Ilya Somin
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Ilya Somin
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Law professor; author of Free to Move: Foot Voting Migration and Political Freedom; Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government is Smarter; The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain; Volokh Conspiracy blogger. .. more

Ilya Somin is an American legal scholar. He is a law professor at George Mason University, B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute, a blogger for the Volokh Conspiracy, and a former co-editor of the Supreme Court Economic Review (2006–2013). His research focuses on constitutional law, property law, migration rights, and the study of popular political participation and its implications for constitutional democracy. .. more

Political science 45%
Economics 24%

If any LSU officials are reading this, I want them to know I would be happy to do the “job” of NOT coaching their football team for just half the money they’re paying Kelly! They can’t pass up the great deal I’m offering.

In this post, I explain why Trump's collective punishment of Afghan migrants in response to yesterday's awful attack is both unjust and counterproductive to the goal of combating terrorism: reason.com/volokh/2025/...
Trump's Unjust and Counterproductive Collective Punishment of Afghan Migrants
Stopping all immigration processing for Afghan migrants is unjust and undermines rather than furthers the goal of combatting terrorism.
reason.com

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It’s a real bear of a dilemma!
Pediatricians say vaccines do not cause autism. A bear-eating heroin addict who fantasizes about sucking his own semen out of his lovers' orifices says they do. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.

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Reposted by Ilya Somin

Pediatricians say vaccines do not cause autism. A bear-eating heroin addict who fantasizes about sucking his own semen out of his lovers' orifices says they do. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.

Congratulations!

Well, at least I can still be like Taylor Swift! If, God forbid, my loyal fans miss an appearance, I'll just have to shake it off. But I will still leave a blank space where they can write their names.

My upcoming December speaking engagements in Mexico and Israel (some are open to the public): reason.com/volokh/2025/...
Upcoming Speaking Engagements in Mexico and Israel
I will be giving multiple talks in these two countries, in December.
reason.com

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I don’t doubt it!

But true, nonetheless.

These guys are obviously crazy as well as evil. And yet only modestly more so than much that goes on in “normal” politics and warfare…