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Hello Reddit! I'm Ilya Somin, Professor of Law at George Mason University and writer for The Volokh Conspiracy blog at The Washington Post. Ask me anything!
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Hello Reddit! I'm Ilya Somin, Professor of Law at George Mason University and writer for The Volokh Conspiracy blog at The Washington Post. Ask me anything!

Posted: 19 Sep 2017 11:54 AM PDT

I'm Ilya Somin, law professor at George Mason University, and regular contributor to The Volokh Conspiracy law and politics blog, hosted by The Washington Post. My articles have also appeared in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, CNN, USA Today, Forbes, and US News and World Report.

My work focuses on constitutional law, property, and democracy. I have written extensively about constitutional theory (1, 2, 3), federalism and "voting with your feet" (1, 2, 3, 4), political ignorance and its impact on democracy (1, 2, 3, 4), property rights (1, 2, 3, 4), and immigration (1, 2, 3, 4), among other topics. I have also written about the politics of science fiction and fantasy series such as Star Wars, Star Trek, and Game of Thrones.

I am the author of several books, including Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government is Smarter and The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. City of New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain. I am now working on a new book entitled Free to Move: Foot Voting and Political Freedom, which will make the case for expanding opportunities to vote with your feet in the private sector, within federal systems, and through international migration. You can learn more about me and my work at my website, and catch my latest tweets here.

Ask me anything!

UPDATE (5:15 PM): It is now past our allotted time, and I must regretfully sign off. Thanks for your excellent questions, everyone! This was a lot of fun.

Special thanks to the /r/Politics moderators and the folks at Learn Liberty (/r/LearnLiberty) for helping to set this up!

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President Trump's rally cost Phoenix more than $450,000

Posted: 20 Sep 2017 04:34 AM PDT