Biography

Creators Syndicate
Reason Magazine -- Jacob Sullum biography

Awards Received

2004 Szasz Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Cause of Civil Liberties, granted by Center for Independent Thought, The Thomas S. Szasz Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Cause of Civil Liberties, 2004

Associations

Senior Editor, Reason Magazine

Web Pages

Jacob Sullum - Libertarian
Advocates for Self-Government

Archived Columns

Townhall.com
since March 2000

Writings

Paul's Apology: Say it ain't so, Dr. No, Reason, 16 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Libertarianism, Ron Paul
Examines Ron Paul's record, the controversy over his newsletters and Paul's response
"On CNN Paul emphasized that racist libertarian is an oxymoron, since libertarians judge people as individuals. He should follow through on that point by ... repudiating not just the sentiments it represents but the poisonous, self-defeating strategy of building an anti-collectivist movement on group hatred."
Track Work, Reason, 19 Jun 2001
Related Topic: Social Security Tax
"Social Security, which forces relatively poor workers to subsidize relatively affluent retirees, is not a fair system, and any attempt to fix it--or, better yet, dismantle it--will not be entirely fair either. Yet we need to start talking about how the suffering should be distributed."

Interviews

Cold Comfort: Economist John Lott discusses the benefits of guns--and the hazards of pointing them out, Reason, Jan 2000
Related Topic: John R. Lott, Jr.
Curing the Therapeutic State: Thomas Szasz on the medicalization of American life, Reason, Jul 2000
Related Topic: Thomas S. Szasz
Risky Journalism: ABC's John Stossel bucks a fearful establishment, Reason, Apr 1997
Related Topic: John Stossel
"I believe, just as Jefferson did, that less government is good government, and as George Washington did, that government is not reason or persuasion, government is force. ... government ... has grown over 100 years from 1 or 2 percent of the GDP to about 36 percent of the GDP. ..."

Books Authored

Saying Yes: In Defense of Drug Use, May 2003
Related Topic: War on Drugs