{"id":24,"date":"2015-09-17T17:33:44","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T17:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faculty.law.gmu.edu\/isomin\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:46:31","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sls.gmu.edu\/ilya-somin\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<section><\/section>\n<section id=\"publications\"><strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BOOKS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0190054581\/\"><em>Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom<\/em><\/a> (Oxford University Press, 2020) (revised edition,\u00a0 2022).<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Eminent-Domain-Comparative-Iljoong-Kim\/dp\/1316628337\/ref=mt_paperback?_encoding=UTF8&amp;me\">Eminent Domain: A Comparative Perspective<\/a> <\/em>(Cambridge University Press, 2017) (co-edited with Iljoong Kim and Hojun Lee).<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Grasping-Hand-London-Limits-Eminent\/dp\/022642216X\/\">The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. City of New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain <\/a><\/em> (University of Chicago Press, 2015, revised paperback edition, 2016).<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Democracy-Political-Ignorance-Smaller-Government\/dp\/0804786615\">Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government is Smarter<\/a><\/em> (Stanford University Press, 2013, extensively revised and expanded second edition,\u00a0 2016) (published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/Democrazia-ignoranza-politica-Perch%C3%A9-sbaglia\/dp\/8864401687?ie=UTF8&amp;*Version*=1&amp;*entries*=0\">Italian translation<\/a> by the Istituto Bruno Leoni in 2015; published in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shinzansha.co.jp\/book\/b217629.html\">Japanese translation<\/a> by Shinzansha in 2016).<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Conspiracy-Against-Obamacare-Volokh-Affordable\/dp\/1137363746\">A Conspiracy Against Obamacare: The Volokh Conspiracy and the Health Care Case<\/a><\/em> (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) (coauthored with Jonathan Adler, Randy Barnett, David Bernstein, Orin Kerr, and David Kopel).<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stillborn-Crusade-Failure-Western-Intervention\/dp\/1560002743\">Still-Born Crusade: The Tragic Failure of Western Intervention in the Russian Civil War<\/a><\/em> (Transaction Publishers, 1996) (book based on undergraduate thesis).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ARTICLES<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5303156\">Public Use, Exclusionary Zoning, and Democracy<\/a>,&#8221; 43 Yale<em> Journal on Regulation<\/em> 239 (2025) (Symposium on the 20th Anniversary of <em>Kelo v. City of New London<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"actions\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4728312\">The Constitutional Case Against Exclusionary Zoning<\/a>,&#8221; 103 <em>Texas Law Review <\/em>1 (2024) (with Joshua Braver).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"title optClickTitle\" href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4940675\">&#8220;A Lost Opportunity to Protect Democracy Against Itself: What the Supreme Court Got Wrong in <em>Trump v. Anderson<\/em>,&#8221;<\/a> 2023-24 <em>Cato Supreme Court Review\u00a0<\/em>319 (2024) (symposium on the 2023-24 Supreme Court term).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4815212\"><em>Brown<\/em>, Democracy, and Foot Voting<\/a>,&#8221; 4 <em>American Journal of Law and Equality <\/em>39 (2024) (Symposium on the 70th anniversary of <em>Brown v. Board of Education<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4683234\">Empowering Hispanics to Vote With their Feet<\/a>,&#8221; 61 <em>Houston Law Review <\/em>777 (2024) (28th Annual Frankel Lecture Symposium).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4046973\">Immigration and the Economic Freedom\u00a0 of Natives<\/a>,&#8221; 37 <em>Public Affairs Quarterly<\/em>\u00a0 226 (2023) (symposium on immigration).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4388464\">The Case for Expanding the Anticanon of Constitutional Law<\/a>,&#8221; 2023 <em>Wisconsin Law Review\u00a0<\/em>575 (2023) (symposium on &#8220;Controlling the Supreme Court: Now and Far Into the Future&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4019506\">Rethinking the Supreme Court&#8217;s Impact on Federalism and Centralization<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Publius: The Journal of Federalism<\/em> (2022) (with Michael Dichio).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a class=\"title optClickTitle\" href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4186139\">A Major Question of Power: The Vaccine Mandate Cases and the Limits of Executive Authority<\/a>,&#8221; 2021-22 <em>Cato Supreme Court Review\u00a0<\/em>69 (2022) (Symposium on the 2021-22 Supreme Court term).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3910194\">Vaccine Passports as a Constitutional Right<\/a>,&#8221; 51 <em>Arizona State Law Journal\u00a0<\/em>505 (2022) (with Kevin Cope and Alexander Stremitzer).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4065817\">Nondelegation Limits on COVID Emergency Powers: Lessons from the Eviction Moratorium and Title 42 Cases<\/a>,&#8221; 15<em> NYU Journal of Law and Liberty<\/em> 658 (2022) ((Symposium on \u201cResponding to Emergency: A Blueprint for Liberty in A Time of Crisis\u201d).<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"actions\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4008386\">How Judicial Review Can Help Empower People to Vote with their Feet<\/a>,&#8221; 29 <em>George Mason Law Review<\/em> 509 (2022) (Symposium on &#8220;Does the Will of the People Exist&#8221;).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=3447533\">The Promise and Peril of Epistocracy<\/a>,&#8221; 65 <em>Inquiry\u00a0<\/em>27 (2022) (Symposium on Jason Brennan, <em>Against Democracy<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Migration and Liberalism: Rejoinder to Stephen Davies and Paul Graham,&#8221; 41 <em>Economic Affairs<\/em> 317 (2021).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3771423\">Freedom Through Foot Voting<\/a>,&#8221; 41 <em>Economic Affairs\u00a0<\/em>141 (2021).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3871181\">The Normality of <em>Knick<\/em>: A Response to Sterk and Pollack<\/a>,&#8221; 72 <em>Florida Law Review Forum<\/em> 38 (2021).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3866638\">Migration and Self-Determination<\/a>,&#8221; 18 <em>Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy<\/em> 805 (2020) (symposium on &#8220;The Ethics of Democracy&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3523194\">Overturning a Catch-22 in the Knick of Time: <em>Knick v. Township of Scott <\/em>and the Doctrine of Precedent<\/a>,&#8221; 47<em> Fordham Urban Law Journal<\/em> 545 (2020) (Symposium on <em>Knick v. Township of Scott<\/em>) (with Shelley Ross Saxer). Reprinted in Patricia Salkin, ed., <em>Zoning and Planning Law Handbook 2021<\/em> (Thomson Reuters,\u00a0 2021).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3347171\">Making Federalism Great Again: How the Trump Administration&#8217;s Attack on Sanctuary Cities Unintentionally Strengthened Judicial Protection for State Autonomy<\/a>,&#8221; 97 <em>Texas Law Review<\/em> 1247 (2019) (Symposium on &#8220;Reclaiming &#8211; and Restoring &#8211; Constitutional Norms&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=3450572\">Knick v. Township of Scott<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=3450572\">: Ending a Catch-22 that Barred Takings Cases from Federal Court<\/a>,&#8221; 2018-19 <em>Cato Supreme Court Review<\/em> 153 (2019) (Symposium on the 2018-19 Supreme Court term). Reprinted in Patricia Salkin, ed., <em>Zoning and Planning Law Handbook 2020<\/em> (Thomson Reuters, 2020).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Foot Voting vs. Ballot Box Voting: Why Voting with Your Feet is Crucial to Political Freedom,&#8221; 18 <em>European Political Science<\/em> 587 (2019) (Symposium on &#8220;Democracy: For and Against&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=3168670\">Foot Voting, Decentralization, and Development<\/a>,&#8221; 102 <em>Minnesota Law Review <\/em>1649 (2018) (Symposium on &#8220;Decentralization and Development&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=3175009\">Why Growing Government is a Bigger Political Menace than Growing Inequality<\/a>,&#8221; 98 <em>Boston University Law Review Online<\/em> 21 (2018) (Symposium on Ganesh Sitaraman, <em>The Crisis of the Middle-Class\u00a0 Constitution<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3063406\">Obama&#8217;s Constitutional Legacy<\/a>,&#8221; 65 <em>Drake Law Review <\/em>1039 (2017) (symposium on &#8220;President Obama&#8217;s Constitutional Law Legacy&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2968440\">Immigration, Freedom, and the Constitution<\/a>,&#8221; 40 <em>Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy<\/em> 1 (2017) (adapted from speech given at the 2016 Federalist Society Student National Convention).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=2850695\">Putting <em>Kelo<\/em> in Perspective<\/a>,&#8221; 48 <em>Connecticut Law Review\u00a0<\/em>1551 (2016) (symposium on <em>Kelo v. City of New London<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2876696\">Federalism and the Roberts Court<\/a>,&#8221; 46 <em>Publius: The Journal of Federalism<\/em> 441 (2016) (Symposium on Federalism Under Obama).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2729312\">The Ongoing Debate over Political Ignorance: Reply to My Critics<\/a>,&#8221; 27 <em>Critical Review <\/em>380 (2015) (Symposium on my book <em>Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government is Smarter<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=2566855\">The Mainstreaming of Libertarian Constitutionalism<\/a>,&#8221; 77 <em>Law and Contemporary Problems<\/em> 43 (2014) (with David Bernstein).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2160388\">Foot Voting, Federalism, and Political Freedom<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Nomos LV: Federalism and Subsidiarity<\/em> (James Fleming and Jacob Levy, eds., 2014).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2729327\">Why Political Ignorance Undermines the Wisdom of the Many<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>26 <em>Critical Review<\/em> 151 (2014) (symposium on H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Landemore, <em>Democratic Reason: Politics, Collective Intelligence, and the Rule of the Many<\/em> (2013)).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=2312806\">Jury Ignorance and Political Ignorance<\/a>,&#8221; 55 <em>William and Mary Law Review<\/em> 1167 (2014) (Symposium on the Civil Jury as a Political Institution).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=2369484\">The Borkean Dilemma: Robert Bork and the Tension between Originalism and Democracy<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>80 <em>University of Chicago Law Review Dialogue<\/em>\u00a0243 (2013) (symposium on the work of Judge Robert Bork).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2241024\">Systematically Biased Beliefs About Political Influence: Evidence from the Perceptions of Political Influence on Policy Outcomes Survey<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>46 <em>PS: Political Science and Politics<\/em> 760 (2013) (with Bryan Caplan, Eric Crampton, and Wayne Grove).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2325529\">Two Steps Forward for the &#8220;Poor Relation&#8221; of Constitutional Law: Koontz, Arkansas Game &amp; Fish, and the Future of the Takings Clause<\/a>,&#8221; 2012-13 <em>Cato Supreme Court Review<\/em> 215 (2013) (symposium on the 2012-13 Supreme Court term).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2277198\">Taking Dissenting By Deciding All the Way Down<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>48 <em>Tulsa Law Review<\/em> 523 (2013) (Symposium in honor of Prof. Heather K. Gerken).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2015006\">Originalism and Political Ignorance<\/a><em>,&#8221;\u00a0 <\/em>97 <em>Minnesota Law Review<\/em> 625 (2012).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1960641\">A Mandate for Mandates: Is the Individual Health Care Mandate Case a Slippery Slope?<\/a>&#8221; 75 <em>Law and Contemporary Problems<\/em> 75 (2012).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2002871\">What if Kelo Had Gone the Other Way?<\/a>&#8221; 45<em> Indiana Law Review<\/em> 21 (2012) (Symposium on What-Ifs in Constitutional History).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/urbanlawjournal.com\/2-ilya-somins-reply-to-rick-hills-blight-pretext-and-eminent-domain-in-new-york\/\">Blight, Pretext, And Eminent Domain in New York<\/a>,&#8221; 39 <em>Fordham Urban Law Journal City Square <\/em>57 (2012).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1907357\">Federalism and Property Rights<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>2011 <em>University of Chicago Legal Forum<\/em> 53 (2011) (Symposium on Governance and Power).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1853645\">The Tea Party Movement and Popular Constitutionalism<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>105 <em>Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy<\/em> 300 (2011) (symposium on The Constitutional Politics of the Tea Party Movement).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1924518\">Let There Be Blight: Blight Condemnations in New York after <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1924518\"><em>Goldstein<\/em> and <em>Kaur<\/em><\/a>,&#8221; 38 <em>Fordham Urban Law Journal<\/em> 1193 (2011) (Symposium on Eminent Domain in New York).