The authors thank Jacob Charles, Charanya Krishnaswami, and Alex Platt for insightful comments and suggestions.
On November 19, 2021, Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of homicide charges stemming from his killing of two people—Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum—at a protest of police violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse had armed himself and traveled to the protest, purportedly to defend Kenoshans’ property against looting.
Peter would like to thank the other symposium participants for their insightful comments on this Essay. He would also like to thank the editors of the University of Chicago Law Review for their excellent work on the piece.
Less obviously, though, the book is not mostly about technology.
Thank you to William Baude, Omri Ben-Shahar, Joseph Blocher, Joshua Braver, Kiel Brennan-Marquez, Jacob Bronsther, Ryan Copus, Andrew Manuel Crespo, Gregory Elinson, Richard H. Fallon, Jr., Jacob E. Gersen, Daniel Hemel, Louis Kaplow, Guha Krishnamurthi, Jonathan S. Masur, Alexander Platt, Blaine G. Saito, Steven Shavell, Matthew C. Stephenson, Lior J. Strahilevitz, Susannah Barton Tobin, Laura Weinrib, Sarah Winsberg, Carleen Zubrzycki, and the participants in the Harvard Law and Economics Workshop for valuable comments and suggestions. Thanks also to Michael Hornzell for excellent research assistance. Finally, thanks to the editors of the University of Chicago Law Review for their hard work and insightful comments.
Gun deaths are on the rise in the United States, recently reaching levels not seen since the 1970s. Fake news is spreading like wildfire across social media, damaging reputations and confusing voters.
