[GOPJ]

II don't agree with Levitt -- I believe welfare reform was the change that brought down crime. Early abortions were mainly done on middle class women. Levitt, unlike Gladwell, seems to do "sloppy, jump to conclusions" type research. His stuff on the man who wrote More guns, less crime" was the same - sloppy ad hominem crap.

[kpp_kpp]

I don't believe Colson is trying to explain the drop in crime, just trying to convey that Levitt is not correct.

I agree there is a much bigger picture to look at.

[atlaw]

"Early abortions were mainly done on middle class women."

I take it that your use of "early" means "shortly after Roe v. Wade." Based on that assumption, do you have any evidence for your statement?