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1846751\">The Judicial Reaction to <em>Kelo<\/em><\/a>,&#8221; 4 <em>Albany Government Law Review<\/em> 1 (2011) (Introduction to the Symposium on Eminent Domain in the United States).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1853804\">Stop the Beach Renourishment <\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1853804\">and the Problem of Judicial Takings<\/a>,&#8221; 6 <em>Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy<\/em> 91 (2011) (Symposium on Judicial Takings).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1999022\">Foot Voting, Political Ignorance, and Constitutional Design<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>28 <em>Social Philosophy and Policy<\/em> 202 (2011) (Symposium on \u201cWhat Should Constitutions Do?\u201d) (reprinted in <em>What Should Constitutions Do?<\/em> (Ellen Frankel Paul, Fred D. Miller, Jr., and Jeffrey Paul, eds., Cambridge University Press, 2011)).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1694650\">Deliberative Democracy and Political Ignorance<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>22 <em>Critical Review<\/em> 253 (2010) (symposium on deliberative democracy).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1684301\">Taking Stock of <em>Comstock<\/em>: The Necessary and Proper Clause and the Limits of Federal Power<\/a>,&#8221; 2009-10 <em>Cato Supreme Court Review<\/em> 239 (2010) (Symposium on the 2009-10 Supreme Court term).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.upenn.edu\/live\/files\/71-somin158upalrev2352010pdf\">Is Textualism Doomed?<\/a>&#8221; 158 <em>University of Pennsylvania Law Review PENNumbra<\/em> 235 (2010).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ia-forum.org\/Files\/ForumReport%20Fall%202010%20Migration3.pdf\">Immigration and Political Freedom<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Forum<\/em>, (Fall 2010), at 38.<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=976298\">The Limits of Backlash: Assessing the Political Response to <em>Kelo<\/em><\/a>,&#8221; 93 <em>Minnesota Law Review<\/em> 2100 (2009).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1116406\">Democracy and International Human Rights Law<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>84 <em>Notre Dame Law Review<\/em> 1739 (2009) (with John O. McGinnis).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/scholarship.law.upenn.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1029&amp;context=penn_law_review_online\">Democracy, Political Ignorance, and Constitutional Reform<\/a>,&#8221; 157 <em>University of\u00a0 Pennsylvania Law Review PENNumbra<\/em> 239 (2009) (debate with Sanford M. Levinson).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/scholarship.law.missouri.edu\/mlr\/vol73\/iss4\/13\/\">Tiebout Goes Global: International Migration as a Tool for Voting With Your Feet<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>73 <em>Missouri Law Review<\/em> 1247 (2008) (Symposium on federalism and international law).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The Political Economy of Economic Development Takings<em>,&#8221; <\/em>58 <em>Case Western Reserve University Law Review<\/em> 1185 (2008) (Symposium on \u201cCorporations and their Communities\u201d).<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1150417\">A Floor, Not a Ceiling: Federalism and Remedies for Violations of Constitutional Rights in Danforth v. Minnesota<\/a>,&#8221;\u00a0 102 <em>Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy<\/em> 365 (2008).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1135666\">The Borkean Case Against Robert Bork\u2019s Case for Censorship<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>31 <em>Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy<\/em> 511 (2008) (symposium on the work of Judge Robert H. Bork).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=979201\">&#8220;Is Post-<em>Kelo<\/em> Eminent Domain Reform Bad for the Poor? A Reply to David Dana<\/a>,&#8221; 101 <em>Northwestern University Law Review<\/em> 1931 (2007).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Why Robbing Peter Won\u2019t Help Poor Paul: Low-Income Neighborhoods and Uncompensated Regulatory Takings,&#8221; 117 <em>Yale Law Journal Pocket Part<\/em> 71 (2007).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1009268\">Can We Make the Constitution More Democratic?<\/a>&#8221; 55 <em>Drake Law Review<\/em> 971(2007) (symposium on democracy and the constitution) (with Neal Devins).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=929174\">Should International Law be Part of Our Law?<\/a>&#8221; 59 <em>Stanford Law Review<\/em> 1175 (2007) (with John O. McGinnis) (analysis of the \u201cdemocracy deficit\u201c of international law).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=874865\">Controlling the Grasping Hand: Economic Development Takings after <em>Kelo<\/em><\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>15 <em>Supreme Court Economic Review<\/em> 183 (2007).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=894693\">The Green Costs of Kelo: Economic Development Takings and Environmental Protection<\/a>,&#8221; 84 <em>Washington University Law Review<\/em> 623 (2006) (with Jonathan H. Adler).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=916963\">Knowledge About Ignorance: New Directions in the Study of Political Information<\/a>,&#8221; 18 <em>Critical Review<\/em> 255 (2006).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=928985\">A False Dawn for Federalism: Clear Statement Rules after <em>Gonzales v. Raich<\/em><\/a>,&#8221; 2005-2006 <em>Cato Supreme Court Review<\/em> 113 (2006) (symposium).<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=916965\">Gonzales v. Raich<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=916965\">: Federalism as a Casualty of the War on Drugs<\/a>,&#8221; 15 <em>Cornell Journal of Law And Public Policy<\/em> 507 (2006) (solicited for symposium on the War on Drugs).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=578143\">Federalism vs. States&#8217; Rights: The Case for Judicial Review in a Federal System<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>99 <em>Northwestern University Law Review<\/em> 89 (2004) (with John O. McGinnis).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=677763\">Overcoming Poletown: County of Wayne v. Hathcock, Economic Development Takings, and the Future of Public Use<\/a>,&#8221; 2004 <em>Michigan State Law Review<\/em> 1005 (2004) (solicited for symposium on <em>County of Wayne v. Hathcock<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Democracy and Judicial Review Revisited<em>,&#8221; 7 Green Bag<\/em> 2d 287 (2004).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=457760\">Political Ignorance and The Countermajoritarian Difficulty: A New Perspective on the &#8216;Central Obsession&#8217; of Constitutional Theory<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>89 <em>Iowa Law Review<\/em> 1287 (2004).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=458700\">Voter Knowledge and Constitutional Change: Assessing The New Deal Experience<\/a>,&#8221; 45 <em>William and Mary Law Review<\/em> 595 (2003).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Closing the Pandora\u2019s Box of Federalism: The Case for Judicial Restriction of Federal Subsidies to State Governments,&#8221; 90 <em>Georgetown Law Journal<\/em> 461 (2002).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Revitalizing Consent,&#8221; 23 <em>Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy<\/em>\u00a0753\u00a0(2000).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=3007987\">Voter Ignorance and the Democratic Ideal<\/a>,&#8221; 12 <em>Critical Review<\/em> 413 (1998).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 REVIEWS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4657377\">Review of &#8216;Splitsville, USA: A Democratic Argument for Breaking Up the United States,&#8217; by Christopher Zurn<\/a>,&#8221; 54 <em>Publius: The Journal of Federalism <\/em>27 (2024).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=3437525\">Review of &#8216;The US Supreme Court and the Centralization of Federal Authority,&#8217; by Michael Dichio<\/a>,&#8221; 49 <em>Publius: The Journal of Federalism<\/em> 11 (2019) (review of Michael Dichio,<em> The US Supreme Court and the Centralization of Federal Authority <\/em>(2018)).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lpbr.net\/2017\/09\/the-us-supreme-court-and-domestic-force.html\">Review of &#8216;The US Supreme Court and the Domestic Force of International Human Rights Law,&#8217; by Stephen Simon<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Law and Politics Book Review<\/em>, September 2017 (review of Stephen Simon, <em>The US Supreme Court and the Domestic Force of International Human Rights Law<\/em> (2016)).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/historynewsnetwork.org\/article\/163402\">Review of &#8216;Democracy For Realists,&#8217; by Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels<\/a>,&#8221; <em>History News Network<\/em>, July 19, 2016 (review of Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels, <em>Democracy for Realists: Why Elections do not Produce Responsive Government <\/em>(2016)).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fed-soc.org\/publications\/detail\/book-review-our-republican-constitution-securing-the-liberty-and-sovereignty-of-we-the-people\">Book Review<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Federalist Society Review<\/em>, (June 2016) (review of Randy E. Barnett, <em>Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People <\/em>(2016)).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.org\/publications\/tir\/article.asp?a=1056\">Review<\/a><em>,&#8221; The Independent Review<\/em> (Spring 2015) (review of Frank Buckley,\u00a0 <em>The Once and Future King: The Rise of Crown Government in America<\/em> (2014)).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2185113\">Turning Federalism Right-Side Up<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>82 <em>Constitutional Commentar<\/em>y 303 (2012) (review of Michael Greve, <em>The Upside-Down Constitution<\/em> (2012)).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cato.org\/sites\/cato.org\/files\/serials\/files\/regulation\/2012\/4\/v35n1-8.pdf#page=3\">The Economics of Takings<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Regulation<\/em> (Spring 2012), at 54 (review of Thomas Miceli, <em>The Economic Theory of Eminent Domain: Private Property, Public Use<\/em> (2011)).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Review<em>,&#8221; <\/em>31 <em>Cato Journal<\/em> 162 (2011) (review of Alison LaCroix, <em>The Ideological Origins of American Federalism<\/em> (2010)).<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1428612\">Democracy and Political Knowledge in Ancient Athens<\/a><\/em>, 119 Ethics 585 (2009) (review of Josiah Ober, <em>Democracy and Knowledge: Innovation and Learning in Classical Athens<\/em> (2008)).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1341964\">Lessons From the Rise of Legal Conservatism<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>32 <em>Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy<\/em> 415 (2009) (review of Steven Teles, <em>The Rise of the Conservative Legal Movement<\/em> (2007)) (invited review).<\/li>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/cf_dev\/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=333339\">&#8216;Active Liberty&#8217; and Judicial Power: What Should Courts do to Promote Democracy?<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>100 <em>Northwestern University Law Review<\/em> 1827 (2006) (review of Stephen E. Breyer, <em>Active Liberty: Interpreting our Democratic Constitution<\/em> (2005)).<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=620781\">J<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=620781\">udicial Power and Civil Rights Reconsidered<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>114 <em>Yale Law Journal<\/em> 591 (2004) (review of Michael Klarman,<em> From Jim Crow to Civil Rights<\/em> (2004)) (with David E. Bernstein).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.libertyguide.com\/Book_Reviews\/id.2577\/review_detail.asp\">Wise Crowds? When the Many Know More than the Few,<\/a>&#8221; <em>Humane Studies Review<\/em>, Sept. 2005 (review of James Surowiecki, <em>Wise Crowds: When the Many are Smarter than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economics, Societies, and Nations<\/em> (2004)).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Pragmatism and Democracy: Rejoinder to Richard Posner<em>,&#8221; <\/em>16<em> Critical Review<\/em>\u00a0473 (2004).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=503446\">Richard Posner\u2019s Democratic Pragmatism<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>16 <em>Critical Review<\/em> 1 (2004) (review of Richard A. Posner, <em>Law, Pragmatism, and Democracy<\/em> (2003)).<\/li>\n<li><em>Review<\/em>, 23 <em>Cato Journal<\/em> 475 (2004) (review of Ian Shapiro, The State of Democratic Theory (2003)).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Do Politicians Pander?&#8221; 14 <em>Critical Review<\/em> 147 (2001) (review of Lawrence Jacobs and Robert Shapiro, <em>Politicians Don\u2019t Pander<\/em> (2000)).<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<\/em>Resolving the Democratic Dilemma?&#8221; 16 <em>Yale\u00a0Journal on Regulation<\/em> 401 (1999) \u00a0(review of Arthur Lupia and Matthew McCubbins, <em>The Democratic Dilemma: Can Citizens Learn What they Need to Know?<\/em> (1998)).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Book Review,&#8221;<em> The European Legacy<\/em>, Feb. 1998, at 129 (review of\u00a0 Richard Sakwa, <em>Russian Politics and Society<\/em> (1997)).