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Glenn Harlan Reynolds (born 1960) is Beauchamp Brogan Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee, and is best known for his weblog, Instapundit, one of the most widely read American political weblogs. He is a strong supporter of Porkbusters and the Iraq War.

Reynolds is often described as conservative, but he holds liberal views on social issues such as abortion,[1] the War on Drugs and gay marriage. He describes himself as a libertarian [2], and more specifically a libertarian transhumanist [3]. He once illustrated his combination of views by stating "I'd be delighted to live in a country where happily married gay couples had closets full of assault weapons".[4]

In 2006, he released the book An Army of Davids: How Markets and Technology Empower Ordinary People to Beat Big Media, Big Government, and Other Goliaths, which covered the various ways in which modern technology is changing society by allowing amateur individuals to do things that previously only large, well-funded organizations were equipped to do.

Reynolds was a finalist for the World Technology Network's 2004 Media and Journalism award. In his remarks, he said:

Changes in technology are producing major changes in media and journalism. Journalism is becoming an activity, not simply a profession. In my InstaPundit.com weblog I have tried to foster the growth of amateurism in that field, by encouraging people to get involved and to make use of the new tools—from Web publishing to inexpensive digital still and video cameras—to bring news and perspectives to the world stage that were previously lacking. [5]

Reynolds also runs his own music label, WonderDog Records, for which he also serves as a record producer.

• Reynolds grew up a Methodist but is now a Presbyterian.[6]

• Reynolds is married to Dr. Helen Smith, a forensic psychologist. The couple, who have a daughter, produce The Glenn and Helen Show, a podcast, approximately once per week.

• Reynolds is referred to as "The Ole Perfesser" by blogosphere critics poking fun at his occupation in combination with his style of writing.

• A blog dedicated to critiquing Reynolds, Instaputz, was founded in April 2006.

• Outer Space: Problems of Law and Policy (1989), ISBN 0-8133-7622-X (with Robert P. Merges); 2nd ed. (1997), ISBN 0-8133-1802-5
• The Appearance of Impropriety: How the Ethics Wars Have Undermined American Government, Business, and Society (1997), ISBN 0-684-82764-6 (with Peter W. Morgan)
• An Army of Davids: How Markets and Technology Empower Ordinary People to Beat Big Media, Big Government, and Other Goliaths (2006), ISBN 1-59555-054-2

• Instapundit