Author Archive | Ilya Somin
A Knowledgeable but Selfish Electorate May be Better than a Well-Meaning but Ignorant One
By Ilya Somin on August 8, 2013 2:50 pm in Democracy, Democracy and Political Ignorance, Elections, Political Ignorance, Public Opinion
Selfish Voters are Not the Problem that Ails Democracy
By Ilya Somin on August 8, 2013 11:40 am in Democracy and Political Ignorance, Elections, Political Ignorance, Public Opinion
Lawsuit Challenges Richmond, CA’s Plan to Use Eminent Domain to Condemn Mortgages
By Ilya Somin on August 7, 2013 11:10 pm in Eminent Domain, Just Compensation Clause, Kelo, Property Rights
Should We Boycott the Sochi Olympics?
New Yorker Article on Asset Forfeiture Abuse
By Ilya Somin on August 5, 2013 4:31 pm in Asset Forfeiture, Due Process Clause Property Rights, Property Rights
I Should Not Have Opined About Facebook’s TOS and its Relationship to the CFAA
Obama Probably Did Not Win the 2012 Election by Violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Just Compensation Problems with the City of Richmond’s Plan to Use Eminent Domain to Condemn Mortgages
Using Eminent Domain to Condemn Mortgages
Libertarianism and the Supreme Court
By Ilya Somin on July 29, 2013 6:14 pm in Commerce Clause, Federalism, Libertarianism, Property Rights, Supreme Court
Former Bush Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Responds to my USA Today Op Ed on Unanimous Supreme Court Decisions and Executive Overreach
By Ilya Somin on July 29, 2013 5:07 pm in Constitutional Law, Executive Branch, National Security, Supreme Court, War on Terror
Baptists, Bootleggers, and Marijuana Prohibition
Sports Stadium Corporate Welfare Continues in Detroit
By Ilya Somin on July 26, 2013 3:38 pm in Democracy and Political Ignorance, Political Ignorance, Public Choice, Sports and Games