# ![@IlyaSomin Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1434558632.png) @IlyaSomin Ilya Somin

Ilya Somin posts on X about tariffs, the most, ukraine, supreme court the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

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[finance](/list/finance)  12.5% [countries](/list/countries)  11.67% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  2.5% [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  1.67% [nhl](/list/nhl)  0.83% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  0.83%

**Social topic influence**
[tariffs](/topic/tariffs) 6.67%, [the most](/topic/the-most) 3.33%, [ukraine](/topic/ukraine) 3.33%, [supreme court](/topic/supreme-court) 3.33%, [events](/topic/events) 2.5%, [if you](/topic/if-you) 2.5%, [russia](/topic/russia) 2.5%, [money](/topic/money) 2.5%, [how to](/topic/how-to) 2.5%, [venezuela](/topic/venezuela) 2.5%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

".@the_quadg0d seems likely to exacerbate the problem of #Ilyaconfusion He's an ethnic Russian and his name is same as mine ("Ilia" and "Ilya" are variant transliterations). He has also totally lapped @ishapiro and me in race to be most famous Ilya in Virginia. Indeed I'm not even the most famous Ilya at @GeorgeMasonU anymore (Malinin is a GMU undergrad). http://www.gmu.edu/news/2026-02/george-masons-ilia-malinin-claims-olympic-gold http://www.gmu.edu/news/2026-02/george-masons-ilia-malinin-claims-olympic-gold"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2021800942702665884)  2026-02-12T04:18Z 21.2K followers, 13.1K engagements


"Immigration Massively Reduces Budget Deficits A new Cato Institute study provides the most comprehensive analysis of this issue to date"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/08/immigration-massively-reduces-budget-deficits/)  2026-02-08T22:10Z 21.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Donald Trump Makes the Case for Decentralized Control of Elections Great Again Trump's call to "nationalize elections" leads prominent election law scholar Rick Hasen to reverse his longstanding support for such a policy"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/08/donald-trump-makes-the-case-for-decentralized-control-of-elections-great-again/)  2026-02-08T20:54Z 21.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Perils of "Democratic Socialism" The seemingly new version of socialism advocated by many on the left today has all too many flaws in common with the old kind"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/volokh/2019/06/05/perils-of-democratic-socialism-2/)  2026-02-09T04:27Z 21.2K followers, [----] engagements


"The manufacturing base Trump has revived with his tariffs is the production of lobbyists The most predictable outcome of Trump's tariffs isn't that Americans are paying them (though we are). It's this: https://t.co/5ZPVzjvest The most predictable outcome of Trump's tariffs isn't that Americans are paying them (though we are). It's this: https://t.co/5ZPVzjvest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2016740577363046737)  2026-01-29T05:09Z 21.2K followers, 12.7K engagements


"Actually Marxism has at least a half-dozen other fatal flaws. The labor theory of value sucks. But so does Marxist alienation theory their theory of history model of how politics works and more. The most compelling critique of Marxism is simply that its analysis of capitalism largely fails once the labor theory of value is (correctly) abandoned. Thats not to say that *nothing* remains but its core doesnt. The most compelling critique of Marxism is simply that its analysis of capitalism largely fails once the labor theory of value is (correctly) abandoned. Thats not to say that *nothing*"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2017135259293266259)  2026-01-30T07:18Z 21.2K followers, 42.6K engagements


"My article "Immigration is Not Invasion" now under submission to law reviews. Everything you ever wanted to know about invasion but were afraid to ask Also it got coveted "highly recommended" rating from @lsolum at his Legal Theory blog: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfmabstract_id=5712442 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfmabstract_id=5712442"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2018388078969151886)  2026-02-02T18:16Z 21.2K followers, [----] engagements


"We would do well to listen to our allies before we totally lose them. @WSJ We booed JD Vance not the athletes. Italy has always been a loyal ally and a friend of the US but friendship needs respect. Current US Administration is not respecting allies. Mr Trump offended the memory of the [--] Italian soldiers who died in Afghanistan where we sent our @WSJ We booed JD Vance not the athletes. Italy has always been a loyal ally and a friend of the US but friendship needs respect. Current US Administration is not respecting allies. Mr Trump offended the memory of the [--] Italian soldiers who died in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2020068993088848353)  2026-02-07T09:35Z 21.2K followers, [----] engagements


