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John Lott
Nov 21, 2013
Blame the Dems for blocking judges
My newest piece at the New York Post starts this way: President Obama’s timing could have been better. Only two weeks ago in Texas, at a...
John Lott
Nov 21, 2013
New York Post piece on the "nuclear option" push in the Senate
My newest piece at the New York Post starts this way: President Obama’s timing could have been better. Only two weeks ago in Texas, at a...
John Lott
Oct 20, 2013
New piece at Politico: The dumbing down of America's judges
My piece at Politico starts this way: Think that attending a top university and graduating at the top of the class is the key to your...
John Lott
Oct 20, 2013
Appearance on C-SPAN to talk about "Dumbing Down the Courts," applying economics to unders
The video that runs about an hour is available here. The C-SPAN intro is not completely accurate so you might want to skip the first 30...
John Lott
Oct 20, 2013
New piece at Politico: The dumbing down of America's judges
My piece at Politico starts this way: Think that attending a top university and graduating at the top of the class is the key to your...
John Lott
Oct 16, 2013
Fox News piece: Obama, other Democrats all wrong about Republican obstruction of judicial nominees
My newest piece at Fox News starts this way: The Senate Judiciary committee will vote on either Wednesday or Thursday whether to confirm...
The Committee for Justice
Jun 3, 2013
DNA decision sets dangerous precedent
An alarming precedent was set today when the U.S. Supreme Court decided 5-4 in Maryland v. King that the police can take DNA samples from th


The Committee for Justice
Jul 11, 2012
TSA Ignoring the Law?
The Transportation Security Administration has failed to comply with the D.C. Circuit Court’s order to make a notice-and-comment...
Dillon Rosdahl
Jun 7, 2012
Facebook dispels rumor
A rumor has gone viral on Facebook this week that the social network’s status as a publicly traded company is putting users’ privacy at...
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