Richmond Times-Dispatch on Lott
Category: survey
Glenn Reynolds links to a Richmond Times-Dispatch editorial that is very critical of Lott....
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February 28, 2003
February 27, 2003
First published mention of Lott's survey
Category: survey
I came across this quote from Lott in a May 28, 1999 article by Jeff Jacoby: "There are 15 national surveys that have been conducted by academics as well as polling organizations like the Los Angeles Times and Gallup, and...
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"Children need guns for self-defense"
Category: misc
The Publisher's Weekly review of Lott's new book is up at Amazon.com. I liked this bit: Even measures to keep guns away from children, like "gun-free school zones" and "safe storage" laws that require guns to be locked away, are...
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February 25, 2003
Links
Category: links
Henry Farrell observes that while Joyce Lee Malcolm's Reason article about Bellesiles describes several cases of misconduct other than Bellesiles, it does not mention Lott. However, this article is from the print edition, so it is likely to have been...
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More Lott dishonesty?
Category: misc
BuzzFlash has an interesting story which details some more examples of apparent dishonesty by Lott. I was able to check one of them myself: Mary Rosh's defence of Lott's statement that the "the worst thing people can expect from dioxin...
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Statements by John R. Lott, Jr. referencing his gun use survey
Category: files
compiled by Otis Dudley Duncan and Tim Lambert revised 26 Feb 2003 by Tim Lambert This pages documents direct and indirect references Lott has made to a survey he claims to have carried out in 1997. Further analysis is here,...
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Lott's ad seeking to find those students
Category: survey
The ad that Lott said was placed in the December University of Chicago Magazine has appeared in the February 2003 issue: (The delay was apparently caused by a mix up.) Attempting to reach two people who worked on and helped...
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February 23, 2003
Links
Category: links
Archpundit and Tom Spencer comment on Lott's fudged figure. Costa Tsiokas discusses Lott's integrity....
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On Sample Sizes
Category: survey
Kevin Drum observes that even an 11-year-old kid seems to understand the problem of having too small a sample size in a poll. The Sunday paper here printed a supplement giving property auction clearance rates by suburb. Except, of course,...
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February 22, 2003
Links
Category: links
Atrios and Tom Spencer link to the Rob Levine article I mentioned a few days ago. Tom also writes: "Many are saying that it's probably only a matter of time before [Lott] loses his position at the American Enterprise Institute."...
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Quiggin on Lott
Category: survey
John Quiggin concludes that "with a high degree of confidence that no survey was ever undertaken", but suggests that declining ethical standards at the American Enterprise Institute mean that Lott will keep his job for now....
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Funny article about Mary
Category: MaryRosh
Mike Magnum writes a funny article about Mary Rosh....
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February 21, 2003
Time running out for Lott
Category: survey
No new developments in the Lott case today. This is bad news for Lott. The Chicago Tribune story was published a week ago. If Lott had a dozen students doing interviews for a month in 1997, you would expect them...
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February 19, 2003
Links
Category: links
Rob Levine has a very critical article on Lott at citypages.com. Here is the story behind the removal of Rosh's review of More Guns, Less Crime from Amazon....
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Cramer defends Lott
Category: survey
Over at the History News Network, Clayton Cramer has a post where he comments on the parallels or lack of same between the Lott and Bellesiles affairs: 1. There were legitimate questions raised about the 1997 survey, most notably by...
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February 17, 2003
Links
Category: links
General Christian has a few, slightly sarcastic, comments about John and Mary....
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Lott’s fudged graph
Category: misc
Some commentators have been saying that the 98% is the only dodgy thing Lott has done. Actually there are plenty more. For another example, look at how he fudged a graph in More Guns, Less Crime....
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Mary Rosh says to freep SSRN
Category: MaryRosh
Atrios points us to a Mary Rosh posting at freerepublic.com where she urges folks to rig the download counters at the Social Science Research Network by downloading a Lott paper as frequently as possible....
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February 16, 2003
Lott deliberately leaves out the police officers part of the story
Category: Appalachian
A couple of weeks ago I described how Lott used his Mary Rosh sock puppet to blame the New York Post for the fact that an article he wrote omitted to mention the fact that the students who captured a...
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The Chicago Tribune on Lott
Category: survey
Ron Grossman has a story about Lott and his survey in the Chicago Tribune. I have three comments on the story: This is the first newspaper article that mentions that Lott is looking for the students who conducted his survey...
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February 14, 2003
Links
Category: links
Roger Ailes makes an good point---now that Lott's mystery survey is getting wide publicity, why haven't any of the students who allegedly did the interviews come forward? Archpundit points to a Valentine poem in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Kieran Healy...
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Lott's letter campaign continues
Category: survey
Another letter has been sent to the Washington Post, and by an amazing coincidence makes the same error about the Post article as the previous ones: A column appearing in the Post yesterday (Feb. 11, "Fabricated Fan and Many Doubts")...
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February 13, 2003
Lott organizes a letter writing campaign
Category: survey
In response to this story in the Washington Post, Lott has apparently orchestrated a letter writing campaign. Eugene Volokh has posted the four letters. Julian Sanchez points out that all four letters make the same incorrect claim: that the Washington...
