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Interesting. Since you used CATO........ gejohnston Jun 2012 #1
Stan J. Liebowitz is a fellow of the Independent Institute TPaine7 Jun 2012 #5
Lott has fudged figures and made shit up time after time... rfranklin Jun 2012 #2
Really? He is quite a bit better than the VPC and Brady Bunch ProgressiveProfessor Jun 2012 #3
Oh I don't know gejohnston Jun 2012 #4
Lott has indeed done some embarrasing stuff, but he released his data and his results were supported TPaine7 Jun 2012 #6
Yes, Lott is a fraud. DanTex Jun 2012 #17
I am not relying on Lott TPaine7 Jun 2012 #21
This is pretty funny. DanTex Jun 2012 #26
Just like you pointed out that Rosenberg was agenda-driven and biased and his TPaine7 Jun 2012 #24
Umm...sorry, but this is nothing like that. DanTex Jun 2012 #28
John Lott! LOL! And I thought I'd seen it all... DanTex Jun 2012 #7
You didn't pay any attention to the OP's points that didn't fit into your preconcieved notions, huh? TPaine7 Jun 2012 #8
You don't actually know what the 2010 edition of his book says. DanTex Jun 2012 #10
Just to be clear, I *don't* believe Lott. I don't disbelieve him either. TPaine7 Jun 2012 #11
I don't have enough faith to believe that you "read and understood" the Ayers and Donohue paper. TPaine7 Jun 2012 #13
But you missed the sequel to that paper. DanTex Jun 2012 #18
Backtracking?!!! TPaine7 Jun 2012 #20
Yes, backtracking!!! DanTex Jun 2012 #25
This all turns on who understands "dummy variables." TPaine7 Jun 2012 #31
No, it hinges on who understands what these studies are actually saying. DanTex Jun 2012 #32
It appears Kleck was still right as of 2004--the science was unclear on whether CCW reduces crime TPaine7 Jun 2012 #35
Beautiful! Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #22
Yes, it would have been more impressive, however TPaine7 Jun 2012 #23
~ Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2012 #29
Lott does have some serious baggage, that's why, as far as I can remember, I haven't cited him TPaine7 Jun 2012 #9
LOL. Actually, you have... DanTex Jun 2012 #27
What utter bullshit. TPaine7 Jun 2012 #30
Yes, you did get caught on your bullshit. DanTex Jun 2012 #33
Agenda driven analysis TPaine7 Jun 2012 #34
while looking up to see who in the hell Mary Rosh is gejohnston Jun 2012 #12
Yea I read that. I also read that he said it "could be" junk science. TPaine7 Jun 2012 #14
The interesting thing is that gejohnston Jun 2012 #15
Actually that's just what the Wikipedia entry says. DanTex Jun 2012 #16
Seems Goertzel is not a fan of econometrics gejohnston Jun 2012 #19
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