"@David_J_Bier Me too"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2020325451613479293)  2026-02-08T02:34Z 21.2K followers, [---] engagements


"My thoughts on @rickhasen's explanation of how Trump is making the case for decentralized control of elections great again. Also kudos to Hasen for being willing to openly reverse a longstanding view when the evidence warrants it: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/08/donald-trump-makes-the-case-for-decentralized-control-of-elections-great-again/ https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/08/donald-trump-makes-the-case-for-decentralized-control-of-elections-great-again/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2020602094676508706)  2026-02-08T20:54Z 21.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Kudos to @David_J_Bier and my other colleagues at @CatoInstitute for comprehensive new study showing massive fiscal benefits of immigration. See my discussion of some of its implications here: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/08/immigration-massively-reduces-budget-deficits/ https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/08/immigration-massively-reduces-budget-deficits/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2020621300771807237)  2026-02-08T22:10Z 21.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Perhaps also worth mentioning that my commitment to democratic socialism is so great that I wrote a piece entitled "Perils of Democratic Socialism" which explains why this type of socialism isn't actually much better than the authoritarian kind: https://reason.com/volokh/2019/06/05/perils-of-democratic-socialism-2/ Someday I would like to introduce the MAGAs who attack me for being a "socialist" to the leftists who attack me for being a tool of capitalists like the Koch brothers. In reality I favor very tight limits on government power across the board for which reason I reject both"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2020716057594650834)  2026-02-09T04:27Z 21.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Someday I would like to introduce the MAGAs who attack me for being a "socialist" to the leftists who attack me for being a tool of capitalists like the Koch brothers. In reality I favor very tight limits on government power across the board for which reason I reject both nationalism and socialism. Apparently @IlyaSomin is a democratic socialist. They dont make them like they used to Apparently @IlyaSomin is a democratic socialist. They dont make them like they used to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2020627054207881708)  2026-02-08T22:33Z 21.2K followers, 31.3K engagements


"Tomorrow I will testify before subcommittee of House Judiciary Committee against the proposed "Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act" which would authorize exclusion/deportation of all or most non-citizen Muslim immigrants. My written testimony posted here: https://reason.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Sharia-Law-Testimony-February-2026-PDF-Version.pdf https://reason.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Sharia-Law-Testimony-February-2026-PDF-Version.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2021002385796047079)  2026-02-09T23:24Z 21.2K followers, 15.8K engagements


"You can watch video of hearing at link below. Note GOP member/witnesses mostly didn't even try to defend proposed bill but instead focused on various issues with Sharia law that - even if valid - wouldn't require mass deportation or exclusion of migrants to address: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=KbDNzhnV8h4 Tomorrow I will testify before subcommittee of House Judiciary Committee against the proposed "Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act" which would authorize exclusion/deportation of all or most non-citizen Muslim immigrants. My written testimony posted here:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2021357843413336242)  2026-02-10T22:57Z 21.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Political Ignorance and Misinformation on the Left Political ignorance and the closely related phenomenon of misinformation are serious problems. But most commentators are far quicker to identify them on"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/volokh/2023/05/31/political-ignorance-and-misinformation-on-the-left/)  2025-05-21T04:29Z 21.2K followers, 126.1K engagements


"Lessons of the End of Trump's ICE "Surge" in Minnesota A combination of legal action and political resistance helped deal Trump a defeat"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/12/lessons-of-the-end-of-trumps-ice-surge-in-minnesota/)  2026-02-13T04:15Z 104.7K followers, [--] engagements


"Trump is making grand juries great again When I was in law school I thought grand juries were like the "appendix" of American law -- a vestigal formality that really served no purpose in the modern era. Was I ever wrong. Recent events have really shown the wisdom of the Founders' design. When I was in law school I thought grand juries were like the "appendix" of American law -- a vestigal formality that really served no purpose in the modern era. Was I ever wrong. Recent events have really shown the wisdom of the Founders' design"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2021599994906542413)  2026-02-11T14:59Z 21.2K followers, 18.1K engagements