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BOOK CHAPTERS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5604330\">How Speech-Based Immigration Restrictions Threaten Academic Freedom<\/a>,&#8221; In <em>Academic Freedom in the Era of Trump<\/em>, Lee Bollinger and Geoffrey Stone, eds. (Oxford University Press, forthcoming).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4964896\">Land-Use Regulation<\/a>,&#8221; in\u00a0 <em>Routledge Handbook on Classical Liberalism <\/em>(Richard Epstein, Liya Palagashvili, and Mario Rizzo, eds., Routledge, forthcoming).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4949185\">The Presumptive Case for Organ Markets<\/a>,&#8221; in<em>\u00a0<\/em> <em>Markets in Human Organs for Transplantation: Controversy and Contention <\/em>(James Stacy Taylor and Mark Cherry, eds., Routledge, 2026).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The Right to Use Private Property<em>,&#8221; <\/em>in <em>Rethinking t<\/em><em>he Law of Private Property<\/em> (Jan Laitos, ed., Edward Elgar,\u00a0 2025).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Immigration and Economic Freedom,&#8221; in <em>Routledge Handbook of the Ethics of Immigration, <\/em>(Sahar Akhtar, ed., Routledge, 2025).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Foot Voting: Reviving Frederick Douglass&#8217;s Dream,&#8221; in <em>Race and Liberty in America<\/em> (Jonathan Bean, ed., Independent Institute, updated ed., 2025).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4201759\">Top-Down and Bottom-Up Solutions to the Problem of Political Ignorance<\/a>,&#8221; in <em>The Epistemology of Democracy<\/em>, (Hana Samar\u017eija and Quassim Cassam, eds., Routledge, 2023).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Procedural Requirements for Administrative Limits to Property Rights in the United States of America,&#8221; in <em>Procedural Requirements for Administrative Limits to Property Rights, <\/em>(Martina Conticelli and Thomas Perroud, eds., Oxford University Press, 2022).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Rational Ignorance,&#8221; in <em>Routledge International Handbook of Ignorance Studies<\/em>, (Matthias Gross and Linsey J. McGoey, eds., Routledge,\u00a0 rev. ed., 2022).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;No More Fair-Weather Federalism,&#8221; in James Morone and Ryan Emenaker, <em>Current Debates in American Government<\/em>, (Oxford University Press, 3rd ed., 2022) (reprinted from<em> National Review<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Is Political Ignorance Rational?<em>&#8221; <\/em>in <em>Routledge Handbook of Political Epistemology<\/em> (Michael Hannon and Jeroen de Ritter, eds., Routledge, 2021).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Trust and Political Ignorance<em>,&#8221; <\/em>in <em>Trust: A Philosophical Approach<\/em>, (Adriano Fabris, ed., Springer, 2020).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3380372\">Foot-Voting Nation<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>in <em>Our National Narrative: The Search For a Unifying American Story<\/em>, (Joshua Claybourn, ed., University of Nebraska Press\/Potomac Books, 2019).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Rational Ignorance and Public Choice,&#8221; in <em>Oxford Handbook of Public Choice<\/em>, Vol. 2, (Roger Congleton, Bernard Grofman, and Stefan Voigt, eds., Oxford University Press, 2019).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=3312302\">Foot Voting and the Future of Liberty<\/a>,&#8221; in <em>Cambridge <\/em><em>Handbook of Classical Liberal Thought, <\/em>(M. Todd Henderson, ed., Cambridge University Press, 2018).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Freedom and Knowledge,&#8221; in<em> Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism,<\/em> (Jason Brennan, Bas van der Vossen, and David Schmidtz, eds., Routledge, 2017).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=2311400\">The Impact of Judicial Review on American Federalism: Promoting Centralization More than State Autonomy<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>in <em>Courts in Federal Countries: Federalists or Unitarists?<\/em> (Nicholas Aroney and John Kincaid, eds.,University of Toronto Press, 2017).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Rational Ignorance,&#8221; in <em>Routledge International Handbook of Ignorance Studies<\/em>, (Matthias Gross and Linsey J. McGoey, eds., Routledge, 2015).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Foreword,&#8221; in Philip Booth, <em>Federal Britain: The Case for Decentralisation, <\/em>(London: Institute of Economic Affairs, 2015).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Political Ignorance in America,&#8221; in <em>The State of the American Mind<\/em>, (Mark Bauerlein and Adam Bellow, eds., Templeton Press, 2015).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Brain-Dead vs. Undead: Public Ignorance and the Political Economy of Responses to Vampires and Zombies<em>,&#8221; <\/em>in <em>Economics of the Undead: Zombies, Vampires, and the Dismal Science<\/em> (Glen Whitman and James Dow, eds., Rowman &amp; Littlefield, 2014).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2167381\">The Individual Mandate and the Proper Meaning of &#8216;Proper,&#8217;<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 in <em>The Health Care Case: The Supreme Court&#8217;s Decision and Its Implications<\/em> (Nathaniel Persily, Gillian Metzger, and Trevor Morrison, eds., Oxford University Press, 2013).<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<\/em>Apathy,&#8221; in <em>Encyclopedia of Political Thought<\/em> (2013).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Blight,&#8221; in <em>Encyclopedia of Housing<\/em>, 2d ed. (Sage,\u00a0 2012).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Nations Should Not Be Valued Merely for their Own Sake&#8221;<em>, <\/em>in <em>Patriotism<\/em> (Sylvia Engdahl, ed., Greenhaven Press, 2011).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Foot Voting, Political Ignorance, and Constitutional Design<em>,&#8221;<\/em> in <em>What Should Constitutions Do?<\/em> (Ellen Frankel Paul, Fred D. Miller, Jr., and Jeffrey Paul, eds., Cambridge University Press, 2011).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Government Failure and Economic Development Takings<em>,&#8221; <\/em>in <em>The Pursuit of Justice: Law and Economics of Legal Systems<\/em> (Edward R. Lopez ed., Palgrave Macmillan, 2010).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The Limits of Backlash: Assessing the Political Response to <em>Kelo,&#8221;<\/em> in <em>Property Rights: Eminent Domain and Regulatory Takings Re-Examined<\/em> (Bruce L. Benson, ed., Palgrave Macmillan, 2010).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Federalism, Political Ignorance, and Voting With Your Feet,&#8221; in <em>The Polyhedron of Libertarianism<\/em> (Susumu Morimura, ed., Keisoshobo 2009) (in Japanese translation).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;How Affirmative Action is Like Racial Profiling<em>,&#8221; <\/em>in <em>Racial Profiling<\/em> (David Erik Nelson, ed., Greenhaven Press, 2009).<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<\/em>Public Use<em>,&#8221; <\/em>in <em>Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States<\/em> (Macmillan 2008).<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;Yee v. Escondido,&#8221; <\/em>in <em>Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States<\/em> (Macmillan 2008).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Public Interest,&#8221; in<em> International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences<\/em>\u00a0 (Macmillan, 2d ed. 2007).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Peonage Cases<em>,&#8221; <\/em>in <em>Encyclopedia of Race and Racism<\/em> (Macmillan, 2007).<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<\/em>Political Ignorance<em>,&#8221; <\/em>in <em>Readings in American Government<\/em> (Steffen W. Schmidt, et al., eds., Cengage, 5th ed. 2006).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>POLICY PAPERS\/MONOGRAPHS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/iea.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Somin-on-Imigration-Final-.pdf\">Immigration and the Economic Freedom of Natives<\/a>,&#8221; Institute of Economic Affairs, October 2024.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4156387\">Team Libertarian Report<\/a>,&#8221; Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy, National Constitution Center, July 2022. (coauthored with Clark Neily and Walter Olson).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2507519\">Libertarianism and Federalism<\/a>,&#8221; Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 751, June 30, 2014.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cato.org\/pubs\/pas\/pa535.pdf\">Robin Hood in Reverse: The Case Against Taking Private Property for Economic Development<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 535, Feb. 21, 2005.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/policy-analysis\/when-ignorance-isnt-bliss-how-political-ignorance-threatens-democracy#\">When Ignorance Isn&#8217;t Bliss: How Political Ignorance Threatens Democracy<\/a>,&#8221; Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 525, Sept. 22, 2004.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 POPULAR MEDIA<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BLOGGING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2006-present \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Contributor, <strong>Volokh Conspiracy<\/strong> law and politics blog<em>.\u00a0<\/em>Affiliated with <em>Reason<\/em> magazine; affiliated with the <em>Washington Post<\/em>, 2014-17.<\/p>\n<p>2011-present \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Contributing Editor for Constitutional Law,<strong> JOTWELL<\/strong> website.<\/p>\n<p>2004-present \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Occasional guest-blogging at various law and politics sites, including the American\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Constitution Society blog, Balkinization, and others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ARTICLES AND OP EDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"_11r14xt0\"><span class=\"_11r14xt1\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liberalism.org\/p\/immigration-restrictions-restrict-americans-liberties\">Immigration Restrictions Restrict Americans\u2019 Liberties<\/a>,&#8221; Liberalism.Org, Mar. 20, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfaremedia.org\/article\/slavery-and-birthright-citizenship\">Slavery and Birthright Citizenship<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Lawfare<\/em>, Mar. 16, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thedispatch.com\/debates\/donald-trump-iran-war-constitution-congress\/\">Why Donald Trump&#8217;s Iran War is Unconstitutional<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Dispatch<\/em>, Mar. 5, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theunpopulist.net\/p\/trumps-unauthorized-strikes-on-iran\">Trump&#8217;s Unauthorized Strikes on Iran Take America&#8217;s Imperial Presidency to New Heights<\/a>,&#8221; <em>UnPopulist<\/em>, Mar. 1, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/02\/24\/opinion\/trump-tariffs-supreme-court-section-122\/\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/02\/24\/opinion\/trump-tariffs-supreme-court-section-122\/\">Trump&#8217;s New Tariffs are Another Dangerous Presidential Power Grab<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Boston Globe,\u00a0<\/em>Feb. 24, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thedispatch.com\/article\/supreme-court-tariffs-emergency-powers\/?utm_source=S1t2U-3v4W5-x6Y7z-8A9B0&amp;utm_campaign=3950558&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawQJao9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEerHFNnQdGZ1PgIj9zmfEz-K8w0vnk2CEq3k577Wpn5VOy3FyLVWi0JYt15HU_aem_8tSkAVq25hjGZSbkNWchhA\">The Supreme Court Spurns a Presidential Power Grab<\/a>,&#8221;<em> The Dispatch<\/em>, Feb. 23. 2026 (article about the Supreme Court tariff decision).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/2026\/02\/tariffs-trump-supreme-court\/686093\/?gift=-XtMe103-A2GWmhVRo_QYQ822Cm8paE17LPmG5AB0ZY&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share\">How the Supreme Court Spared America<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Atlantic<\/em>, Feb. 21, 2026 (article about the Supreme Court tariff decision).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thedispatch.com\/debates\/sanctuary-cities-states-immigration-constitution\/?utm_source=O1p2Q-3r4S5-t6U7v-8W9X0&amp;utm_campaign=3950558&amp;utm_medium=copy_link\">In Defense of Sanctuary Cities<\/a>,&#8221;<em> The Dispatch<\/em>, Feb. 19, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/democracyproject.org\/posts\/strengthen-democracy-by-empowering-people-to-vote-with-their-feet\">Strengthen Democracy by Empowering People to Vote with their Feet<\/a>,&#8221; NYU Democracy Project, Feb. 18, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/statecourtreport.org\/our-work\/analysis-opinion\/does-ice-crackdown-minnesota-violate-tenth-amendment?fbclid=IwY2xjawPuE-tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeUv_tFDEO3GiTzfRr8xv7HXtXAoXUWf8Tc2dpoUbFcvkcOta5B3jNg6qcjGs_aem_26ifNitdlDaISHe58ZxYPA\">Does the ICE Crackdown in Minnesota Violate the Tenth Amendment?