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My New Article on “The Borkean Dilemma: Robert Bork and the Tension Between Originalism and Democracy”
By Ilya Somin on December 20, 2013 11:15 am in Constitutional Theory, Democracy, Originalism, Representation-Reinforcement
University of Chicago Law Review Symposium on the Work of Judge Robert Bork
By Ilya Somin on December 18, 2013 11:10 am in Conservatism, Constitutional Theory, Democracy, Originalism
Israel, Palestine, and Democracy
“Democracy” and “Republic” Are Not Mutually Exclusive Terms
By Ilya Somin on October 28, 2013 5:56 pm in Democracy, Democracy and Political Ignorance, Political Ignorance
The Superiority of Democracy Over Dictatorship is No Reason to Ignore the Problem of Political Ignorance
By Ilya Somin on October 19, 2013 11:20 am in Democracy, Democracy and Political Ignorance, Political Ignorance
Europe’s Proposed Circumcision Ban: How Far Back We’ve Gone While Making Progress
By Eugene Kontorovich on October 4, 2013 10:12 am in Anti-Semitism, Circumcision Bans, Democracy, Jewish Culture, Religion, Religion and the Law, Religious Freedom, Uncategorized
“Terrorism,” “Hostage-Taking,” and the Government Shutdown
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on Political Ignorance
By Ilya Somin on September 6, 2013 8:09 pm in Democracy, Democracy and Political Ignorance, Education, Political Ignorance, Voting With Your Feet
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
Political Ignorance in Britain
By Ilya Somin on July 10, 2013 11:10 am in Democracy, Democracy and Political Ignorance, Political Ignorance, Public Opinion, Voting With Your Feet