"Tim Walzs military record is much better than you think Under his leadership Minnesota invaded Wisconsin conquered Milwaukee and annexed it. The operation was so stealthy that only Laura Ingraham detected it. Laura Ingraham: If you know Minnesota well and I know it well -- especially Milwaukee -- it's changed. https://t.co/2L0HvrHMo6 Laura Ingraham: If you know Minnesota well and I know it well -- especially Milwaukee -- it's changed. https://t.co/2L0HvrHMo6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1821746020277014604)  2024-08-09T03:11Z 21.2K followers, 67.2K engagements


"Marc Rich is a saint compared to many of the people Trump has pardoned. Clintons [----] Marc Rich pardon was a national scandal that briefly raised standards for subsequent pardons. Today Trumps far more politicized pardons pass with shrugsnot because theyre better but because our standards for presidential accountability have collapsed says Clintons [----] Marc Rich pardon was a national scandal that briefly raised standards for subsequent pardons. Today Trumps far more politicized pardons pass with shrugsnot because theyre better but because our standards for presidential accountability have"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2021846811334287756)  2026-02-12T07:20Z 21.2K followers, [----] engagements


"@DanielJHemel Eminent domain must be expressly authorized. Is not here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1096231743890341888)  2019-02-15T02:16Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@slsatel @jrick Perhaps @petermjaworski might know"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1113547635028373510)  2019-04-03T21:03Z 21.1K followers, [--] engagements


"@DanielJHemel Your interpretation is clever - but far from unambiguously right. Thus we still dont have unambiguous condition required by Pennhurst"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1373821714866569217)  2021-03-22T02:19Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@DanielJHemel Constitutional avoidance cant fix ambiguity problem. Indeed the very fact that your interpretation is possible (along with several others) just makes the problem worse"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1373824124112502793)  2021-03-22T02:29Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@JillGoldenziel @GeorgetownLaw @realToddHuntley Congrats FWIW I recently cited your important work on displaced persons in Ch. [--] of my book "Free to Move: Foot Voting Migration and Political Freedom." https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0190054581/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0190054581/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1380259814450823169)  2021-04-08T20:42Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@HoffProf No problem I do what I can when time allows:)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1390055634180136967)  2021-05-05T21:27Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@DanielJHemel @HoffProf I don't think this is unreasonable. "Articles" is a pretty broad category. In any event key common element of all these rulings is rejection of nearly unlimited power claimed by CDC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1390058624752488448)  2021-05-05T21:39Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@DanielJHemel @HoffProf Sections c an d deal with travel by persons"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1390059310349234176)  2021-05-05T21:42Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@DanielJHemel @HoffProf Either it exists under "examination" in c or not at all. If the latter Congress can easily enact a new statute allowing it. Probably would not be controversial. Better that than accepting unlimited power to suppress virtually any activity under govt view of statute"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1390061035655159813)  2021-05-05T21:49Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@DanielJHemel @HoffProf It's certainly closer to the former than the latter given relevant context constitutional problems etc. But if it's neither Congress will have to legislate to create it. I don't see that as a big problem"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1390062374250496009)  2021-05-05T21:54Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@DanielJHemel @HoffProf To be slightly more precise 264c is a limit but 264d is a grant (of "examination" power over travellers among other things). Need for that grant is further evidence against broad CDC view of 264a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1390063430527238158)  2021-05-05T21:58Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@DanielJHemel @HoffProf I must attend to urgent obligations. But may perhaps continue later thx for interesting exchange"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1390065555688808460)  2021-05-05T22:07Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"Congrats to @ishapiro on new job But not clear whether this will bring end to epidemic of #IlyaConfusion or give rise to more contagious new variant. I will have to update my guide to avoiding #IlyaConfusion: https://reason.com/volokh/2018/04/20/ilyaconfusion-a-guide-for-the-perplexed/ #GeorgetownLaw welcomes @ishapiro as the new executive director and senior lecturer at @GUConstitution. Ilya Shapiro will oversee all aspects of the Centers activities with an emphasis on its Originalism Outside of Academia initiative. Learn more: https://t.co/8o62dq7DZe https://t.co/hnBjJI6gk5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1484602851137568780)  2022-01-21T19:04Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@JillGoldenziel @ishapiro I have made a start with Update #3. See link below: https://reason.com/volokh/2018/04/20/ilyaconfusion-a-guide-for-the-perplexed/ https://reason.com/volokh/2018/04/20/ilyaconfusion-a-guide-for-the-perplexed/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1484604247446626312)  2022-01-21T19:10Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@ishapiro @JillGoldenziel I think we had to split the honorarium. And mistake wasn't discovered till we were literally both at the venue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1484619143802507268)  2022-01-21T20:09Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@CJSprigman As others have noted Irulan is the elegant aristocratic character intended to contrast with Chani"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1764488189719216459)  2024-03-04T03:09Z 20.8K followers, [---] engagements


