Posts by William Watkins
William J. Watkins, Jr. is a Research Fellow at The Independent Institute and author of the Independent books, Crossroads for Liberty: Recovering the Anti-Federalist Values of America’s First Constitution, Reclaiming the American Revolution: The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions and Their Legacy, and Patent Trolls: Predatory Litigation and the Smothering of Innovation.
Full Biography and Recent Publications
PC Cowards at Yale Rename Calhoun College
Sunday, February 12, 2017
Ninth Circuit and the Immigration Order: One Thing Missing
Thursday, February 9, 2017
The Neil Gorsuch Nomination: Does a Protestant Seat Matter?
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Calexit 2018? The Movement Is Beginning
Sunday, January 29, 2017
Is Donald Trump a Fascist?
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Communists March with Democrats in Atlanta, but the Media Doesn’t Care
Saturday, January 21, 2017
What Trump Can Learn from the Treaty that Created America
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Geert Wilders Convicted of Hate Speech: Will It Happen Here?
Saturday, December 17, 2016
The Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party and the Importance of Precedent
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Bill of Rights Day: Opportunities Missed
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
In Politics, Innovation Isn’t Always Progress
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Can Christian Adherents of the Freedom Philosophy Support Trump?
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
SCOTUS, the Presidential Debate, and The Formula
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Patent Reform Is Not a Left Wing Thing
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Patent Trolls Still Alive and Kicking
Friday, May 15, 2015
Shifting from Quantity to Quality in Patent Applications
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Patent Trolls Suffer Setback
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Republicans Split over Patent Reform
Thursday, March 19, 2015
New Study Links Patent Trolls to Decline in R&D Spending and Other Ills
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Tech Companies Work to Tame Patent Trolls without Government Help
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
SCOTUS Affirms That Abstract Ideas Are Not Patent-Eligible
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Patent Troll Hit with Legal Fees
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Big Pharma, Trial Lawyers, and Harry Reid Kill Patent Reform
Monday, May 26, 2014
Patent Trolls and Trial Lawyers Thwart Patent Reform
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Apple and Google Announce a Ceasefire in the Patent Wars
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
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