Lott's Strife

The Washington Times weighs in on the ongoing John Lott controversy by noting that at least one respondent to the 1997 survey that Lott's critics charge was a fiction has come forward and seems credible.

This, of course, will not settle anything between the pro-gun and anti-gun camps.

Comments

[j.c.]

Who are these people who don't make back-ups?

Frankly, at this point I feel anyone who has such sloppy work habits that all their work can be destroyed in one fell swoop is unlikely to be a good thinker.

Why not just tell reporters the dog ate your records?

[grant]

Crashed HD is a pretty lame excuse. Lots of things can be recovered from disk crashes. There are firms that specialize in this. Its not cheap, but cheaper than the alleged 2 years spent.

[Phil Dennison]

"This, of course, will not settle anything between the pro-gun and anti-gun camps."

You're right -- I suggest we settle it with a duel. The pro-gun representative can have the revolver of his or her choice, and the anti-gun representative can have an epee.

[Billy Oblivion]

Grant:
Lott (claims to have) attemted to get his HD restored, to the point of sending it out to a recovery service.

There are lots of people who don't do backups on their primary machines, we all know we should, but when given the choice between buying a $800 backup solution, and a S&W 629, well, Recoil...