"1) European nations are once again considering using hundreds of billions of dollars in frozen Russian state assets to aid Ukraine. This step is long overdue: https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/03/european-nations-again-consider-using-frozen-russian-state-assets-to-fund-ukraines-war-effort/ https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/03/european-nations-again-consider-using-frozen-russian-state-assets-to-fund-ukraines-war-effort/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1974212842594120011)  2025-10-03T20:39Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Still not looking like they actually plan to disarm. And their record on adhering to truces isn't great either to understate the point. As Lando Calrissian put it "this deal is getting worse all the time." https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-hamas-official-terror-group-cant-commit-to-disarm-is-open-to-3-5-year-truce/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-hamas-official-terror-group-cant-commit-to-disarm-is-open-to-3-5-year-truce/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1979405398680457319)  2025-10-18T04:33Z 20.6K followers, [----] engagements


"We shall see. But so far we have an exchange of [--] hostages for some [----] terrorists. The kind of thing that predictably encourages more hostage-taking and terrorism as has happened many times before. And no real commitment of Hamas to disarm. See my earlier writings on dangers of hostage deals with terrorists: https://reason.com/volokh/2025/01/19/another-terrible-hostage-deal/nab=0 https://reason.com/volokh/2025/01/19/another-terrible-hostage-deal/nab=0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1979421190889324734)  2025-10-18T05:36Z 20.6K followers, [--] engagements


"Gaza ceasefire not going too well. Also Hamas still not looking like they plan to disarm. https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/19/world/israel-hamas-gaza-ceasefire-test-intlcid=ios_app https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/19/world/israel-hamas-gaza-ceasefire-test-intlcid=ios_app"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1979923619921707129)  2025-10-19T14:52Z 20.6K followers, 14K engagements


"Long past time for people to understand vast majority of Russian-speaking Ukrainians dont want to be ruled by Russia. Alright I guess it falls to me -- just an ordinary guy from Ukrainian Donbas -- to explain a few obvious things to a New York real-estate developer who seems to care a lot more about the commercial opportunities being dangled in front of him by Putin and his mob fixer Kirill Alright I guess it falls to me -- just an ordinary guy from Ukrainian Donbas -- to explain a few obvious things to a New York real-estate developer who seems to care a lot more about the commercial"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1980060846521810978)  2025-10-19T23:57Z 20.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@atlas_thetitan The pardon does little to prevent lawfare and much to protect evil allies of the incumbent president"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1980108865359470785)  2025-10-20T03:08Z 20.6K followers, [--] engagements


"@KevinSabellico Whatever the headline says there was substantial fighting on the ground. That doesnt bode well for the durability of the agreement"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1980132316576977016)  2025-10-20T04:41Z 20.6K followers, [--] engagements


"@atlas_thetitan If you dont see the difference between a nonviolence trespass by a handful of people and a massive coup attempt using force you are beyond my help"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1980645200155537798)  2025-10-21T14:39Z 20.6K followers, [--] engagements


"Draft @mattyglesias into Maine Senate race Proposed platform: [--]. One Billion Americans Act (see his book) [--]. Abundance Agenda Act (combines YIMBY free trade nuclear power he is big advocate of all 3). [--]. Maybe persuade him to endorse my plan to abolish ICE and give money to real cops: https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5471976-abolish-ice-and-give-the-money-to-real-cops/ @mattyglesias @_rotimia I would back you over both Platner (who seems awful) and Mills. Probably over Susan Collins too. With my mighty endorsement victory is assured When you become senator first order of business"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1981532310018068889)  2025-10-24T01:24Z 20.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Check out massive bumper crop of amicus briefs supporting our side in Supreme Court tariff case from groups across political spectrum big and small businesses and experts in many different fields: https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspxfilename=/docket/DocketFiles/html/Public/24-1287.html https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspxfilename=/docket/DocketFiles/html/Public/24-1287.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1981847660412940495)  2025-10-24T22:17Z 20.7K followers, 21.8K engagements