<\/a>,&#8221; Brennan Center State Court Report, Feb. 2, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfaremedia.org\/article\/minnesota-s-compelling-10th-amendment-case-against-trump-s-ice-surge\">Minnesota\u2019s Compelling 10th Amendment Case Against Trump\u2019s ICE Surge<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Lawfare<\/em>, Jan. 30, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifs.org\/blog\/buckley-v-valeo-is-not-what-ails-american-democracy\/\"><em>Buckley v. Valeo<\/em> is Not What Ails American Democracy<\/a>,&#8221; Institute for Free Speech, Jan. 22, 2026 (symposium on the 50th anniversary of <em>Buckley v. Valeo<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/statecourtreport.org\/our-work\/analysis-opinion\/2025s-most-significant-state-constitutional-cases\">Combating Abusive Takings<\/a>,&#8221; Brennan Center State Court Report, Dec. 18, 2025 (Symposium on &#8220;2025\u2019s Most Significant State Constitutional Cases&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theunpopulist.net\/p\/nationalism-is-driving-the-neo-rights\">Nationalism Is Driving the Neo Right\u2019s Virulent Antisemitic Turn<\/a>,&#8221;<em> UnPopulist<\/em>, Dec. 9, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3902519\/foot-voting-housing-affordability\/\">Foot Voting, Housing, and Affordability<\/a>,&#8221;<em> Washington Examiner<\/em>, Dec. 5, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/opinion\/articles\/2025-11-20\/college-university-trump-law-professors-compact-opinion\">Colleges Must Reject Trump&#8217;s &#8216;Compact&#8217; To Protect Our Democracy<\/a>,&#8221; <em>US News and World Report<\/em>, Nov. 20, 2025 (with Rick Garnett, Serena Mayeri, Amanda Shanor, and Alexander Volokh).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/09\/08\/opinion\/abolish-ice-police\/\">To End Abuses, Eliminate ICE, and Give the Money to Police<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Boston Globe<\/em>, Sept. 8, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/immigration\/5471976-abolish-ice-and-give-the-money-to-real-cops\/\">Abolish ICE &#8211; And Give the Money to Real Cops<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Hill<\/em>, Aug. 27, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebulwark.com\/p\/trump-unconstitutional-export-tax-nvidia-amd-china-15-percent-probably-here-to-stay\">Trump&#8217;s Unconstitutional Export Tax is Probably Here to Stay<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Bulwark<\/em>, Aug. 15, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/08\/13\/opinion\/rent-control-exclusionary-zoning-housing\/\">Rent Control isn&#8217;t the Answer to the State&#8217;s Housing Crisis<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Boston Globe<\/em>, Aug. 13, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thedispatch.com\/article\/not-everything-is-an-emergency\/?utm_campaign=92a0054b-e0f4-4a3b-b89b-56be58b731a7&amp;utm_source=E1F2g-3H4i5-J6k7L-8m9N0\">Not Everything is an Emergency<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Dispatc<\/em>h, July 31, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justsecurity.org\/115540\/doctrines-constrain-presidents-power-grabs\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=doctrines-constrain-presidents-power-grabs\">Nondelegation and Major Questions Doctrines Can Constrain Power Grabs by Presidents of Both Parties<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Just Security<\/em>, June 26, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/statecourtreport.org\/our-work\/analysis-opinion\/assessing-state-reaction-supreme-courts-undermining-property-rights\">Assessing the State Reaction to the Supreme Court\u2019s Undermining of Property Rights<\/a>,&#8221; State Court Report, Brennan Center, June 23, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/publications\/liberty-matters\/2025-06-02-the-legacy-of-david-boaz#post_1749\" data-turbo=\"false\">The Nationalist Threat to Liberty<\/a>,&#8221; Liberty Fund, June 17, 2025 (symposium on &#8220;The Legacy of David Boaz&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/verfassungsblog.de\/nondelegation-travel-ban\/\">The Nondelegation Case Against Trump\u2019s New Travel Ban<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Verfassungsblog<\/em>, June 13, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/publications\/liberty-matters\/2025-06-02-the-legacy-of-david-boaz#post_1740\">Liberal Universalism and the Menace of Nationalism<\/a>,&#8221; Liberty Fund, June 9, 2025 (symposium on &#8220;The Legacy of David Boaz&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theunpopulist.net\/p\/an-effective-resistance-strategy\">An Effective Resistance Strategy Against Trump\u2019s Constitutional Assaults Needs to Mobilize Both Courts and Public Opinion<\/a>,&#8221; <em>UnPopulist<\/em>, June 9, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/publications\/liberty-matters\/2025-06-02-the-legacy-of-david-boaz#post_1735\">David Boaz on Immigration<\/a>,&#8221; Liberty Fund, June 3, 2025 (symposium on &#8220;The Legacy of David Boaz&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2025\/05\/trump-tariffs-separation-powers\/682982\/?gift=GETxgkzAqEYlT7d6KgZ8RSM3cShsuym5vtuMw0SqX0Q&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share\">A Victory for Separation of Powers<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Atlantic<\/em>, May 30, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfaremedia.org\/article\/trump-s-'emergencies'-are-pretexts-for-undermining-the-constitution\">Trump\u2019s &#8216;Emergencies&#8217; Are Pretexts for Undermining the Constitution<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Lawfare<\/em>, May 15, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/is-donald-trump-breaking-the-law\">Major Steps Towards Authoritarianism<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Free Press<\/em>, April 20, 2025 (symposium on &#8220;Is Donald Trump Breaking the Law?&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfaremedia.org\/article\/the-constitutional-case-against-trump-s-trade-war\">The Constitutional Case Against Trump&#8217;s Trade War<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Lawfare<\/em>, Apr. 18, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/statecourtreport.org\/our-work\/analysis-opinion\/sanctuary-policies-federal-system\">Sanctuary Policies in a Federal System<\/a>,&#8221; State Court Report, Brennan Center, Apr. 4, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/opinion\/articles\/2025-03-14\/trump-alien-enemies-act-birthright-citizenship\">Trump Claims Dictatorial Powers on Immigration,&#8221;<\/a><em> US News and World Report<\/em>, Mar. 14, 2025 (with David Bier).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justsecurity.org\/106953\/invasion-executive-order-implications\/\">The &#8216;Invasion&#8217; Executive Order and its Dangerous Implications<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Just Security<\/em>, Jan. 28, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justsecurity.org\/105176\/birthright-citizenship-undocumented-immigrants\/\">Birthright Citizenship and Undocumented Immigrants<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Just Security<\/em>, Nov. 25, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thedispatch.com\/article\/policy-experts-tackle-the-immigration-conundrum\/\">Trump&#8217;s Mass Deportation Proposal Ignores a Huge Economic and Social Cost<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Dispatch<\/em>, Oct. 24, 2024 (symposium on immigration and the 2024 election).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theunpopulist.net\/p\/courts-might-not-stop-trumps-illicit\">Courts Might Not Stop Trump&#8217;s Illicit Plans for Mass Deportations<\/a>, &#8221; <em>The UnPopulist<\/em>, Oct. 16, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thedispatch.com\/article\/libertarianism-needs-careful-tweaks-not-wholesale-updates\/\">Libertarianism Needs Careful Tweaks, Not Wholesale Updates<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Dispatch<\/em>, Sept. 23, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/schweizermonat.ch\/let-me-in-and-ill-enrich-you\/#\">Let Me In And I&#8217;ll Enrich You<\/a>,&#8221;<em> Schweizer Monat <\/em>(Switzerland), Sept. 16, 2024 (article on immigration) \u00a0 (also published <a href=\"https:\/\/schweizermonat.ch\/lasst-mich-rein-und-ich-mache-euch-reich\/\">in German<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/4860682-trump-harris-harmful-policies\/\">Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are Preying on Political Ignorance<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Hill<\/em>, Sept. 4, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/publications\/cosmopolitan-case-against-world-government\">A Cosmopolitan Case Against World Government<\/a>,&#8221; Cato Institute (Defending Globalization series), July 9, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thedispatch.com\/article\/wokeness-is-awful-nationalism-is-far-worse\/\">Wokeness is Awful. Nationalism is Far Worse<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Dispatch<\/em>, July 1, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectator.co.uk\/article\/the-selfish-case-for-immigration\/\">The (Selfish) Case for Immigration<\/a><em>,&#8221; Spectator<\/em> (UK), July 1, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2024\/06\/constitutional-case-against-exclusionary-zoning\/678659\/\">The Constitutional Case Against Exclusionary Zoning<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Atlantic<\/em>, June 12, 2024 (with Joshua Braver).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theunpopulist.net\/p\/american-federalism-can-push-back\">American Federalism Can Push Back Against Executive Overreach<\/a>,&#8221; <em>UnPopulist<\/em>, May 28, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfaremedia.org\/article\/immigration-is-not-invasion\">Immigration is Not Invasion<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Lawfare<\/em>, Mar. 25, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfaremedia.org\/article\/what-the-supreme-court-got-wrong-in-the-trump-section-3-case\">What the Supreme Court Got Wrong in the Trump Section 3 Case<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Lawfare<\/em>, Mar. 8, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/nationalaffairs.com\/publications\/detail\/the-case-against-nationalism\">The Case Against Nationalism<\/a>,&#8221;<em> National Affairs, <\/em>Winter 2024 (with Alex Nowrasteh).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/statecourtreport.org\/our-work\/analysis-opinion\/2023s-most-significant-state-constitutional-cases\">Washington\u2019s Wrongheaded Ruling that Eviction Moratorium Is Not a Taking of Private Property<\/a>,&#8221; State Court Report, Brennan Center, Dec. 19, 2023 (symposium on &#8220;2023\u2019s Most Significant State Constitutional Cases&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.thebulwark.com\/p\/trump-disqualified-office-fourteenth-amendment\">Yes, Trump Is Disqualified from Office<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Bulwark<\/em>, Nov. 30, 2023.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2023\/11\/26\/biden-border-plan-caps-migrants-asylum-seekers\/71659363007\/\">Biden has the Right Border Plan, but Arbitrary Caps Have Blocked Legal Migration<\/a>,&#8221;<em> USA Today<\/em>, Nov. 26, 2023 (with David Bier).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfaremedia.org\/article\/section-3-disqualifications-for-democracy-preservation\">Section 3 Disqualifications for Democracy Preservation<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Lawfare<\/em>, Sept. 6, 2023.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/congress-blog\/4184182-courts-should-uphold-valuable-immigration-policy\/\">Courts Should Uphold Valuable Immigration Policy<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Hill<\/em>, Sept. 2, 2023.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theunpopulist.net\/p\/drastic-liberal-schemes-to-undermine?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=461280&amp;post_id=136194487&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;utm_medium=email\">Drastic Liberal Schemes to Undermine the US Supreme Court Will Enable an Authoritarian Presidency<\/a>,&#8221;<em> The UnPopulist<\/em>, Aug. 18, 2023.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/courts\/diversity-house-cards-collapses-supreme-court-harvard-unc\">&#8216;Diversity&#8217; House of Cards Collapses<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, July 7, 2023 (article on the Supreme Court&#8217;s affirmative action decisions).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/06\/30\/opinions\/supreme-court-decision-student-loan-was-right-somin\/index.html\">Why the Supreme Court Got it Right on Student Loans<\/a>,&#8221; CNN, June 30, 2023.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brennancenter.org\/our-work\/analysis-opinion\/supreme-court-strengthens-federal-protections-property-rights\">Supreme Court Strengthens Federal Protections for Property Rights<\/a>,&#8221; State Court Report, Brennan Center for Justice, May 30, 2023.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/policy-report\/march\/april-2023\/three-constitutional-issues-libertarians-should-make-their-own#\">Three Constitutional Issues Libertarians Should Make their Own<\/a>,&#8221; Cato Policy Report, March-April 2023.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2023\/04\/21\/opinion\/ukrainian-migrants-permanent-residency-work-permits\/\">US Needs to Protect Ukrainian Refugees in the United States<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Boston Globe<\/em>, April 21, 2023.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/australianoutlook\/abortion-and-state-rights-in-post-dobbs-america\/\">Abortion and Foot Voting in Post-<em>Dobbs<\/em> America: Prospects for Change<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Australian Outlook<\/em>, Mar. 30, 2023\u00a0 (Part II) (Australian Institute for International Affairs).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/australianoutlook\/abortion-and-foot-voting-in-a-post-dobbs-america\/\">Abortion and Foot Voting in a Post-<em>Dobbs<\/em> America<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Australian Outlook<\/em>, Mar. 23, 2023\u00a0 (Part I) (Australian Institute for International Affairs).