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%

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Kudos to @davidjbier.bsky.social and my other colleagues at @cato.org for comprehensive new study showing massive fiscal benefits of immigration. See my discussion of some of its implications here: reason.com/volokh/2026/...
Immigration Massively Reduces Budget Deficits
A new Cato Institute study provides the most comprehensive analysis of this issue to date.
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My thoughts on @rickhasen.bsky.social's explanation of how Trump is making the case for decentralized control of elections great again. Also, kudos to Hasen for being willing to openly reverse a longstanding view when the evidence warrants it: reason.com/volokh/2026/...
Donald Trump Makes the Case for Decentralized Control of Elections Great Again
NA Donald Trump's recent calls for Republicans to "national elections" have led UCLA law Prof. Rick Hasen - one of…
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Some people can’t handle the truth about Trump.

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