"In this post I explain why fentanyl smuggling isn't moral equivalent of war/terrorism and can't justify Trump's extrajudicial killings. and how on this point I'm in rare agreement with John Yoo: https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/26/why-fentanyl-smuggling-isnt-war-and-cannot-justify-extrajudicial-killing/ https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/26/why-fentanyl-smuggling-isnt-war-and-cannot-justify-extrajudicial-killing/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1982455651751137419)  2025-10-26T14:33Z 20.7K followers, 21.9K engagements


"I competed against Bronx HS of Science students in high school debate. Their student voters are more knowledgeable/competent than most adult voters Not surprising they rejected Mamdani. Though he also probably had stronger opponents in that election than in his current one Mamdani ran for student vice president in high school on a platform of free juice squeezed from locally sourced fruit. I guess he was always like this https://t.co/Up2OAz2E1S Mamdani ran for student vice president in high school on a platform of free juice squeezed from locally sourced fruit. I guess he was always like this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1982664175722623203)  2025-10-27T04:22Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements


"This is actually one of the main reasons why we want to limit political power as much as possible. Im sure most libertarians recognize that political power is zero sum (they also recognize that wealth is not) Im sure most libertarians recognize that political power is zero sum (they also recognize that wealth is not)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1982945664976957678)  2025-10-27T23:01Z 20.7K followers, 11.9K engagements


"My Grokipedia page is far longer/more detailed than my Wikipedia page. I am flattered Grok thought me important enough for that. But it also has way more errors even aside from overestimating my importance (e.g. - I was never a fellow at U of Michigan): https://grokipedia.com/page/Ilya_Somin https://grokipedia.com/page/Ilya_Somin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1983242851631628783)  2025-10-28T18:41Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@wmkappy I would guess a Yankees fan would underestimate my importance as opposed to Grokipedia which makes the opposite mistake. But it is true that Grokipedia omitted reference to my Boston sports loyalties"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1983244137672388863)  2025-10-28T18:47Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"I don't think the errors are invidious or caused by right-wing (or other) political bias. I think their AI just does a poor job of processing some types of information and sometimes just hallucinates. If this is indicative of other Grokipedia entries don't put too much confidence in them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1983244219289371067)  2025-10-28T18:47Z 20.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Article about the origins of our case against Trumps tariffs which is now before the Supreme Court. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/blog-posts-help-spur-trump-tariffs-challenge-at-supreme-court https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/blog-posts-help-spur-trump-tariffs-challenge-at-supreme-court"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1985705905908793438)  2025-11-04T13:49Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Compendium of links to my writings on our case against the Trump IEEPA tariffs which will be argued in Supreme Court tomorrow (beginning with February post that inspired the case): https://reason.com/volokh/2025/06/03/compendium-of-writings-about-the-trump-tariff-case/ https://reason.com/volokh/2025/06/03/compendium-of-writings-about-the-trump-tariff-case/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1985794368565923886)  2025-11-04T19:40Z 21K followers, [----] engagements


"I made a similar argument myself here: https://reason.com/volokh/2025/06/15/how-trumps-imposition-of-massive-tariffs-is-repeating-the-ship-money-abuses-of-king-charles-i/ Brothers in Law is back I'm thrilled to be writing with my brother Vik for @scotus_blog. We discuss Trump's tariffs that unilaterally rewrite the tax codeusurpations of power reminiscent of the dictatorial reign of Englands Charles I. Read here: https://t.co/4Nd6IgZNHS https://t.co/JtfHPtDs3q https://reason.com/volokh/2025/06/15/how-trumps-imposition-of-massive-tariffs-is-repeating-the-ship-money-abuses-of-king-charles-i/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1986942526306328854)  2025-11-07T23:43Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Another example of how right-wing nationalists have much in common with left-wing socialists. ICYMI: El Salvador's Nayib Bukele declared transportation to be free (How nice) Problem is he mandated private companies to provide free services. When they didn't comply he ordered the arrest of the owners. Typical socialist. El Salvador will stay backwards. https://t.co/hV3dTVPkAx ICYMI: El Salvador's Nayib Bukele declared transportation to be free (How nice) Problem is he mandated private companies to provide free services. When they didn't comply he ordered the arrest of the owners. Typical"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1987058337066693033)  2025-11-08T07:23Z 20.7K followers, 13.4K engagements


