More Bad News for Freakonomics Author

You'll recall that i posted something on this topic back on June 13th (see here). Now John Lott (well known for his 2nd Amendment work) has weighed in on the questionable theories propounded in Steven Levitt's book Freakonomics.

In an article in today's Chicago Sun-Times, it states:

A high-profile economist is challenging the conclusion in the best-selling book Freakonomics by University of Chicago professor Steven D. Levitt that the legalization of abortion in the early 1970s led to a major drop in murder and other violent crimes a generation later.

John R. Lott Jr., a former U. of C. economist now teaching in New York, says the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision actually caused violent crime to rise.

The article also mentions that Lott is already suing Levitt for defamation for accusing him of fabricating his 2nd Amendment research in Freakonomics. (I suspect that Levitt is learning a little too late that he messed with the wrong guy when he decided to trash Lott. Lott has more than held his own for years against the whole weight of the liberal anti-gun establishment. He should be able to take it to a liberal dandy Levitt without a lot of effort).