Framing the Dialogue

In this rebuttal, John R. Lott Jr.‘s Freedomnomics takes a shot at the New York Times bestseller, Freakonomics (Levitt and Dubner – see my review).  This book is not as sensational as Freakonomics, but Dr. Lott provides compelling alternatives to the claims in the Levitt/Dubner book. 

As an example, the theory in Freakonomics that the decrease in crime being based, in large part, on an increase in the number of abortions, Freedomnomics theorizes that the decrease in crime is caused by more mundane things.  Stronger penalties, more criminals actually spending time in prison (and off of the streets) and right-to-carry laws are causing lower crime rates.  Some might even call these reasons logical.