"Want to clear up #IlyaConfusion Start by noting I am happy @NHLBruins beat @MapleLeafs tonight while @ishapiro is very much not. For other differences between us see my guide to telling us apart. Required reading for reporters - and SCOTUS justices: https://reason.com/volokh/2018/04/20/ilyaconfusion-a-guide-for-the-perplexed/ https://reason.com/volokh/2018/04/20/ilyaconfusion-a-guide-for-the-perplexed/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1987383004042231994)  2025-11-09T04:53Z 20.8K followers, 11.1K engagements


"@RealTrumpMafia It depends on how you define "left" and "right." They are not actually coherent concepts. See my discussion here: https://reason.com/volokh/2024/04/14/what-differentiates-political-left-and-right/ https://reason.com/volokh/2024/04/14/what-differentiates-political-left-and-right/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1987563607534518545)  2025-11-09T16:51Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"Video of @FedSoc National Convention panel on zoning property rights and the housing crisis. I participated along with James Burling (Pacific Legal Foundation) Prof. Peter Byrne (Georgetown) and Prof. Sara Bronin (George Washington University): https://www.youtube.com/watchv=XNCxcmg6Ihg&t=381s https://www.youtube.com/watchv=XNCxcmg6Ihg&t=381s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1987711600166363373)  2025-11-10T02:39Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements


".@Jeff_Jacoby has a good summary of the Heritage Foundation/anti-Semitism controversy. I was a Heritage intern in [----]. I would not associate with them today - not just because of this but because of general descent into illiberal nativism & nationalism: https://jeffjacoby.com/30983/the-right-immune-system-is-finally-fighting-back https://jeffjacoby.com/30983/the-right-immune-system-is-finally-fighting-back"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1987719787611291709)  2025-11-10T03:11Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@an_average_bear @Jeff_Jacoby I think youre overestimating how hard it was to get those internships. I didnt need an elephant to get what was basically a summer job for a mouse"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1987768725508931908)  2025-11-10T06:26Z 20.7K followers, [---] engagements


"I often agree with @mattyglesias. But not on this. Many popular policies are awful because - as he knows - voters are often deeply ignorant about policies and their effects. To me this whole idea that the filibuster benefits one party or the other is a little childish if Democrats most popular priorities and Republicans most popular priorities both passed over the next few congresses thats net good for America. To me this whole idea that the filibuster benefits one party or the other is a little childish if Democrats most popular priorities and Republicans most popular priorities both passed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1987778067230490971)  2025-11-10T07:03Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements


"I dont think this necessarily means Dems were right to make a deal. Not sure about that. But popular is NOT the same as good"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1987778446378807414)  2025-11-10T07:04Z 20.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Supreme Court rejects case seeking to overturn right to same-sex marriage. I was one of many observers who predicted this. Obergfell v. Hodges is highly unlikely to be reversed and it was never going to happen in this dog of a case: https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/10/supreme-court-refuses-to-hear-casing-seeking-to-overturn-obergefell/ https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/10/supreme-court-refuses-to-hear-casing-seeking-to-overturn-obergefell/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1987986285257257293)  2025-11-10T20:50Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader knew how to manage affordability issues We must return to traditional Imperial values. If you dont agree I find your lack of faith disturbing. A long long time ago an average moisture farmer could buy this house support a wife and a teenaged boy and still have money left over for a translator droid and an R2 unit. Today a two-income household can't even buy a passage to Alderaan for less than [-----]. https://t.co/eciqOcHv8m A long long time ago an average moisture farmer could buy this house support a wife and a teenaged boy and still have money left over for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1989535653378334791)  2025-11-15T03:27Z 20.8K followers, [----] engagements


