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Damon W. Root

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Damon W. Root is a senior editor of Reason magazine and Reason.com, where he regularly writes on legal affairs, politics, and history.

Root was awarded the 2011 R.C. Hoiles Prize for Journalism for his writing on eminent domain abuse in New York. His July 2010 Reason cover story, “Conservatives v. Libertarians: The debate over judicial activism divides former allies,” was nominated for a 2010 Los Angeles Press Club award for best magazine feature or commentary.

Root’s writing on the 14th Amendment has been cited in the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy and his reporting on eminent domain has been cited in the Fordham Urban Law Journal. His 2007 essay on libertarian NAACP co-founder Moorfield Storey was recommended in Race & Liberty in America: The Essential Reader (University Press of Kentucky).

Root’s writing has appeared in the New York Post, New York Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, Washington Times, WallStreetJournal.com, New York Press, Cato Policy Report, and other publications.

Root has spoken before audiences at the New York Civil Liberties Union, Columbia University, and the Cato Institute and has appeared on the Fox Business Channel, SIRIUS Satellite Radio, and other media outlets.

Root is a graduate of Columbia University, where he received a B.A. in history. He lives in New York’s Hudson Valley.

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Reason Morning Links: Palestine, Ron Paul, Zombies, Damon W. Root, September 19, 2011
Casket Cartel Buried, Damon W. Root, November 2011
“Should Faking a Name on Facebook Be a Felony?”, Damon W. Root, September 15, 2011
Unenumerated Rights and the 14th Amendment, Damon W. Root, September 14, 2011
Lochner Isn’t a Dirty Word, Damon W. Root, October 2011
Richard Epstein on America’s “Legal Blunders” After 9/11, Damon W. Root, September 13, 2011
Davis-Bacon in D.C.: “The Obama administration has thrown up a new hurdle to investment.”, Damon W. Root, September 12, 2011
Reason Morning Links: Explosion at French Nuclear Plant, Tim Pawlenty Endorses Mitt Romney, Protestors Storm Israeli Embassy in Egypt, Damon W. Root, September 12, 2011
Remembering 9/11: The Politics of Dead Children, The Antiwar Right, Killing Bin Laden, Damon W. Root, September 9, 2011
The Era of Big Government Is Not Over, Damon W. Root, September 9, 2011
Remembering 9/11: Memorializing Ground Zero, Bert and Osama, Bruce Springsteen Falls Flat, Damon W. Root, September 8, 2011
Remembering 9/11: Unity Gives Way to Politics, Flying After the Attacks, Robert Higgs Predicts the Growth of Government, Damon W. Root, September 7, 2011
Property Rights, the Clean Water Act, and the Supreme Court, Damon W. Root, September 6, 2011
How Eminent Domain Transformed a Nice Neighborhood into a Dump, Damon W. Root, September 1, 2011
Michael Lind: Libertarians "Apologize for Autocracy" and "Side with the Confederacy", Damon W. Root, August 31, 2011
Originalism vs. Judicial Restraint, Damon W. Root, August 30, 2011
Next Steps in the ObamaCare Legal Challenges, Damon W. Root, August 26, 2011
Clarence Thomas, Civil Rights, and the Second Amendment, Damon W. Root, August 25, 2011
Supreme Court Will Weigh In on Eyewitness Testimony, Damon W. Root, August 23, 2011
Eric Hobsbawm's Faith-Based Marxism, Damon W. Root, August 22, 2011
Match Breaker, Damon W. Root, October 2011
The West Memphis Three Are Free, Damon W. Root, August 19, 2011
Will the West Memphis Three Be Set Free Today?, Damon W. Root, August 19, 2011
Strict Scrutiny, Damon W. Root, August 18, 2011
Penn Jillette: "What makes me libertarian is what makes me an atheist -- I don't know.", Damon W. Root, August 17, 2011
Will Paul Ryan Run for President?, Damon W. Root, August 16, 2011
When the Black Panthers Challenged Gun Control, Damon W. Root, August 15, 2011
Reason Morning Links: Rick Perry Makes It Official, Norway Shooter Reconstructs His Attacks, Pakistan Shares U.S. Military Information with China, Damon W. Root, August 15, 2011
Clinton-Appointed Federal Judge Strikes Down Individual Mandate, Damon W. Root, August 12, 2011
Gary Johnson on Shariah Panic, Legalizing Marijuana, and “Why the World Doesn’t Like Republicans”, Damon W. Root, August 2, 2011
Affirmative Action Heading Back to Supreme Court?, Damon W. Root, August 1, 2011
Reason Morning Links: Debt Deal, More Bloodshed in Syria, Nixon on Watergate, A Close Encounter in New Hampshire, Damon W. Root, August 1, 2011
Atlanta's Job-Killing Street Vendor Monopoly, Damon W. Root, July 29, 2011
Create Jobs By Repealing Unnecessary Laws, Damon W. Root, July 28, 2011
ObamaCare Petition Reaches the Supreme Court, Damon W. Root, July 27, 2011
Now We See the Conflict Inherent in the System, Damon W. Root, July 26, 2011
Live Chat with Cory Maye Tonight, Damon W. Root, July 22, 2011
Occupational Licensing Abuse Struck Down in Louisiana, Damon W. Root, July 21, 2011
Death to the Living Constitution, Damon W. Root, July 21, 2011
The Case Against Farm Welfare, Damon W. Root, July 20, 2011
Underground Music in the Age of Jim Crow, Damon W. Root, July 19, 2011
Creative Destruction and the Death of Borders Books, Damon W. Root, July 18, 2011
Friday Fun Link: Zora Neale Hurston and Zombies, Damon W. Root, July 15, 2011
Gun Rights and the 10th Amendment, Damon W. Root, July 14, 2011
Justice Stephen Breyer’s Hostility to Individual Rights, Damon W. Root, July 12, 2011
Samuel Alito, Burkean Conservative?, Damon W. Root, July 11, 2011
The Great Basketball Swindle, Damon W. Root, July 11, 2011
The Supreme Court and the Fourth Amendment, Damon W. Root, July 8, 2011
Clarence Thomas and The Fountainhead, Damon W. Root, July 6, 2011
Briefly Noted: Spook Show, Damon W. Root, July 2011

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