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David H. Haddock

Professor of Law

Northwestern University

Professor David D. Haddock is Professor of Law at Northwestern University and a Research Fellow at The Independent Institute. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and he has taught at Emory University, Yale University, Ohio State University, and the University of California at Los Angeles. Professor Haddock is a contributor to the books, Economic Consequences of Liability Rules, Fortune Encyclopedia of Economics, The Stock Market, Economics of Corporate and Capital Markets, and Law and Economics and the Economics of Legal Regulation. His articles have appeared in Economic Inquiry, Virginia Law Review, American Economic Review, California Law Review, Federal Communications Law Journal, Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Legal Studies, Journal of Economic Literature, and other journals.

Blog Posts

Why riots happen

December 30, 2016
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Free Speech

After the Los Angeles riot in spring of 1992, almost every pundit in the country took a turn at explaining why riots occur. The conventional wisdom on the subject went something like this: certain dramatic events such as political assassinations or unpopular jury verdicts crystalize riots from social rage. So to understand riots, one must understand the causes of social rage, usually said to be racism, poverty, lack of economic opportunity, and why people who experience this rage manage it in such a destructive manner. The usual suspects include breakdown of the family, television, and a generalized