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotusblog.com\/2023\/02\/dont-let-the-executive-abuse-emergency-powers-to-raid-the-treasury\/\">Don&#8217;t Let the Executive Abuse Emergency Powers to Raid the Treasury<\/a>,&#8221; <em>SCOTUSblog<\/em>, Feb. 21, 2023 (symposium on the loan-forgiveness cases before the Supreme Court).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2023\/01\/03\/ukraine-refugees-biden-administration-program\/\">We Sponsored Refugees Under a New Biden Program. The Results Were Astonishing<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Washington Post<\/em>, Jan. 3, 2023 (article on the Uniting for Ukraine private refugee sponsorship program).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yalejreg.com\/nc\/symposium-shane-democracy-chief-executive-12\/\">Reining in the Presidency Requires Limiting the Scope of Federal Power<\/a>,&#8221; Notice and Comment, <em>Yale Journal on Regulation<\/em>, Nov. 9, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/finance\/3703521-arlingtons-missing-middle-fight-and-the-struggle-for-affordable-housing\/\">Arlington&#8217;s &#8216;Missing Middle&#8217; Fight and the Struggle for Affordable Housing<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Hill<\/em>, Oct. 25, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/outlook\/2022\/07\/18\/refugee-sponsored-ukraine\/\">Americans Should be Able to Sponsor Refugees Who can Stay Permanently<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Washington Post<\/em>, July 18, 2022 (with Sabine El-Chidiac).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/2022\/6\/26\/23182115\/perspective-even-atheists-should-support-the-carson-v-makin-decision-religious-freedom-school-choice\">The Carson v. Makin Decision Won&#8217;t Increase Religious Strife. It Will Reduce it<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Deseret News<\/em>, June 26, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/think\/opinion\/supreme-court-maine-ruling-funding-religious-schools-tamp-culture-wars-rcna34547\">Why the Supreme Court Got it Right in Maine Voucher Case<\/a>,&#8221; <em>NBC<\/em>, June 21, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/politico-nightly\/2022\/05\/04\/the-possible-post-roe-roadmap-00029834\">Would Overruling<em> Roe v. Wade<\/em> Imperil Other Constitutional Rights Rulings?<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Politico<\/em>, May, 4, 2022 (symposium on &#8220;Alito&#8217;s Roe Draft, Beyond Abortion&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/outlook\/2022\/04\/25\/gun-at-work-second-amendment\/\">&#8216;Gun-at-Work&#8217; Laws Violate the Property Rights of Business Owners<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Washington Post<\/em>, Apr. 25, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/opinion\/article-by-accepting-ukrainian-and-russian-refugees-canada-can-do-good-and-do\/\">By Accepting Ukrainian and Russian Refugees, Canada Can do Good and do Well<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Globe and Mail<\/em>, Apr. 12, 2022 (with Sabine El-Chidiac).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/think\/politics-policy\/ketanji-brown-jackson-confirmed-senate-vote-gop-opposition-rcna23402\">Republicans Voted Against Jackson for Inane Reasons &#8211; and a Reasonable One<\/a>,&#8221; <em>NBC<\/em>, Apr. 7, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/firearmslaw.duke.edu\/2022\/04\/gun-rights-property-rights-and-takings\/\">Gun Rights, Property Rights, and Takings<\/a>,&#8221; Duke Center for Firearms Law, Apr. 5, 2022 (symposium on &#8220;Privatizing the Gun Debate&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/verfassungsblog.de\/os5-migration-restrictions\/\">Does the Threat of Terrorism Justify Migration Restrictions?<\/a>&#8221; <em>Verfassungsblog, <\/em>Mar. 30, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/03\/08\/opinion\/ukraine-putin-russia-refugees.html\">How the Us Can Help Refugees (and Weaken Vladimir Putin)<\/a>,&#8221;<em> New York Times<\/em>, Mar. 8, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2022\/02\/07\/opinion\/court-should-reject-flawed-diversity-theory\/?event=event12\">Court Should Reject the Flawed Diversity Theory<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Boston Globe<\/em>, Feb. 7, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/publications\/case-against-covid-19-pandemic-migration-restrictions#case-freedom-movement\">The Case Against Covid-19 Pandemic Migration Restrictions<\/a>,&#8221; Cato Institute, Feb. 1, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/think\/opinion\/supreme-court-affirmative-action-cases-challenging-harvard-unc-policies-are-ncna1287939\">Supreme Court Affirmative Action Cases Challenging Harvard, UNC Policies are Overdue<\/a>,&#8221; <em>NBC<\/em>, Jan. 24, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/think\/opinion\/supreme-court-covid-vaccine-mandate-hearing-exposes-biden-administration-overreach-ncna1287202\">Supreme Court Vaccine Mandate Hearing Exposes Biden Administration Overreach<\/a>,&#8221; <em>NBC<\/em>, Jan. 7, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Texas-SB-8-Article-Law-360-January-2022-Final-Published-Version.pdf\"><span id=\"page190R_mcid0\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Justices&#8217; Texas Abortion Ruling Is Murky On Key Question<\/span><\/span><\/a>,&#8221; <em>Law 360<\/em>, Jan. 7, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/theweek.com\/election\/1008300\/voting-with-your-feet\">The Case for Empowering Americans to Vote With their Feet<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Week<\/em>, Dec. 27, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/immigration\/578777-heres-why-we-should-end-pandemic-migration-restrictions\">Here&#8217;s Why We Should End Pandemic Migration Restrictions<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Hill<\/em>, Oct. 29, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/nationalaffairs.com\/publications\/detail\/voting-with-our-feet\">Voting With Our Feet<\/a>,&#8221; <em>National Affairs<\/em>, Fall 2021.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3D%26esrc%3Ds%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D%26cad%3Drja%26uact%3D8%26ved%3D2ahUKEwj0ierpy6LyAhV1KVkFHa1GDG8QFnoECAQQAw%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.usatoday.com%252Fstory%252Fopinion%252F2021%252F08%252F08%252Fu-s-law-contradicts-justice-asylum-policy-slave-laborers%252F5482722001%252F%26usg%3DAOvVaw0qzzSM6XggachCnaq6h6HI%26fbclid%3DIwAR2hsTnhxABpYC4TkStn0slzEHdNjnxb5-uZ1x2OEqA3hDHaIAu5OJ6fZs8&amp;h=AT0OKDoLZSps12Muz4JLjHH1cLQPZiDufLsaIikstVCEZqI7-lavVfDXdbrP9VY_BkWOMcDRqG8JmVV9mC2qsuGenTSG-p6UXu-NQlvmOpXf9gk1SnpQNr_J5cs1qlKj0g&amp;__tn__=%2CmH-R&amp;c[0]=AT0ZRvgSTCOwdUZdU8-CDq3emLkHwhA5X1bzke2EXci2GQMLBe8rZcJesU5TfPRYgtLNBmxU827UoquLSPxaElSuD6_a0839WEzHT5nhGwpAK0J43kHskXv4TQsBJNqyhipw1Kgb-Rf3fkngcO4qcKgFIuA\">America Should Offer Refuge to Victims of Forced Slavery Instead of Weaponizing their Pain<\/a>,&#8221; <em>USA Today<\/em>, Aug. 8, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato-unbound.org\/2021\/07\/16\/ilya-somin\/how-counter-possible-political-dangers-immigration-without-barring-migrants\">How to Counter Possible Political Dangers of Immigration Without Barring Migrants<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Cato Unbound<\/em>, July 16, 2021 (Symposium on &#8220;Immigration and Institutions&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2021\/jul\/5\/ilya-somin-governments-seizing-property-must-pay-m\/\">Government Must Pay Owners More than &#8216;Fair Market Value&#8217; When Seizing Property<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Washington Times<\/em>, July 5, 2021 (part II of two-part series).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/judiciary\/559914-supreme-courts-cedar-point-property-rights-decision-protects-both-sides\">Supreme Court&#8217;s<em> Cedar Point<\/em> Property Rights Decision Protects Both Sides<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Hill<\/em>, June 23, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2021\/jun\/22\/governments-power-seize-private-property-must-be-r\/\">Government&#8217;s Power to Seize Private Property Must be Reined in<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Washington Times<\/em>, June 22, 2021 (Part I of two-part series).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/outlook\/2021\/06\/17\/aca-challenge-texas-supreme-court-feeble\/\">The Latest ACA Challenge was so Feeble Even Conservative Justices Shot it Down<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Washington Post<\/em>, June 17, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/theihs.org\/blog\/writing-an-academic-book-part-i-how-to-decide-whether-you-should-write-a-book-in-the-first-place\/\">Writing an Academic Book<\/a>,&#8221; Institute for Humane Studies, May 10, 2021 (5 part series).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/civil-rights\/546623-both-the-left-and-the-right-discriminate-against-asian-americans\">Both the Left and the Right Discriminate Against Asian Americans<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Hill<\/em>, Apr. 6, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yalejreg.com\/nc\/how-to-curb-executive-power-to-exclude-immigrants-by-ilya-somin\/\">How to Curb Executive Power to Exclude Immigrants<\/a>,&#8221; Notice and Comment,<em> Yale Journal on Regulation<\/em>, Mar. 31, 2021 (symposium on Adam Cox and Cristina Rodriguez, <em>The President and Immigration Law<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/judiciary\/544508-a-california-tree-nurserys-supreme-court-fight-has-far-reaching\">A California Tree Nursery&#8217;s Supreme Court Fight has Far-reaching Implications for Property Owners<\/a>,&#8221;<em> The Hill<\/em>, Mar. 24, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/outlook\/2021\/03\/08\/syria-constitution-war-powers-strikes-illegal\/\">Our Airstrikes in Syria May be Legal. That Doesn&#8217;t Mean Our Mission there is<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Washington Post<\/em>, Mar. 8, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/outlook\/2021\/02\/08\/impeachment-trump-incitement-first-amendment\/\">Trump&#8217;s First Amendment Rights Don&#8217;t Matter for His Impeachment Trial<\/a>,&#8221;<em> Washington Post<\/em>, Feb. 8, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2021\/02\/03\/bidens-immigration-agenda-most-expansive-decades-column\/4354134001\/\">Biden&#8217;s Pro-Immigration Agenda is More Expansive than Obama&#8217;s, but it has Drawbacks<\/a>,&#8221; <em>USA Today<\/em>, Feb. 3, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2021\/01\/19\/josh-hawleys-threat-free-speech-and-other-vital-liberties-column\/6643408002\/\">Sen. Josh Hawley isn&#8217;t a Censorship Victim, He&#8217;s a Free Speech Menace<\/a>,&#8221; <em>USA Today<\/em>, Jan. 19, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/constitutioncenter.org\/interactive-constitution\/blog\/new-project-allows-scholars-to-reconsider-the-constitution\">Constitution Drafting Project Highlights Areas of Potential Consensus on Constitutional Reform<\/a>,&#8221; National Constitution Center, Jan. 14, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregreview.org\/2020\/12\/15\/somin-immigration-restrictions-harm-citizens\/\">How Immigration Restrictions Harm U.S. Citizens, Too<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Regulatory Review<\/em>, Dec. 15, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/527392-immigration-restrictions-and-racial-discrimination-share-similar\">Immigration Restrictions and Racial Discrimination Share Similar Roots<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Hill<\/em>, Nov. 24, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jurist.org\/commentary\/2020\/11\/ilya-somin-foot-voting\/\">Vote With Your Feet: Foot Voting and Political Freedom<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Jurist<\/em>, Nov. 7, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/story\/2020-10-23\/census-house-apportionment-immigrants?_amp=true\">Why Every Person, Regardless of Citizenship, Counts for Apportioning House Seats<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>, Oct. 23, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidesources.com\/justice-ginsburgs-death-adds-to-nations-political-polarization\/\">Justice Ginsburg&#8217;s Death Adds to Nation&#8217;s Political Polarization<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Inside Sources<\/em>, Sept. 25, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2020\/09\/18\/immigrants-president-repeal-natural-born-citizen-clause-column\/5805710002\/\">Remove the Natural Born Citizen Clause From the Constitution. Let Immigrants be President<\/a>,&#8221; <em>USA Today<\/em>, Sept. 18, 2020 (with Randall Kennedy).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato-unbound.org\/2020\/08\/18\/ilya-somin\/why-digital-exit-rights-are-not-enough-case-expanding-foot-voting-real-space?fbclid=IwAR3ytuRWR2VgtiOdWyb7GXo2mPpbqBT97LxSnsh_xBI-ztrStqAXe5YP3KQ\">Why Digital Exit Rights are not Enough: The Case for Expanding Foot Voting in Real Space<\/a>,&#8221;<em> Cato Unbound<\/em>, August 2020 (Symposium on the 50th anniversary of Albert Hirschman&#8217;s <em>Exit, Voice, and Loyalty<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercatus.org\/bridge\/commentary\/going-mobile\">Going Mobile<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Discourse<\/em> (Mercatus Center), July 28, 2020 (article based on <em>Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotusblog.com\/2020\/07\/symposium-a-better-way-to-limit-congress-subpoena-power\/\">A Better Way to Limit Congress&#8217; Subpoena Power<\/a>,&#8221; <em>SCOTUSblog<\/em>, July 9, 2020 (Symposium on <em>Trump v. Mazars<\/em> and <em>Trump v. Vance<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2020\/06\/danger-americas-coronavirus-immigration-bans\/613537\/\">The Danger of America&#8217;s Coronavirus Immigration Bans<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Atlantic<\/em>, June 28, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/stuartanderson\/2020\/06\/08\/how-to-limit-a-presidents-power-over-immigration\/#35c2cf382531\">How to Limit a President&#8217;s Power Over Immigration<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Forbes<\/em>, June 8, 2020 (interview with Stuart Anderson).