Staff : Damon W. Root

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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Labor Unions vs. Campaign Finance Regulation, Damon W. Root, June 18, 2010
“Today’s decision gives hope to millions of American property owners”, Damon W. Root, June 17, 2010
Libertarianism and Antidiscrimination Law, Damon W. Root, June 17, 2010
"If he did this to a city councilman and lied about the facts…imagine what he does to average citizens", Damon W. Root, June 16, 2010
Predicting the Chicago Gun Case, Damon W. Root, June 15, 2010
Clarence Thomas for President?, Damon W. Root, June 14, 2010
Wall Street Journal on Anthony Bourdain: “He hates vegetarians, raw-food enthusiasts and celebrity chefs' product endorsements”, Damon W. Root, June 11, 2010
California Court of Appeals Voids A Very Stupid Law, Damon W. Root, June 10, 2010
Headline of the Day: Public Sector Union Edition, Damon W. Root, June 9, 2010
"Chicago will need some new and sensible legislating", Damon W. Root, June 9, 2010
The Legal Case Against ObamaCare, Damon W. Root, June 8, 2010
Why the Tea Party Should Oppose the Drug War, Damon W. Root, June 7, 2010
David Souter, Jim Crow, and the Living Constitution, Damon W. Root, June 4, 2010
Rush vs. Rand Paul, Damon W. Root, June 3, 2010
“What the President wants is a Supreme Court that will stand aside when or if Congress enacts the programs the President favors”, Damon W. Root, June 2, 2010
Debating the 17th Amendment, Damon W. Root, June 1, 2010
Ron Paul on Repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", Damon W. Root, May 28, 2010
Will ObamaCare Harm Small Businesses?, Damon W. Root, May 27, 2010
"I know that a solicitor general is required to argue the legal positions of the administration that hired her — but to this extent?", Damon W. Root, May 26, 2010
Richard Epstein: What Rand Paul Should Have Said, Damon W. Root, May 25, 2010
Elena Kagan and Executive Power, Damon W. Root, May 24, 2010
Scalia, Breyer, and Kagan: Just Friends, Damon W. Root, May 21, 2010
Rand Paul, Property Rights, and Racism, Damon W. Root, May 20, 2010
Distorting Elena Kagan's Second Amendment Record, Damon W. Root, May 19, 2010
"The case is about a constitutional principle—the right to sell products grown in other states.", Damon W. Root, May 18, 2010
Judicial Restraint or Constitutional Abdication?, Damon W. Root, May 17, 2010
The Nation: “Elena Kagan should be borked.”, Damon W. Root, May 14, 2010
"We talked about the Citizens United case and she said she thought the court was not sufficiently deferential to Congress.”, Damon W. Root, May 13, 2010
A Good Question for Elena Kagan, Damon W. Root, May 12, 2010
Libertarians Respond to the Elena Kagan Nomination, Damon W. Root, May 11, 2010
Elena Kagan and the Gray Lady, Damon W. Root, May 11, 2010
"The reality is that Democrats, including liberals, will accept and push whomever Obama picks." , Damon W. Root, May 10, 2010
Judicial Restraint and Obama's Next Supreme Court Pick, Damon W. Root, May 7, 2010
Does the Constitution Need a Parental Advisory Sticker?, Damon W. Root, May 6, 2010
Victory Against Eminent Domain Abuse in San Pablo, Damon W. Root, May 5, 2010
Liberal Disenchantment with Obama’s Supreme Court Picks, Damon W. Root, May 4, 2010
Organized Labor and the State, Damon W. Root, May 3, 2010
Obama: Conservative Judicial Activism Bad, Liberal Judicial Activism, Well..., Damon W. Root, April 30, 2010
The Shifting Legal Arguments for ObamaCare, Damon W. Root, April 29, 2010
L.A. Times: "Thank you, Arizona", Damon W. Root, April 28, 2010
"What would Arizona’s revered libertarian icon, Barry Goldwater, say?", Damon W. Root, April 27, 2010
Happy Birthday, Herbert Spencer!, Damon W. Root, April 27, 2010
The Washington Post Endorses Goodwin Liu, Damon W. Root, April 26, 2010
"Eminent domain, no one likes it", Damon W. Root, April 23, 2010
More Classy Commentary from ACORN's Bertha Lewis, Damon W. Root, April 22, 2010
Atlantic Yards and the Despicable Bertha Lewis, Damon W. Root, April 22, 2010
Eminent Domain Abuse Finally Forces Daniel Goldstein Out, Damon W. Root, April 22, 2010
Smoking and the First Amendment, Damon W. Root, April 21, 2010
Last Call at Freddy's Bar, Damon W. Root, April 20, 2010
Progressive History 101 (Minus All that Uncomfortable Racism, Sexism, and Support for Eugenics), Damon W. Root, April 19, 2010

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