Ilya Somin

• Outlook
• Perspective

Canada has a program that the U.S. should adopt (and improve).

• PostEverything
• Perspective

I support the Second Amendment. But the “right to exclude" is “one of the most treasured” rights associated with property ownership, according to the Supreme Court.

• PostEverything
• Perspective

I supported previous challenges to Obamacare. But the court got it right this time.

• PostEverything
• Perspective

The Constitution requires congressional approval for military action on this scale.

• PostEverything
• Perspective

The debate misses the point: Government officials can be impeached and removed for speech that is not criminal.

• Outlook
• Perspective

The left was skeptical of giving power to the states. Until the Trump era.

• Opinions

The federal government would have to seize parcels of land to build the wall. The owners would likely not be fairly compensated for it.

• The Volokh Conspiracy

In the process, they harm both consumers and workers seeking opportunity.

• The Volokh Conspiracy

In oral argument last week, Justice Sotomayor pointed out that states have far more laws than they can possibly enforce. That's a dangerous state of affairs.