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February 12, 2003
Washington Post on Lott
Category: survey
The Washington Post has a short item on Lott and his survey....
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More from Lott's wife
Category: MaryRosh
Lott's wife, Gertrud Fremling, has responded to a question I put to her about the similarity between Rosh's Amazon review and Lott's writings. Obviously " ...this is the review:" is a false statement by you. You should have said that...
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February 11, 2003
Lott's wife on Mary Rosh
Category: MaryRosh
Lott's wife has posted (I have confirmed via email that it was really her) to the comment section of this Electrolite post: When the screen name is used, it always, automatically registers as MaRyRoSh, NOT as MaryRosh or Mary_Rosh, which...
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February 10, 2003
Duncan on ethics
Category: survey
Otis Dudley Duncan makes an important point: whether or not Lott actually did some sort of survey, Lott is guilty of scientific misconduct. Duncan has uncovered the case of a Dr Duan, who was suspended for two years for publishing...
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February 9, 2003
Lott and Research Integrity
Category: files
Otis Dudley Duncan and Tim Lambert The discussions on so many blogs on the Lott case have been invaluable not only in turning up new evidence but also in illustrating the wide variety of reactions to the evidence. One thing...
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February 8, 2003
Links
Category: links
Kevin Drum observes that Mary Rosh has become a TV star. Don Watkins thinks Lott should be ashamed of himself. Steve also is not impressed....
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A survey on Lott’s honesty
Category: survey
kuro5hin has a story on Lott/Rosh. There is even an on-line poll. At the time of writing the results were: John Lott is.. .. a fraud. 50% .. a good researcher who made some mistakes. 5% .. victim of a...
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February 7, 2003
Links
Category: links
Another link I missed: TBOGG criticizes Glenn Reynolds' attempts to downplay the Lott affair....
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Is Lott retribution for Bellesiles?
Category: survey
John Quiggin has a thoughtful post on the parallels between the Bellesiles and Lott affairs. Meanwhile, Charles Murtaugh, responding to this Tapped piece reckons that there is an important difference: there are pro-gun people like Michelle Malkin criticizing Lott, but...
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February 6, 2003
Links
Category: links
Roger Ailes quotes a new review of More Guns, Less Crime. My unbiased opinion is that these two reviews are better. And here are a few comments I missed earlier: Adam White, William Sjostrom, John T. Kennedy, Dr Limerick and...
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Counting gun laws
Category: misc
I should add one caution to my comments about Lott's "ten years" claim yesterday. It is possible that the reporter misunderstood and/or misquoted Lott....
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Mary Rosh in the Fallacy Files
Category: MaryRosh
Mary Rosh's famous review has made it onto the Fallacy Files....
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February 5, 2003
Counting gun laws
Category: misc
If you want to see another example of Lott's carelessness towards facts, consider this article, published a few days ago: But, where Vernick and Hepburn said they were unable to find any attribution to the '20,000' statistic, Lott said the...
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Michelle Malkin on Lott, Reynolds repeats false claims
Category: survey
Michelle Malkin writes an excellent article on the Lott affair. And if you think that she is one of those mysterious people out seeking revenge for Bellesiles, you should look at this 1998 article where she praises Lott. Atrios explains...
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Mary Rosh's review still available
Category: MaryRosh
A couple of alert readers have pointed out that while all the reviews have been removed from Mary Rosh's page you can still read her review here. Mary Rosh got a brief mention on CNN Crossfire....
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February 4, 2003
Slate on Lott
Category: survey
Atrios points us to Tim Noah's article at Slate. After the Washington Times whitewash, and the US News and Washington Post completely ignoring Lott's survey, we at last have a mainstream media article that gets to the heart of the...
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Everyone's talking about Mary
Category: MaryRosh
Arthur Silber summarizes Lott's appearance on the Larry Elder. They don't seem to have gotten much past the use of the pseudonym (which in itself is perfectly OK). The problem was what he posted under the pseudonym. And be sure...
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February 3, 2003
Usenetters in denial over Rosh
Category: MaryRosh
Atrios mentions the Washington Post article on Mary Rosh. Meanwhile, Calpundit reports that Lott has backed out of doing an interview. I guess Lott is never going to answer these questions. Julian Sanchez has an update where he observes that...
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February 2, 2003
The Rosh Huntress files
Category: Appalachian
In the Washington Post article Lott says: "I probably shouldn't have done it---I know I shouldn't have done it ---but it's hard to think of any big advantage I got except to be able to comment fictitiously," Well, I can...
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Bloggers are unimpressed by Lott hiding behind his son
Category: MaryRosh
Mark Kleiman is disgusted by Lott's attempts to blame his 13 year-old son for the Rosh review of More Guns, Less Crime. Kieran Healy is disgusted too, and has a nice example of an honest review of a parent's book....
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February 1, 2003
Did John Lott review More Guns, Less Crime, or did his son?
Category: MaryRosh
The Washington Post has a story about Mary Rosh. Lott now claims that this review of More Guns, Less Crime was written by his 13 year-old son with some help from his wife. "They told me they had done it....
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