Sadly No gives Lott's latest op-ed the short shrift it deserves.
Update: Hunt Stilwell also writes about the stupidity of Lott's argument.
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Earlier I commented on Lott's op-ed where claimed that Albuquerque and O'Hanlon got the Baghdad murder rate wrong. In an update on his blog, Lott writes:
Update: Michael O'Hanlon, a co-author of one of the articles that I commented on in my Investors' Business Daily piece, was…
Kevin Drum is is dismayed that theNew York Times has published an op-ed by John Lott:
I note that the New York Times has published a piece by John Lott today and I just have to ask: what is Lott doing writing op-eds for them? The man is a fraud and the Times demeans itself by allowing him space on…
By popular request I'm going to comment on Lott's LA Times oped on the assault weapons ban. Basically, I agree with Lott here. As I noted earlier the ban doesn't make sense.
However, Chris Mooney has a point when he writes:
Providing balance is one thing, and it's something op-ed…
Just so people don't have to take my word for the nature of Lott's attack on Levitt, here are Lott's exact words. On page 54:
- Another panel member, Steve Levitt, an economist, has been described in media reports as being "rabidly anti-gun."[10]
On page 289:
[10] Dave Kopel and Glenn…
The link attached to "latest op-ed" needs an http:// in front.
It has an http:// in front. The link goes through a CGI script that fixes Lott's broken html, and adds permalinks and trackbacks to his blog.