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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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Jesse Ventura, Libertarian Candidate for President?, Damon W. Root, December 1, 2011
Is the NLRB Going to Drop Its Case Against Boeing?, Damon W. Root, November 30, 2011
Gun Rights at the Gun Show: The Ongoing Saga of Nordyke v. King, Damon W. Root, November 29, 2011
L.A. Times: “Criminal defendants find an unlikely friend in Justice Scalia”, Damon W. Root, November 28, 2011
“Bruce Ratner’s latest useful idiots have no one to blame but themselves.”, Damon W. Root, November 23, 2011
A World Where Outlaw Bikers Are Bad, But Government Agents Are Even Worse, Damon W. Root, November 22, 2011
Battle for Brooklyn Shortlisted for an Oscar, Damon W. Root, November 21, 2011
Avenging Vendors, Damon W. Root, January 2012
Eminent Domain Goes Bust, Damon W. Root, January 2012
“Prop 8's backers deserve their day in court”, Damon W. Root, November 18, 2011
Gay Marriage Moves One Step Closer to the Supreme Court, Damon W. Root, November 17, 2011
“The nature of martial arts is a lot like dancing.”, Damon W. Root, November 16, 2011
John Paul Stevens: Kelo Was No Big Deal, Damon W. Root, November 14, 2011
“It’s time for a new rule that gives broadcast media the same level of speech protection as any other kind.”, Damon W. Root, November 11, 2011
Andrew Sullivan Is Wrong About the Supreme Court and Guns, Damon W. Root, November 9, 2011
Eminent Domain Reform at the Mississippi Ballot Box, Damon W. Root, November 8, 2011
Liberal Law Professor Fails to Drive Ruth Bader Ginsburg from Supreme Court, Damon W. Root, November 7, 2011
No Justice for Jesse Ventura, Damon W. Root, November 4, 2011
“The blunt truth is that Obama’s jobs plan will not work.”, Damon W. Root, November 1, 2011
Should Ron Paul Run As a Libertarian Party Candidate?, Damon W. Root, October 31, 2011
Oliver Stone Meets Robert Moses, Damon W. Root, October 27, 2011
John Paul Stevens' Faint-Hearted Liberalism, Damon W. Root, October 26, 2011
The Patriot Act Turns 10, Damon W. Root, October 26, 2011
“Strictly obeying the original meaning of the Constitution can lead Justice Thomas to liberal results”, Damon W. Root, October 24, 2011
“The Occupiers have the wrong address. The subprime crisis was designed in Washington, not New York.”, Damon W. Root, October 21, 2011
Justice Antonin Scalia: “I do not think that the Kelo opinion is long for this world.”, Damon W. Root, October 20, 2011
Should Occupy Wall Street Occupy the Constitution?, Damon W. Root, October 20, 2011
Speech, Bulldozed, Damon W. Root, December 2011
The Inalienable Right to a Loud Car Stereo?, Damon W. Root, October 18, 2011
Occupy Yankee Stadium, Damon W. Root, October 17, 2011
“We want to have a police force that can handle the most demanding assignments with the least amount of force”, Damon W. Root, October 14, 2011
“The 14th Amendment...was a promise to the people of this country of limited government and respect for individual rights.”, Damon W. Root, October 13, 2011
Occupy Wall Street, Capitalism, and Steve Jobs, Damon W. Root, October 11, 2011
A History Lesson from Clarence Thomas, Damon W. Root, October 10, 2011
Cameras in the Supreme Court?, Damon W. Root, October 7, 2011
The Obama Administration, Religious Freedom, and the Supreme Court, Damon W. Root, October 6, 2011
“Washington and Wall Street need each other.”, Damon W. Root, October 5, 2011
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Post-Heller D.C. Gun Control Law, Damon W. Root, October 4, 2011
Warrantless GPS Tracking, Union Dues, and Fleeting Expletives: The Supreme Court Suits Up for Another Term, Damon W. Root, October 3, 2011
"Herbert Hoover: Father of the New Deal", Damon W. Root, September 30, 2011
Radley Balko on Why Americans Support the Death Penalty, Damon W. Root, September 29, 2011
The Facts About Judicial Activism, Damon W. Root, September 28, 2011
Obama’s Jobs Bill: “An infernal mish-mash of taxes, subsidies, and regulations.”, Damon W. Root, September 27, 2011
How Dictators Stay in Power, Damon W. Root, September 26, 2011
Regime Uncertainty and the Great Depression, Damon W. Root, September 23, 2011
The Great Basketball Swindle, Damon W. Root, October 2011
Social Security and the Constitution, Damon W. Root, September 22, 2011
Do We Need a Department of Homeland Security?, Damon W. Root, September 21, 2011
Assessing the Kelo Apology, Damon W. Root, September 20, 2011
Connecticut Supreme Court Justice to Susette Kelo: “I’m Sorry”, Damon W. Root, September 19, 2011

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