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Obama's Organizing For Action" quickly granted tax exempt status, also granted retro active status

posted to John Lott's Website on Wed 19th Jun 13

With conservative groups taking years to get approval, the IRS gave Obama's group approval at amazing speed and did so retroactively. From Breitbart.com:the groups 990 filings for 2008 and 2009 were submitted to the IRS on May 30, 2011, and its 2010
Very few people show up the Obama orchestrated gun control rallies

posted to John Lott's Website on Wed 19th Jun 13

From Breitbart.com:Last week, Obama's political action arm, Organizing For Action, held rallies throughout the country advocating for stricter gun laws. Their rallies drew small numbers as seen here and here. We can thank
Democrats are trying to destroy IRS investigation

posted to John Lott's Website on Tue 18th Jun 13

The way investigations work is that you start with lower level people and figure out a set of facts that you are certain about. You then move to the next level up the chain to see whether you can catch them in inconsistencies when you interview

What is the risk of a six year old dying from an accidental gun shot?

posted to John Lott's Website on Sun 12th May 13

Lisa Maxbauer recently wrote a piece in the New York Times worrying about her six-year old visiting homes of gun owners. Here are some numbers from the CDC for both six year olds and those under age 10.For other ways of accidental deaths, the
Real wages falling

posted to John Lott's Website on Fri 30th Dec 11

People leaving the work force, real wages falling. If people think that they are having a hard time getting by, it isn't their imagination. Things don't look very good here. Why aren't these numbers getting more attention? So much for economic growth.Here are
Why Fox News viewers are better informed than others

posted to John Lott's Website on Sat 25th Dec 10

A George Soros funded poll is used to claim that Fox News viewers are the most misinformed. The WorldPublicOpinion.org report, which doesn't explain how those who wrote it determined what answers were correct, is available here. The survey is here. And it has

Three very fine articles on gun control

posted to Newmark's Door on Tue 14th May 13

Barry Snell, senior at Iowa State. (Link via Instapundit.)Gun people dont trust anti-gun people because anti-gunners always talk about 90 percent of Americans supporting this gun control measure, or 65 percent supporting that one, as if a majority
Three very fine articles on gun control

posted to Newmark's Door on Tue 14th May 13

Barry Snell, senior at Iowa State. (Link via Instapundit.)Gun people dont trust anti-gun people because anti-gunners always talk about 90 percent of Americans supporting this gun control measure, or 65 percent supporting that one, as if a majority
Extreme Predictions 2012

posted to naked capitalism on Sat 31st Dec 11

I tend to avoid the year end retrospective/forecast blizzard, although some of the more creative compilations can be fun.However, some 2012 forecasts crossed my screen, and two were such striking outliers that I thought I’d call them to your attention