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What's Hate Got to Do With It?

Jacob Sullum | 5.11.2007 10:00 AM

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Since I've been accused of suddenly taking an interest in hate crime legislation only because of my antipathy toward gay people, I thought readers might be interested in my 1992 Reason article on the subject, which is now available online as a PDF file.

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Jacob Sullum is a senior editor at Reason. He is the author, most recently, of Beyond Control: Drug Prohibition, Gun Regulation, and the Search for Sensible Alternatives (Prometheus Books).

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