"My critique of Trump's indefensible policy of prioritizing white South Africans for "refugee" admission while barring virtually all others. If you advocate color-blindness in govt (as I do) you must condemn this blatant racial discrimination: https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/15/trumps-racially-discriminatory-refugee-policy/ https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/15/trumps-racially-discriminatory-refugee-policy/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1989834555755548902)  2025-11-15T23:15Z 20.8K followers, 19.1K engagements


"In this post I discuss the Heritage Foundation scandal and growth of right-wing anti-Semitism. Rot goes far deeper than one incident. I also note my past as Heritage student intern (way back in 1994) why I rejected working with Heritage more recently but should have been more open about my reasons: https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/17/the-heritage-foundation-scandal-and-the-growth-of-anti-semitism-on-the-right/ https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/17/the-heritage-foundation-scandal-and-the-growth-of-anti-semitism-on-the-right/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1990646791084163140)  2025-11-18T05:02Z 20.8K followers, [----] engagements


"In this new @usnews article five law profs (including me) with vastly different views on most issues explain why colleges should reject Trump's "Compact" with higher ed for both constitutional and policy reasons: https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-20/college-university-trump-law-professors-compact-opinion https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-20/college-university-trump-law-professors-compact-opinion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1991623703898312901)  2025-11-20T21:44Z 20.8K followers, [----] engagements


"These two have a lot in common - all of it bad. Trump on Mamdani as the two meet in the Oval Office: I feel very confident that he can do a very good job. I think he is going to surprise some conservative people actually https://t.co/dJMyvN2MMR Trump on Mamdani as the two meet in the Oval Office: I feel very confident that he can do a very good job. I think he is going to surprise some conservative people actually https://t.co/dJMyvN2MMR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1991973723017220237)  2025-11-21T20:55Z 20.8K followers, 42K engagements


"@edavidds Yes. The problem all is they both favor all sorts of policies that REDUCE housing construction (rent control for Mamdani mass deportation of workers and high tariffs for Trump)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1992014485314539854)  2025-11-21T23:37Z 20.8K followers, [---] engagements


"11th Circuit rightly ruled Covid-era mandatory closures of private beaches are takings under 5th Amendment. But court should have considered the "police power" exception to takings liability and how it might apply here: https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/21/covid-beach-closures-the-takings-clause-and-the-police-power-exception/ https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/21/covid-beach-closures-the-takings-clause-and-the-police-power-exception/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1992015284941803977)  2025-11-21T23:40Z 20.8K followers, [----] engagements


"My take on Gordon Wood's recent speech emphasizing America's role as a "creedal nation" pushing back on those who claim we should be an ethno-nationalist state. Wood is leading living historian of the Founding: https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/22/gordon-wood-on-america-as-a-creedal-nation-open-to-all-races-and-ethnicities/ https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/22/gordon-wood-on-america-as-a-creedal-nation-open-to-all-races-and-ethnicities/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1992392838391492970)  2025-11-23T00:40Z 20.8K followers, 31.2K engagements


"The real problem isnt the supply of shitposting (whether domestic or foreign) but the demand for it The number of foreigners on this website stealing jobs from true American patriot shitposters should cause a revolt against Elon Musk. The number of foreigners on this website stealing jobs from true American patriot shitposters should cause a revolt against Elon Musk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1992639585730584851)  2025-11-23T17:01Z 20.8K followers, 11.1K engagements