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2020\/04\/20\/coronavirus-power-states-institute-lockdowns-column\/5162688002\/\">Coronavirus: Power Resides With the States to Institute Lockdowns or Not<\/a>,&#8221; <em>USA Today<\/em>, Apr. 20, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2020\/03\/weak-property-rights\/608476\/\">America&#8217;s Weak Property Rights are Harming Those Most in Need<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Atlantic<\/em>, Mar. 24, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2019\/10\/9\/20905503\/trump-white-house-letter-democrats-impeachment\">Impeachment and Constitutional Crisis<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Vox<\/em>, Oct. 9, 2019 (symposium on impeachment and constitutional crisis).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2019\/10\/us-immigration-laws-unconstitutional-double-standards\/599140\/\">Immigration Law Defies the American Constitution<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Atlantic<\/em>, Oct. 3, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/outlook\/how-liberals-learned-to-love-federalism\/2019\/07\/12\/babd9f52-8c5f-11e9-b162-8f6f41ec3c04_story.html?utm_term=.ccd4105a9569\">How Liberals Learned to Love Federalism<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Washington Post<\/em>, July 12, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2019\/5\/29\/18644304\/robert-mueller-statement-donald-trump-russia\">Can a Sitting Present Be Prosecuted for a Crime?<\/a>&#8221; <em>Vox<\/em>, May 29, 2019 (Symposium on prosecution of sitting presidents).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2019\/5\/16\/18617661\/donald-trump-congress-constitutional-crisis\">What is a Constitutional Crisis?<\/a>&#8221; <em>Vox<\/em>, May 16, 2019 (Symposium on constitutional crises).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2019\/05\/why-cuts-stanford-university-press-are-wrong\/589219\/?fbclid=IwAR3y9MP9HjzTBVP4FgynK3ktnzIKYYwvLcMGNxC3WIlwsbFOC21sTGNof5w\">University Presses Shouldn&#8217;t Have to Make a Profit<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Atlantic<\/em>, May 11, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2019\/4\/18\/18484731\/mueller-report-trump-barr-obstruction-legal-experts\">Does the Mueller Report Exonerate Trump?<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Vox<\/em>, Apr. 18, 2019 (Symposium on the Mueller Report).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2019\/4\/9\/18296806\/trump-tax-returns-congress-legal-experts\">Can Congress Force Trump to Turn Over His Tax Returns?<\/a>&#8221; <em>Vox<\/em>, Apr. 9, 2019 (symposium on Congress&#8217; demand to see Trump&#8217;s tax returns).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2019\/2\/15\/18225359\/trump-speech-national-emergencies-act-border\">&#8220;Can Trump Use Emergency Powers to Build His Border Wall?&#8221;<\/a> <em>Vox<\/em>, Feb. 15, 2019 (symposium on emergency powers and the border wall).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2019\/01\/21\/donald-trump-border-wall-emergency-property-rights-military-funds-column\/2607164002\/\">Trump Can Call a &#8216;National Emergency,&#8217; but that Doesn&#8217;t Mean he Can Build the Wall<\/a>,&#8221; <em>USA Today<\/em>, Jan. 21, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/to-build-the-wall-trump-might-make-thousands-of-americans-suffer\/2019\/01\/19\/fd39abe6-150e-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html?fbclid=IwAR3n7bvYcNvwJ8z_dFrXcRTGcIrB6-cmE3jISfuivi06RQEnhBDz-S78neQ&amp;utm_term=.b4a6e74ad15f\">To Build the Wall, Trump Might Make Thousands of Americans Suffer<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Washington Post<\/em>, Jan. 19, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/opinion\/ny-oped-using-emergency-powers-to-seize-property-and-build-the-wall-would-set-a-horrible-precedent-20190109-story.html?fbclid=IwAR0Dbj-QNtHlCfOKNAFGCpYKk_iRPoOxQZFes2Jd6rZyMFOECTtOIQ_yBb0\">Using Emergency Powers to Seize Property and Build the Wall Would Set a Horrible Precedent<\/a>,&#8221; <em>New York Daily News<\/em>, Jan. 9, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2018\/10\/06\/kavanaugh-confirmation-reaction-221087\">Kavanaugh&#8217;s Confirmation May Come at a High Price<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Politico<\/em>, Oct. 6, 2018 (Symposium on &#8220;Is Brett Kavanaugh Damaged Goods?&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/the-justices-can-undo-a-constitutional-catch-22-1538519740\">The Justices Can Undo a Constitutional Catch-22<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>, Oct. 2, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2018\/09\/28\/supreme-fiasco-did-the-kavanaugh-drama-just-break-the-senate-220741\">With a Lifetime Appoint to the Supreme Court at Stake, it is Important to Make Every Effort to Get things Right<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Politico<\/em>, Sept. 28, 2018 (Symposium on the Kavanaugh nomination sexual assault hearing).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2018\/09\/17\/what-should-the-senate-do-with-brett-kavanaugh-219985\">The Judiciary Committee Should Investigate<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Politico<\/em>, Sept. 17, 2018 (symposium on &#8220;What Should the Senate Do With Brett Kavanaugh&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato-unbound.org\/2018\/09\/12\/ilya-somin\/does-constitution-give-federal-government-power-over-immigration\">Does the Constitution Give the Federal Government Power Over Immigration?<\/a>&#8221; <em>Cato Unbound,<\/em> September 2018 (lead essay).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/what-does-kavanaughs-paper-trail-say-lets-ask-the-experts\/2018\/08\/31\/beffd014-ad33-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html?utm_term=.758469d5bfd4\">The Risks of the Unitary Executive<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Washington Post<\/em>, Aug. 31, 2018 (symposium on the jurisprudence of Judge Brett Kavanaugh).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2018\/07\/09\/donald-trump-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-218963\">As Normal as it Gets<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Politico<\/em>, July 10, 2018 (symposium on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregreview.org\/2018\/07\/10\/somin-federalism-comes-out-winner-murphy-v-ncaa\/\">Federalism Comes Out as the Winner in Murphy v. NCAA<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Regulatory Review<\/em> (University of Pennsylvania), July 10, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2018\/06\/28\/supreme-court-viewpoints-who-donald-trump-should-pick-his-list-column\/742939002\/\">Judge Don Willett Would Stand Up Against Trump&#8217;s Administration<\/a>,&#8221; <em>USA Today<\/em>, June 28, 2018 (Symposium on who should be picked for Supreme Court from Donald Trump&#8217;s list).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2018\/06\/27\/anthony-kennedy-legacy-supreme-court-218900\">Justice Kennedy&#8217;s Legacy<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Politico<\/em>, June 27, 2018 (Symposium on Justice Kennedy&#8217;s Legacy).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/the-big-idea\/2018\/6\/27\/17509248\/travel-ban-religious-discrimination-christian-muslim-double-standard\">The Supreme Court&#8217;s Indefensible Double Standard in the Travel-Ban Case and <em>Masterpiece Cakeshop<\/em><\/a>,&#8221; <em>Vox<\/em>, June 27, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2018\/06\/26\/supreme-court-ruling-travel-ban-ignores-religious-discrimination-column\/734697002\/\">Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8216;Travel Ban&#8217; is Still a &#8216;Muslim Ban&#8217; No Matter What the Supreme Court Ruled<\/a>,&#8221; <em>USA Today<\/em>, June 26, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2018\/05\/15\/sports-gambling-supreme-court-federalism-marijuana-sanctuary-cities-column\/610876002\/\">What Supreme Court Victory for Sports Gambling Means for Marijuana, Sanctuary Cities<\/a>,&#8221; <em>USA Today<\/em>, May 15, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/civil-rights\/384457-the-bill-of-rights-is-the-best-defense-against-a-travel-ban\">The Bill of Rights is the Best Defense Against a Travel Ban<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Hill<\/em>, Apr. 24, 2018 (with Michael Mannheimer).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/immigration\/381998-fight-over-sanctuary-cities-is-also-a-fight-over-federalism\">Fight Over Sanctuary Cities is also a Fight Over Federalism<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Hill<\/em>, Apr. 7, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2018\/3\/8\/17092820\/california-sessions-sanctuary-cities-lawsuit-doj-immigration\">Jeff Sessions&#8217; Lawsuit Against California&#8217;s Sanctuary Law<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Vox<\/em>, Mar. 8, 2018 (Symposium on United States v. California).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregreview.org\/2018\/01\/25\/somin-immigration-trump-deregulator\/\">On Immigration, Trump is no Deregulator<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Regulatory Review<\/em> (University of Pennsylvania), Jan. 25, 2018 (Symposium on &#8220;Regulation in the Trump Administration&#8217;s First Year&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato-unbound.org\/2018\/01\/12\/ilya-somin\/uncapturing-economy-requires-limiting-government\">Uncapturing the Economy Requires Limiting Government<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Cato Unbound<\/em>, Jan. 12, 2018 (symposium on Brink Lindsey and Steve Teles, <em>The Captured Economy<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.learnliberty.org\/blog\/the-politics-of-the-last-jedi\/\">The Politics of &#8216;The Last Jedi&#8217;<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Learn Liberty<\/em>, Dec. 20, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/finance\/358922-mortgage-interest-deduction-mostly-benefits-the-rich-end-it\">Mortgage Interest Deduction Mostly Benefits the Rich &#8211; End it<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Hill<\/em>, Nov. 6, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2017\/9\/8\/16262938\/daca-immigration-trump-administration\">Legal Challenges to Trump&#8217;s Reversal of DACA<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Vox<\/em>, Sept. 8, 2017 (symposium on efforts to preserve DACA through litigation).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.learnliberty.org\/blog\/breaking-the-wheel-of-westeros-why-heroes-arent-enough\/\">Breaking the Wheel of Westeros: Why Heroes aren&#8217;t Enough<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Learn Liberty<\/em>, Aug. 25, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/2bf6d7da-e054-43b3-a9a8-7b2fd4133c39.filesusr.com\/ugd\/bdf8dc_038b5c5ba11a49ef8f04cb80c0653fe1.pdf\">A Cosmopolitan Case Against World Government<\/a>,&#8221; <em>World Orders Forum<\/em>, World Government Research Network, Aug. 18, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/article\/450586\/limit-federal-power-left-right-can-agree\">No More Fair Weather Federalism<\/a>,&#8221; <em>National Review<\/em>, Aug. 18, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2017\/06\/08\/james-comey-trump-russia-hearing-reaction-analysis-legal-experts-215239\">Thursday&#8217;s Testimony was Dramatic Theater Showing Trump&#8217;s Disregard for Norms<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Politico<\/em>, June 8, 2017 (symposium on former FBI Director James Comey&#8217;s testimony on Trump and Russia, before the Senate).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2017\/05\/23\/trump-paid-parental-leave-mandate-will-hurt-editorials-debates\/102077956\/\">Trump&#8217;s Parental\u00a0 Plan Will Hurt<\/a>,&#8221; <em>USA Today<\/em>, May 23, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2017\/05\/09\/comey-trump-firing-is-this-a-constitutional-crisis-215118\">The Real Cause for Concern is Not so Much Comey&#8217;s Departure as his Potential Successor<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Politico<\/em>, May 10, 2017 (symposium on constitutional implications of the firing of FBI Director James Comey).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/spotlightonpoverty.org\/spotlight-exclusives\/federalism-can-help-poor-minorities\/\">How Federalism Can Help Minorities and the Poor<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, <\/em>May 10, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.learnliberty.org\/blog\/t-he-constitutional-rights-of-noncitizens\/\">The Constitutional Rights of Noncitizens<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Learn Liberty<\/em>, Apr. 30, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/opinion\/articles\/2017-04-21\/trumps-immigration-restrictions-will-hurt-americans\">A Threat to Americans<\/a>,&#8221; <em>US News and World Report<\/em>, Apr. 21, 2017 (column on how immigration restrictions harm American citizens).