Ilya Somin

Ilya Somin is professor of law at the George Mason University School of Law and an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute. He is the author of "Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government is Smarter". Somin s work has appeared in numerous academic and popular publications, including the "Yale Law Journal", "Los Angeles Times", and "USA Today". He writes regularly for the popular "Volokh Conspiracy" blog, affiliated with the "Washington Post".