Penn Jillette, H.L. Mencken research fellow, is the louder, bigger half of the magic/comedy team Penn & Teller. He and Teller co-host a new series on Showtime that looks to debunk junk science, scares and scams with reason and logic. Jillette writes the "Final Word" column for Regulation magazine.
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"A Great Gag for the Airport," Regulation Magazine 25:4, Winter 2002, pp. 1.
"Too Insufferable for Professional Satirists," Regulation Magazine 25:3, Fall 2002, pp. 1.
"Make the Terrorists Do the Profiling," Regulation Magazine 25:1, Spring 2002.
"Arm the Chicks," Regulation Magazine 24:3, Fall 2001, pp. 1.
"Campaign Finance's Funny Loophole," Regulation Magazine 24:2, Summer 2001, pp. 1.
"Is Obama Skidding or Crashing?," CNN.com, April 1, 2009
"Prestidigitation and Politics: How Do They Do That?," Los Angeles Times, October 8, 2003
Penn Jillette discusses health care on FOX's Glenn Beck July 16, 2009 [Flash Video, 12:07]