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mystatesman.com\/news\/opinion\/commentary-immigration-restrictions-hurt-americans-too\/UYPOigja006ElwhoIZGD9L\/\">Immigration Restrictions Hurt Americans, Too<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Austin American-Statesman, <\/em>April 13, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2017\/02\/neil-gorsuch-supreme-court-future-214724\">Up for Debate<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Politico<\/em>, Feb. 1, 2017 (Symposium on Supreme Court Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/scotus-pick-neil-gorsuch-troubling-views-judicial-review-article-1.2960953\">SCOTUS Pick has Some Troubling Views on Federalism, Judicial Review<\/a>,&#8221; <em>New York Daily News<\/em>, Jan. 31, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.learnliberty.org\/blog\/rogue-one-and-the-politics-of-star-wars\/\">Rogue One and the Politics of Star Wars<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Learn Liberty<\/em>, Dec. 28, 2016.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/opinion\/commentary\/ct-recreational-marijuana-legalize-california-arizona-20161107-story.html\">This Election Could be a Turning Point for Marijuana Legalization<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Chicago Tribune<\/em>, Nov. 7, 2016 (reprinted from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/volokh-conspiracy\/wp\/2016\/11\/05\/a-watershed-moment-for-marijuana-legalization\/\">Volokh Conspiracy blog<\/a>, <em>Washington Post<\/em> website).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2016\/10\/18\/mobility-zoning-licensing-voting-minorities-column\/91990486\/\">Moving Vans More Powerful than Ballot Boxes<\/a>,&#8221; <em>USA Today<\/em>, Oct. 18, 2016.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/constitutioncenter.org\/the-constitution\/articles\/article-i\/clauses\/755\">Putting the &#8216;General&#8217; Back in the General Welfare Clause<\/a>,&#8221;<em>The Interactive Constitution<\/em>, National Constitution Center, September 2016.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/constitutioncenter.org\/the-constitution\/articles\/article-i\/clauses\/755\">The Spending Clause<\/a>,&#8221; <em>The Interactive Constitution<\/em>, National Constitution Center, September 2016 (with Samuel R. Bagenstos).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.learnliberty.org\/blog\/7-fantasyscience-fiction-epics-that-can-inform-you-about-the-real-world-political-scene\/\">Seven Fantasy\/SF Epics that Can Inform You About the Real-World Political Scene<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Learn Liberty<\/em>, July 29, 2016.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.learnliberty.org\/blog\/star-trek-is-far-from-libertarian-heres-why\/\">Star Trek is Far From Libertarian &#8211; Here&#8217;s Why<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Learn Liberty<\/em>, July 22, 2016.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/historynewsnetwork.org\/article\/163137\">The Horrifying Ways Plain Old Ignorance Bolsters Racism<\/a>,&#8221; <em>History News Network, <\/em>July 5, 2016.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Insights-article-on-Sports-Boycotts-PDF-June-2016.pdf\">Sometimes, Boycotting is the Right Thing<\/a>,&#8221;<em> Insights on Law and Society<\/em>, Spring 2016 (American Bar Association).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2016\/05\/12\/opinions\/political-ignorance-somin\/\">Political Ignorance Haunts 2016 Campaign<\/a>,&#8221; CNN.com, May 12, 2016.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Voting and Political Ignorance,&#8221; <em>Exame, <\/em>May 2016 (Brazil) (translated into Portuguese).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/reason.com\/archives\/2016\/04\/19\/yes-obamas-executive-action-deferring-de\">Yes, Obama&#8217;s Executive Action Deferring Deportation for Millions of Immigrants is Constitutional<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Reason<\/em>, Apr. 19, 2016.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/roomfordebate\/2016\/02\/15\/novembers-referendum-on-justice\/serious-constitutional-debate-may-be-sacrificed-for-political-sport\">Serious Constitutional Issues May be Sacrificed for Political Sport<\/a>,&#8221;<em> New York Times Room for Debate Forum<\/em>, Feb. 15, 2016.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2016\/02\/antonin-scalia-how-he-changed-america-213631?paginate=false\">How Antonin Scalia Changed America<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Politico, <\/em>Feb. 14, 2016 (symposium on Justice Scalia and his legacy).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.gmu.edu\/assets\/files\/faculty\/Somin_DailyJournal_Oped_Male-Only-Draft2015.pdf\">Days May be Numbered for Male-Only Draft Registration<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Los Angeles Daily Journal<\/em>, Dec. 9, 2015.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cato-unbound.org\/2015\/11\/17\/ilya-somin\/markets-just-few-limits\">Markets with Just a Few Limits<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Cato Unbound<\/em>, Nov. 17, 2015 (symposium on Jason Brennan and Peter Jaworski, <em>Markets without Limits: Moral Virtues and Commercial Interests<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2015\/10\/04\/trump-polls-immigration-taxes-column\/72755896\/\">Trump Exploits Rational Political Ignorance<\/a>,&#8221; <em>USA Today<\/em>, Oct. 4, 2015.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2015\/jul\/29\/celebrate-liberty-month-its-time-to-end-the-poor-r\/\">It&#8217;s Time to End the Poor Relation Status of Property Rights<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Washington Times<\/em>, July 29, 2015.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/historynewsnetwork.org\/article\/159961\">Should the Government be able to Take Your House Away and Give it to a Private Developer?<\/a>&#8220;<em> History News Network<\/em>, July 19, 2015.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/roomfordebate\/2015\/07\/06\/is-the-supreme-court-too-powerful\/the-supreme-court-is-a-check-on-big-government-protection-for-minorities\">The Supreme Court is a Check on Big Government, Protection for Minorities<\/a><em>,&#8221; New York Times Room for Debate Forum<\/em>, July 6, 2015.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipsos.com\/public-affairs\/sites\/www.ipsos.com.public-affairs\/files\/understanding_society_JULY%202015_international_press_v2.pdf\">The Challenge of Political Ignorance: Why Voters are Ignorant and Why it Matters<\/a><em>,&#8221; Understanding Society<\/em>, July 2015.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/lessons-from-a-little-pink-house-10-years-later-1434922686\">Lessons from a Little Pink House, 10 Years Later<\/a><em>,&#8221; Wall Street Journal<\/em>, June 21, 2015.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.libertylawsite.org\/liberty-forum\/how-constitutional-originalism-promotes-liberty\/\">How Constitutional Originalism Promotes Liberty<\/a><em>,&#8221; Liberty Law Forum<\/em>, June 1, 2015.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotlightonpoverty.org\/ExclusiveCommentary.aspx?id=1fb37f4b-110a-4477-8fc5-8052c02e80b5\">How Eminent Domain Abuse Harms the Poor<\/a><em>,&#8221; Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity<\/em>, May 26, 2015.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2015\/04\/19\/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-constitutionality-discrimination-column\/70225124\/\">Gender, the Gay Marriage Fight&#8217;s Missing Piece<\/a><em>,&#8221; USA Today<\/em>, Apr. 19, 2015 (with Andrew Koppelman).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Creeping Libertarian Constitutionalism at US High Court<em>,&#8221; Los Angeles\/San Francisco Daily Journal<\/em>, Mar. 10, 2015.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/reason.com\/archives\/2014\/12\/16\/why-obamas-immigration-policy-is-constit\">Why Obama&#8217;s Immigration Policy is Constitutional<\/a><em>,&#8221; Reason<\/em>, Dec. 16, 2014.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/realspin\/2014\/11\/03\/what-no-one-talks-about-during-election-season-voter-ignorance\/\">What No One Talks About During Election Season: Voter Ignorance<\/a><em>,&#8221; Forbes<\/em>, Nov. 3, 2014.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/hnn.us\/article\/155943\">The Founding Fathers and Political Ignorance<\/a><em>,&#8221; History News Network<\/em>, June 10, 2014.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hnn.us\/article\/155452\">What Happens When You Mix Ignorance and Politics?<\/a>&#8221; <em>History News Network<\/em>, May 11, 2014.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Maryland Folds on Eminent Domain Threat<em>,&#8221;\u00a0 Los Angeles Daily Journal\/San Francisco Daily Journal<\/em>, Apr. 7, 2014.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.regblog.org\/2014\/02\/03-somin-political-ignorance.html\">The Problem of Political Ignorance<\/a>,&#8221;\u00a0 <em>University of Pennsylvania Regblog, <\/em>Feb. 3, 2014.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cato-unbound.org\/2013\/10\/11\/ilya-somin\/democracy-political-ignorance\">Democracy and Political Ignorance<\/a><em>,&#8221; Cato Unbound<\/em>, October 2013 (Lead Essay).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Smaller is Smarter When Political Ignorance Abounds,&#8221; <em>Los Angeles Daily Journal\/San Francisco Daily Journal<\/em>, Oct. 4, 2013.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/realspin\/2013\/10\/01\/the-low-information-voter-knows-very-little-about-why-government-is-shutting-down\/\">The &#8216;Low Information Voter&#8217; Knows Very Little About Why Government is Shutting Down<\/a><em>,&#8221; Forbes<\/em>, Oct. 1, 2013.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2013\/08\/12\/richmond-california-mortgages-column\/2641293\/\">Richmond, Calif., Runs Amok With Eminent Domain<\/a><em>,&#8221; USA Today<\/em>, Aug. 12, 2013.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2013\/07\/22\/supreme-court-losses-column\/2576625\/\">Supreme Court Shutouts Reveal Reckless Decisions<\/a><em>,&#8221; USA Today<\/em>, July 23, 2013.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.libertylawsite.org\/2013\/03\/11\/obamacares-constitutional-puzzle-still-missing-the-pieces\/\">Obamacare\u2019s Constitutional Puzzle: Still Missing the Pieces<\/a><em>,&#8221;\u00a0 Liberty Law Blog<\/em>, Mar. 11, 2013 (review of Einer Elhauge, <em>Obamacare on Trial<\/em> (2012)).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zocalopublicsquare.org\/2013\/01\/15\/supreme-partisans\/ideas\/up-for-discussion\/#Ilya+Somin\">Yes, the Court is Still Less Partisan<\/a><em>,&#8221;<\/em> <em>Zocalo Public Square<\/em>, Jan. 15, 2013 (forum on the Supreme Court and partisanship).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/sls.gmu.edu\/ilya-somin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/09\/Harvard-Health-Policy-Review-Article.pdf\">Assessing the Health Care Decision<\/a><em>,&#8221; Harvard Health Policy Review<\/em>, Fall 2012.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/article\/336115\/remembering-judge-bork-nro-symposium\">Remembering Judge Bork<\/a><em>,&#8221; National Review Online<\/em>, Dec. 19, 2012 (symposium on the passing of Judge Robert Bork).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotusblog.com\/2012\/06\/a-taxing-but-potentially-hopeful-decision\">A Taxing, But Potentially Hopeful Decision<\/a><em>,&#8221; SCOTUSblog<\/em>, June 28, 2012.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/opinion\/unpersuasive-majority-ruling-obamacare-article-1.1104052\">An Unpersuasive Majority Ruling on Obamacare<\/a><em>,&#8221; New York Daily News<\/em>, June 28, 2012.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.upenn.edu\/blogs\/regblog\/2012\/03\/the-justices-and-the-individual-mandate.html\">The Justices and the Individual Mandate<\/a><em>,&#8221; University of Pennsylvania Regblog<\/em>, Mar. 30, 2012.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2012\/03\/26\/opinion\/somin-health-supremes\/index.html\">Why the Health Care Reform Law is Unconstitutional<\/a>,<em>&#8221; CNN<\/em>, Mar. 26, 2012.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/roomfordebate\/2012\/03\/25\/on-the-health-care-law-is-the-court-being-thoughtful-or-partisan\/a-threat-of-giving-free-rein-to-federal-power\">Rein in Federal Power<\/a>,&#8221; <em>New York Times Room for Debate Forum<\/em>, Mar. 25, 2012.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/libertylawsite.org\/post\/bond-federalism-and-freedom\/\">Bond, Federalism, and Freedom<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Liberty Law Blog<\/em>, Dec. 28, 2011.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2011\/11\/09\/referendum-initiatives-prevent-eminent-domain-abuse\/\">Referendum Initiatives Prevent Eminent Domain Abuse<\/a><em>,&#8221; Daily Caller<\/em>, Nov. 9, 2011.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/roomfordebate\/2011\/09\/25\/ban-fur-then-why-not-leather\/selling-furs-a-right-to-economic-liberty\">A Right to Economic Liberty<\/a><em>,&#8221; New York Times Room for Debate Forum<\/em>, Sept. 25, 2011.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.upenn.edu\/blogs\/regblog\/2011\/08\/11th-circuit-rejects-unlimited-power-to-impose-federal-mandates.html\">11th Circuit Rejects Unlimited Power to Impose Federal Mandates<\/a>,&#8221; <em>University of Pennsylvania Regblog<\/em>, Aug. 18, 2011.<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/lfs.org\/newsletter\/029\/04\/Somin.shtml\">Libertarianism and Science Fiction<\/a><\/em>,: 29 <em>Prometheus<\/em> 1 (2011).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/opinion\/oped\/somin-insurance-mandate-has-fatal-flaws-1.3101602\">Insurance Mandate Has Fatal Flaws<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Newsday<\/em>, Aug. 16, 2011.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotusblog.com\/2011\/08\/will-the-supreme-court-give-congress-an-unlimited-mandate-for-mandates\/\">Will the Supreme Court Give Congress an Unlimited Mandate for Mandates?