Ilya Somin

Ilya Somin (born 1973) 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.

He is the author of ''Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom'' (Oxford University Press, 2020, rev. ed. 2022), ''Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government Is Smarter'', ''The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain'' and ''A Conspiracy Against Obamacare: The Volokh Conspiracy and the Health Care Case'' (co-authored with other ''Volokh Conspiracy'' bloggers). A revised and expanded second edition of ''Democracy and Political Ignorance'' came out in June 2016. He is also the author of two books about property rights and eminent domain: ''The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain'' (University of Chicago Press, revised edition, 2016), a book on the topic of eminent domain, takings and the US Supreme Court's controversial decision in ''Kelo v. City of New London'', and ''Eminent Domain: A Comparative Perspective'' (Cambridge University Press, 2017), co-edited with Hojun Lee and Iljoong Kim. Provided by Wikipedia