massive debt, they will continue to increase unemployment and leave us much poorer as a country.

  • October 14, 2009

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    by John Lott

    opinion

    LOTT'S NUMBERS: Happy Days Aren't Quite Here Again

    The Dow breaks 10,000 -- but don't go feeling as if you have gotten back all your wealth over the last six months. The American dollar doesn't buy what it did just a short time ago.

  • September 23, 2009

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    by John Lott

    opinion

    LOTT'S NUMBERS: The Truth About Obama's Health Care Plan, Part 2

    As we get wealthier, why should Americans avoid spending more on bigger houses or nicer cars or better health care? Why not be happy that we can now afford hip replacements in old age and diagnose cancer earlier?

  • September 16, 2009

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    by John Lott

    opinion

    Lott's Numbers: Table 2

    Table 2 for John Lott's "Lott's Numbers" piece. 

  • September 16, 2009

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    by John Lott

    opinion

    Lott's Numbers: Obama's Top 2 Most Outrageous Health Care Myths

    It turns out that claims about too little competition are based on a misinterpretation of the data and that non-profit insurers are so abundant that the largest insurer in virtually every state is a non-profit.

  • September 11, 2009

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    by John Lott

    opinion

    Supreme Court Must Throw Out Campaign Finance Laws

    Unless the Supreme Court steps in forcefully and throws out these campaign finance laws, we will risk not only having the government regulate the content of movies, but also TV shows and books just in time for our next national election.

  • September 04, 2009

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    by John Lott

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    White House Puts Parents In an Awkward Position

    Moms and dads who don’t think that it is appropriate for the president to address students shouldn’t be put in the situation where they will be forced to remove their students from school during the first day of school.  

  • August 25, 2009

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    by John Lott

    opinion

    The Trouble With Trillions

    Ten trillion dollars simply is a lot of money. In the case of ten trillion dollars of national debt, it comes to over $33,000 per person-- $130,000 for a family of four.

  • August 20, 2009

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    by John Lott

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    The Media Gets It Wrong, Again, On Guns

    A story about an American with a gun who behaved properly is twisted into something else: a narrative about crazy conservatives who want to threaten the president.

  • August 05, 2009

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    by John Lott

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    Obama's Misinformation Campaign Health Care

    Whether it is the increased cost shifting from lowering reimbursement rates to hospitals and doctors by Medicare and Medicaid or the below cost pricing for the government insurance or the inability of private insurance to treat pre-existing conditions differently, any of these changes can kill private insurance.

  • August 03, 2009

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    by John Lott

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    Cash for Clunkers Falls Flat

    Subsidizing car sales won't create new additional jobs, but if it is to be done, it ought to make some kind of sense.

  • July 27, 2009

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    by John Lott

    john-lott

    No Apology for Sergeant Crowley?

    Obama has offered no apology for his comments last Wednesday and Thursday.  In fact, the president still insisted as late as last Friday "that there was an overreaction in pulling Professor Gates out of his home to the station."

  • July 21, 2009

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    by John Lott

    opinion

    Fears of Interstate Handgun Laws Soon Forgotten?

    Just like the original ruckus over passing concealed handgun laws, the fears about allowing people to travel with guns will soon be forgotten.

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