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Penn Jillette

H.L. Mencken Research Fellow

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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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To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226



Articles and Newsletters

"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.

Opinion and Commentary

"Is Obama Skidding or Crashing?," CNN.com, April 1, 2009

"Prestidigitation and Politics: How Do They Do That?," Los Angeles Times, October 8, 2003




Multimedia

Cato Video Penn Jillette on Capitalism, Magic and Morality (October 5, 2011) [Cato Video, 16:14]

Media Highlights - TV Penn Jillette discusses his latest book God, No! on Reason TV (September 20, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 16:40]

Media Highlights - TV Penn Jillette discusses his book God, No on MSNBC (September 16, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 06:00]

Media Highlights - TV Penn Jillette discusses his book God, No on WSJ.com (September 16, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 14:14]

Media Highlights - TV Penn Jillette discusses his book God, No on FBN's Stossel (September 15, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 07:56]

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