Ilya Somin's Blog
January 3, 2023
We sponsored refugees under a new Biden program. The results were astonishing.
My wife and I applied to be Uniting for Ukraine sponsors.
July 18, 2022
Americans should be able to sponsor refugees who can stay permanently
Canada has a program that the U.S. should adopt (and improve).
April 25, 2022
‘Gun-at-work laws’ violate the property rights of business owners
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.
June 17, 2021
The latest ACA challenge was so feeble even conservative justices shot it down
I supported previous challenges to Obamacare. But the court got it right this time.
March 8, 2021
Our airstrikes in Syria may be legal. That doesn’t mean our mission there is.
The Constitution requires congressional approval for military action on this scale.
February 8, 2021
Trump’s First Amendment rights don’t matter for his impeachment trial
The debate misses the point: Government officials can be impeached and removed for speech that is not criminal.
July 12, 2019
How liberals learned to love federalism
The left was skeptical of giving power to the states. Until the Trump era.
January 19, 2019
To build the wall, Trump might make thousands of Americans suffer
The federal government would have to seize parcels of land to build the wall. The owners would likely not be fairly compensated for it.
December 12, 2017
How occupational licensing laws inhibit interstate mobility
In the process, they harm both consumers and workers seeking opportunity.
How occupational licensing laws inhibit interstate mobility
In the process, they harm both consumers and workers seeking opportunity.
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