Author Archive | Ilya Somin
“Guerrilla Polling” in Repressive Societies
Assessing the Very Limited Impact of McDonald and Heller on Gun Regulations
By Ilya Somin on December 6, 2010 6:36 pm in Constitutional Theory, Guns, McDonald v. City of Chicago
Reflections on the Repeal Amendment
Limits, “Significant” Limits, and the Commerce Clause
By Ilya Somin on December 3, 2010 2:48 am in Commerce Clause, Federalism, Health Care, Individual Mandate
Assumptions and “Activities” in Commerce Clause Jurisprudence
By Ilya Somin on December 2, 2010 11:29 pm in Commerce Clause, Federalism, Health Care, Individual Mandate
Why Going Without Health Insurance Isn’t an “Activity”
Six Types of Libertarian Arguments Against Government Action
District Court Upholds Individual Mandate Against Challenge Filed by Liberty University
By Ilya Somin on December 1, 2010 10:45 pm in Commerce Clause, Federalism, Health Care, Individual Mandate, Spending Clause, Taxes, Taxing and Spending Clause
How Private Property Saved the Pilgrims
UN General Assembly Committee Passes New Version of Resolution Urging Nations to Forbid Defamation of Religion
By Ilya Somin on November 24, 2010 1:19 am in International Human Rights Law, International Law, Religion, Religion and the Law, Religious Freedom
New Survey Data on Public Attitudes Towards Kelo and Economic Development Takings
By Ilya Somin on November 23, 2010 5:53 pm in Eminent Domain, Kelo, Political Ignorance, Polls, Post-Kelo Reform, Property Rights
Did Joseph Stalin Commit Genocide?
By Ilya Somin on November 23, 2010 3:14 am in Communism, Genocide, International Human Rights Law, International Law, Russia
Upcoming Speech at Duke Law School on the Individual Mandate Litigation
By Ilya Somin on November 14, 2010 3:40 pm in Federalism, Federalist Society, Health Care, Individual Mandate