- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Reason Morning Links: Palestine, Ron Paul, Zombies, Damon W. Root, September 19, 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
- 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
- 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
Reason Magazine
Damon W. Root
Senior Editor
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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