<\/a>,&#8221; <em>SCOTUSBlog<\/em>, Aug. 10, 2011.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fed-soc.org\/publications\/detail\/ramifications-of-repealing-the-17th-amendment\">Why Repealing the 17th Amendment Won&#8217;t Curb Federal Power<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Engage<\/em>, August 2011.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/jurist.org\/forum\/2011\/07\/ilya-somin-sixth-circuit-ruling.php\">Regulating Inactivity: A Radical Constitutional Departure<\/a><em>,&#8221; The Jurist<\/em>, July 1, 2011.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/jurist.org\/forum\/2011\/05\/ilya-somin-mandate-is-unconstitutional.php\">Why the Individual Health Care Mandate is Unconstitutiona<\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/jurist.org\/forum\/2011\/05\/ilya-somin-mandate-is-unconstitutional.php\">l<\/a>,&#8221; The Jurist<\/em>, May 4, 2011.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/articles\/262940\/we-do-declare-nro-symposium\/page\/0\/7?pg=6\">We Do Declare<\/a>,&#8221; <em>National Review Online<\/em>, Mar. 24, 2011 (Symposium on the Constitutionality of the Libya Intervention).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/roomfordebate\/2010\/12\/13\/a-fatal-blow-to-obamas-health-care-law\/the-problem-with-broad-definitions\">The Problem with Broad Definitions<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>New York Times Room for Debate Forum, Dec. 14, 2010 (forum on individual mandate health care litigation).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cato-unbound.org\/2010\/12\/13\/ilya-somin\/creation-consent-and-government-power-over-property-rights\/\">Creation, Consent, and Government Power Over Property Rights<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Cato Unbound<\/em>, Dec. 13, 2010 (forum on \u201cProperty Rights in Social Democracy\u201d).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wlf.org\/Upload\/misc\/pressclips\/110710RichmondTimesDispatch.pdf\">Mandate Challenge Could Prevail<\/a><em>,&#8221; Richmond Times-Dispatch<\/em>, Nov. 7, 2010.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columns\/OpEd-Contributor\/Ilya-Somin-Two-cheers-for-federal-courts-Virginia-health-care-suit-decision-100045789.html\">Two Cheers for Federal Court&#8217;s Virginia Health Care Suit Decision<\/a><em>,&#8221;<\/em> <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, Aug. 6, 2010.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/2010\/05\/11\/elena-kagan-supreme-court-opinions-contributors-ilya-somin.html\">Don&#8217;t Dismiss Elena Kagan<\/a><em>,&#8221; Forbes<\/em>, May 11, 2010.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com\/2010\/04\/12\/why-do-educated-people-use-bad-words\/#ilya\">Social Sanctions do Work<\/a>,&#8221; <em>New York Times Room for Debate Forum<\/em>, Apr. 12, 2010 (forum on \u201cWhy do Educated People Use Bad Words?\u201d).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/2010\/02\/12\/obama-voters-democrats-republicans-opinions-contributors-ilya-somin.html\">An Inconvenient Truth: Political Ignorance is Widespread Among Voters in Both Parties<\/a><em>,&#8221; Forbes<\/em>, Feb. 12, 2010.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com\/2009\/11\/12\/a-turning-point-for-eminent-domain\/#ilya\">Stronger Protections Needed<\/a><em>,&#8221; New York Times Room for Debate Forum<\/em>, Nov. 12, 2009 (forum on<em> Kelo v. City of New London <\/em>and protections for property rights).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/supreme.findlaw.com\/legal-commentary\/forfeiture-laws-the-war-of-drugs-and-alvarez-v-smith.html\">Forfeiture Laws, the War on Drugs, and <em>Alvarez v. Smith<\/em><\/a><em>,&#8221; Findlaw<\/em>, Oct. 14, 2009.<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/freep.com\/article\/20090716\/OPINION05\/90716072\/Eroding-constitutional-limits-on-governmental-takings\">Eroding Constitutional Limits on Government Takings<\/a>,&#8221; Detroit Free Press<\/em>, July 16, 2009.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com\/2009\/07\/15\/the-sotomayor-hearings-a-waste-of-time\/#ilya\">A Big Step Forward for Property Rights<\/a>,&#8221; <em>New York Times Room for Debate Forum<\/em>, July 15, 2009 (forum on Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Justice Sonia Sotomayor).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2009\/07\/11\/sotomayors-property-rights-red-flag\/\">Sotomayor&#8217;s Property-Rights Red Flag<\/a><em>,&#8221; Orange County Register<\/em>, July 11, 2009.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/opinion\/la-oew-chemerinsky-somin2009-may27-29,0,1298227.storygallery\">Obama, Sotomayor, and Empathy<\/a><em>,&#8221; Los Angeles Times<\/em> \u201cDust Up,\u201d May 27-29, 2009 (debate with Erwin Chemerinsky).<\/li>\n<li>:The War on Terror and Civil Liberties<em>,&#8221; Vanguardia<\/em>, October 2008 (translated into Spanish) (symposium on \u201cThe United States after Bush\u201d).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.gmu.edu\/assets\/files\/faculty\/Somin_7_28_08.pdf\">Locked Liberties: New DC Gun Law Shows that the Battle over Gun Rights is Far from Over<\/a>,<em>&#8221; Legal Times<\/em>, July 28, 2008.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cato.org\/pub_display.php?pub_id=9409\">Don&#8217;t Count on Prop. 99: The Purported Anti-Condemnation Measure Would Actually Block Meaningful Eminent Domain Reform<\/a><em>,&#8221; Los Angeles Times<\/em>, May 19, 2008, at A15.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/news\/os-xpm-2008-04-28-church28-story.html\">Shared Roots of Property, Civil Rights: Constitutional Issue Looms Large for Minorities in South<\/a><em>,&#8221; Orlando Sentinel<\/em>, Apr. 28, 2008 (with David Beito).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/publications\/commentary\/battle-over-eminent-domain-is-another-civil-rights-issue\">Battle Over Eminent Domain is Another Civil Rights Issue<\/a><em>,&#8221; Kansas City Star<\/em>, Apr. 27, 2008 (with David Beito).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/article.nationalreview.com\/?q=NTg1MDhlOTBiMDFhN2QyNzI4OTU0ZTBiMGJlZTI1ZTM=\">&#8220;Kelo, MIA: Where is the Property Rights Campaign Debate?<\/a>,&#8221; <em>National Review Online<\/em>, Apr. 2, 2008.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.opinionjournal.com\/federation\/feature\/?id=110010647\">Uncle Sam Wants You, Gramps: Why National Service Proponents Never Talk About Drafting the Old<\/a><em>,&#8221; Wall Street Journal Opinionjournal<\/em>, Sept. 26, 2007.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/node\/222298\">Mamas Don&#8217;t Let Your Babies Grow up to be\u00a0 Federation\u00a0 Tax Collectors: Federalism and Socialism in Star Trek<\/a>,&#8221; <em>National Review Online<\/em>, Sept. 28, 2007.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.gmu.edu\/assets\/files\/faculty\/Somin_LegalTimes_Wilkie-Robbins.pdf\">Put Out to Pasture: The Supreme Court Again Fails to Give Property Rights the Respect they Deserve<\/a>,&#8221; <em>Legal Times<\/em>, July 30, 2007.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/reason.com\/news\/show\/120765.html\">The Limits of Anti-<em>Kelo<\/em> Legislation<\/a><em>,&#8221; Reason<\/em>, August\/September 2007.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.gmu.edu\/assets\/files\/faculty\/Somin_ERA_OpEd.pdf\">Be Careful What You Wish For: The Revived Equal Rights Amendment May Surprise Its Supporters<\/a><em>,&#8221; Legal Times<\/em>, June 4, 2007.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reason.com\/news\/show\/119766.html\">Post-<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reason.com\/news\/show\/119766.html\"><em>Kelo<\/em> America: Assessing the Progress of Eminent Domain Reform<\/a><em>,&#8221;\u00a0 Reason<\/em> Online, Apr. 20, 2007.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.com\/jsp\/nlj\/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1167991328093\">A Pretextual Taking<\/a>,&#8221; <em>National Law Journal<\/em>, Jan. 8, 2007 (with Richard A. Epstein).<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/jurist.law.pitt.edu\/forumy\/2006\/11\/politics-of-ignorance-election-day.php\">The Politics of Ignorance: Election Day Reflections<\/a><\/em>,&#8221; <em>The Jurist<\/em>, Nov. 7, 2006.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.gmu.edu\/assets\/files\/faculty\/Somin_LegalTimesBlight_8-14-06.pdf\">Blight Sweet Blight<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em><em>Legal Times<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.gmu.edu\/assets\/files\/faculty\/Somin_LegalTimesBlight_8-14-06.pdf\">, Aug. 14, 2006\u00a0<\/a> (criticizing condemnation of &#8220;blighted&#8221; property).<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.gmu.edu\/assets\/files\/faculty\/Somin_LegalTimes_Prejudice.pdf\">The Final Prejudice<\/a><em>,&#8221; Legal Times<\/em>, Apr. 17, 2006 (analyzing discrimination against atheists).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cato.org\/pub_display.php?pub_id=5188\">Alito&#8217;s Libertarian Streak<em>,<\/em><\/a><em>&#8220;<\/em> <em>American Spectator<\/em>, Nov. 10, 2005.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Peace Through Federalism<em>,<\/em>&#8220;<em> Al Sabah<\/em> (Baghdad, Iraq), October 2005 (published in Arabic translation).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/publications\/commentary\/rehnquists-federalist-legacy\">Rehnquist&#8217;s Federalist Legacy<\/a>,<em>&#8220;<\/em> FOXNEWS.COM, Sept. 9, 2005.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Should Courts Limit the Use of Eminent Domain for Private Economic Development?,&#8221;<em> Congressional Quarterly Researcher<\/em>, Mar. 4, 2005.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;In Politics Ignorance is not Bliss<em>,&#8221; Newark Star Ledger<\/em>, Oct. 10, 2004.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cato.org\/publications\/commentary\/are-american-voters-stupid-maybe-not\"><em>Are American Voters Stupid? Maybe Not<\/em>, <\/a>South China Morning Post, Sept. 27, 2004.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/publications\/commentary\/political-ignorance-is-no-bliss\"><em>Political Ignorance is No Bliss, <\/em><\/a>FOXNEWS.COM, Sept. 22, 2004.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.detnews.com\/2004\/editorial\/0408\/09\/a13-235255.htm\"><em>Poletown Decision did not Create Desired Benefits; New Ruling Protects Weak from Government Abuses<\/em>, <\/a><em>Detroit News<\/em>, Aug. 8, 2004, at 13.<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.detnews.com\/2004\/editorial\/0401\/08\/a11-30056.htm\">Michigan Should Alter Property Grab Rules<\/a><em>,&#8221; <\/em>Detroit News, Jan. 8, 2004.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The Timing Game Justices Play,&#8221; <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>, Jan. 13, 2003 (with Steven G. Calabresi).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Riddles, Mysteries and Enigmas: Unanswered Questions about the End of the Cold War,&#8221;\u00a0 <em>Policy Review<\/em>, Fall 1994, at 80.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TESTIMONY BEFORE GOVERNMENT BODIES<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sharia-Law-Testimony-March-2026-Supplemental-Revised-Version-2-1.pdf\">Additional Testimony Against the &#8220;Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act,&#8221;<\/a> United States House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, Mar. 18, 2026.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sharia-Law-Testimony-February-2026-PDF-Version.pdf\">Testimony Against the &#8220;Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act,&#8221;<\/a> United States House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, Feb. 10, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Testimony on Federalism and Emergency Powers, Federalism Commission, Utah State Legislature, Oct. 16, 2025.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2019\/04\/05\/testimony-on-asset-forfeiture-before-the\">Testimony on Civil Asset Forfeiture<\/a>, Arkansas Advisory Committee, United States Commission on Civil Rights, March 25, 2019.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2018\/10\/19\/why-mandatory-national-service-is-both-u\">Testimony on the Moral and Constitutional Case Against Mandatory National Service<\/a>, National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service, Oct. 18, 2018.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Senate-Judiciary-Subcommittee-Testimony-on-Drones-April-2013-1.pdf\">Testimony on the Use of Drones for Targeted Killing in the War on Terror<\/a>, United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights, April 23, 2013.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.gmu.edu\/assets\/files\/faculty\/Somin_USCCR-aug2011.pdf\">Testimony on the Civil Rights Implications of Eminent Domain Abuse<\/a>, United States Commission on Civil Rights, August 12, 2011.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sotomayor-Property-Rights-Testimony-PDF-version.pdf\">Testimony on Property Rights<\/a>, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Confirmation Hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor, July 16, 2009.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sotomayor-Supplemental-Testimony-Answers-to-Questions-Official-PDF-version.pdf\">Supplemental Testimony on Property Rights<\/a>, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Confirmation Hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor, July 19, 2009.<\/li>\n<li>Testimony on Eminent Domain Reform, Washington State Attorney General&#8217;s Eminent Domain Task Force, June 12, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BOOKS Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom (Oxford University Press, 2020) (revised edition,\u00a0 2022). 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