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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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A Bad Day for ObamaCare at the 11th Circuit?, Damon W. Root, June 10, 2011
Ayn Rand, Herbert Spencer, and ObamaCare, Damon W. Root, June 9, 2011
Federal Judge: “Taken seriously, Citizens United requires that corporations and individuals be afforded equal rights to political speech, unqualified.”, Damon W. Root, June 8, 2011
Does the Commerce Clause Impose Any Limits on Congressional Power?, Damon W. Root, June 7, 2011
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Wesley Snipes’ Appeal, Damon W. Root, June 6, 2011
Chicago Must Pay for Denying Second Amendment Rights, Damon W. Root, June 3, 2011
Racism and the War on Drugs, Damon W. Root, June 2, 2011
ObamaCare’s Day in Court at the 6th Circuit, Damon W. Root, June 1, 2011
FDR Solicitor General Lied to Supreme Court about Japanese Internment, Damon W. Root, May 31, 2011
Federal Judge Strikes Down Ban on Corporate Contributions to Political Candidates, Damon W. Root, May 27, 2011
Supreme Court Upholds Arizona’s Anti-Immigration “Business Death Penalty”, Damon W. Root, May 26, 2011
Gun Control’s Unintended Consequences, Damon W. Root, May 24, 2011
Who’s the Better Libertarian Standard-Bearer, Gary Johnson or Ron Paul?, Damon W. Root, May 23, 2011
"What Planet Is Alito Living On?", Damon W. Root, May 20, 2011
The Joke Is on Stephen Colbert, Damon W. Root, May 19, 2011
“Why Should Fourth Amendment Protections Be Lessened to Prevent the Destruction of Evidence?”, Damon W. Root, May 18, 2011
Can't We Just Abolish the Supreme Court Before It Abolishes ObamaCare?, Damon W. Root, May 17, 2011
"Our Homes Are Supposed To Be Our Castles", Damon W. Root, May 16, 2011
John Paul Stevens on the Legality of Killing Osama Bin Laden, Damon W. Root, May 13, 2011
The District of Columbia vs. District of Columbia v. Heller, Damon W. Root, May 12, 2011
Clarence Thomas and the First Amendment, Damon W. Root, May 11, 2011
ObamaCare's Day in Court, Damon W. Root, May 10, 2011
"The consequences of the minimum wage for this subgroup were more harmful than the consequences of the recession.", Damon W. Root, May 9, 2011
John Paul Stevens Praises Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, Damon W. Root, May 6, 2011
"The Institute for Justice combines the right's focus on economic liberty with the left's willingness to effect change through the courts", Damon W. Root, May 5, 2011
Gene Healy on Afghanistan: “We should declare victory, and come home.”, Damon W. Root, May 3, 2011
More Details on bin Laden's Compound, Damon W. Root, May 2, 2011
Smallpox and Civil Liberties, Damon W. Root, April 29, 2011
Why Can't We Kick These Old Fogies Off the Bench?, Damon W. Root, April 28, 2011
Major Property Rights Victory in California, Damon W. Root, April 26, 2011
ObamaCare, the Necessary and Proper Clause, and U.S. v. Comstock, Damon W. Root, April 20, 2011
David Kopel on the Legality of Obama’s “Kinetic Military Action”, Damon W. Root, April 19, 2011
The Unspeakable Horrors of Unlicensed Interior Design, Damon W. Root, April 18, 2011
The Forgotten Tax Rebels of the Great Depression, Damon W. Root, April 15, 2011
The Wire's David Simon: “I would decriminalize drugs in a heartbeat.”, Damon W. Root, April 14, 2011
Meet the New OLC, Same As the Old, Damon W. Root, April 13, 2011
More on Libertarianism and the Civil War, Damon W. Root, April 12, 2011
Survivalism and the Market, Damon W. Root, April 11, 2011
The Supreme Court and the Wisdom of Crowds, Damon W. Root, April 7, 2011
Protecting America from the Dire Threat of Unlicensed Fabric Selection, Damon W. Root, April 6, 2011
Obama and Executive Power: How's that Hope and Change Working Out?, Damon W. Root, April 5, 2011
The Future of the Second Amendment, Damon W. Root, April 1, 2011
Happy Birthday, Walter Williams!, Damon W. Root, March 31, 2011
Would Arming the Libyan Rebels Violate U.S. Law?, Damon W. Root, March 30, 2011
"Under our Constitution, war is not a first-person affair", Damon W. Root, March 29, 2011
John Yoo Endorses Barack Obama’s "Kinetic Military Action", Damon W. Root, March 28, 2011
Not So Surprising News from the Supreme Court, Damon W. Root, March 25, 2011
Does Obama’s War on Libya Violate the Constitution?, Damon W. Root, March 24, 2011
More Evidence that the Supreme Court Isn’t Pro-Business, Damon W. Root, March 23, 2011

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