"@scullytaco They didn't actually"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1992712643552096537)  2025-11-23T21:51Z 20.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Comparing RFK Jr to the toddler in Home Alone is an insult to toddlers WSJ Edit Board: Who decided to leave RFK Jr. home alone at the Health and Human Services Department Without adults to supervise the Secretary hes damaging public trust in immunizations. https://t.co/CQ2GUgzSmH via @WSJopinion WSJ Edit Board: Who decided to leave RFK Jr. home alone at the Health and Human Services Department Without adults to supervise the Secretary hes damaging public trust in immunizations. https://t.co/CQ2GUgzSmH via @WSJopinion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1992730919418069458)  2025-11-23T23:04Z 20.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@VecchTweets What about all the time I spent learning how to do carriage returns and deletions on mechanical typewriters Absolutely zero return on that huge investment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1993045564381139254)  2025-11-24T19:54Z 20.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Much better than the Trump/Witkoff/Putin plan Heres my plan: Russian soldiers go home. They leave Ukraine Georgia and Moldova. Russia honors the many international treaties they have signed to recognize the sovereignty of their neighbors. Russia stops making long-range missiles and caps its army at [------]. For the Heres my plan: Russian soldiers go home. They leave Ukraine Georgia and Moldova. Russia honors the many international treaties they have signed to recognize the sovereignty of their neighbors. Russia stops making long-range missiles and caps its army at [------]. For the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1993473995250057465)  2025-11-26T00:16Z 20.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Posner was right about Douglas being a terrible person but mostly wrong about merits of legal realism. Posner also overlooked Douglas' single worst opinion: Berman v. Parker. See my article on why it should be part of "anticanon" of constitutional law: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfmabstract_id=4388464 Judge Posner's [----] book review of a Justice Douglas biography "Wild Bill" caused a stir in the legal nerd world back then. It's not your typical judge-writing-about-a-Justice thing to put it mildly. If you've never read it you can do so here: https://t.co/zf24gckPuB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1994097994686205985)  2025-11-27T17:36Z 20.8K followers, 23.9K engagements


"In this post I explain why Trump's collective punishment of Afghan migrants in response to yesterday's awful attack is both unjust and counterproductive to the goal of combating terrorism: https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/27/trumps-unjust-and-counterproductive-collective-punishment-of-afghan-migrants/ https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/27/trumps-unjust-and-counterproductive-collective-punishment-of-afghan-migrants/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1994117265047032096)  2025-11-27T18:52Z 20.8K followers, 91.1K engagements


"This is also one of the crimes the German naval defendants at Nuremberg were convicted of (including Admiral Doenitz Hitlers successor) First thing I thought of when I heard this news today: Shooting the unarmed and helpless survivors of naval attacks is something weve seen before and we prosecuted our enemies for doing it. And now were doing it. This wasnt even combat but it would be prohibited even then. First thing I thought of when I heard this news today: Shooting the unarmed and helpless survivors of naval attacks is something weve seen before and we prosecuted our enemies for doing it."  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1994566459151036873)  2025-11-29T00:37Z 20.8K followers, 95.1K engagements


"@AndrewHymanEsq Its a dumb argument if thats what theyre saying. Poisoners kill people without any consent. Thats different from voluntarily purchasing a risky product like alcohol cigarettes or drugs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1994938890449567788)  2025-11-30T01:17Z 20.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Lots of things are illegal for dubious reasons. And their being illegal doesnt make smugglers equivalent to poisoners. Alcohol smugglers were not such during Prohibition. Finally Hegseth explicitly says the strikes were supposed to be lethal. That makes it a crime even if there was no second strike. And I dont believe his denials about the latter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1994958114970386778)  2025-11-30T02:34Z 20.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Today I submitted amicus brief in Pung v. Isabella County Supreme Court "home equity theft" takings case on behalf of @CatoInstitute and group of takings scholars (including myself): https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/08/our-amicus-brief-in-the-pung-v-isabella-county-home-equity-theft-takings-case/ https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/08/our-amicus-brief-in-the-pung-v-isabella-county-home-equity-theft-takings-case/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/1998191700314132848)  2025-12-09T00:43Z 20.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Trump's reprehensible attempt to deport courageous Chinese dissident Guan Heng is part of a broader pattern of deporting dissenters/victims of persecution back to their oppressors. The policy is simultaneously evil and stupid: https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/17/trumps-attempt-to-deport-chinese-dissident-guan-heng-is-part-of-an-awful-pattern/ https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/17/trumps-attempt-to-deport-chinese-dissident-guan-heng-is-part-of-an-awful-pattern/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2001422754524930390)  2025-12-17T22:42Z 20.9K followers, 22.3K engagements


"Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel benched his starting QB because he says he needs convicted quarterback play. But what does he want his QB to be convicted of Assault battery murder Aspiring NFL QBs need to know https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47335130/sources-dolphins-bench-tua-tagovailoa-favor-quinn-ewers https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47335130/sources-dolphins-bench-tua-tagovailoa-favor-quinn-ewers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2001438767920431108)  2025-12-17T23:46Z 21.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Trump admin. has dropped plan to deport heroic Chinese dissident Guan Heng - likely because of massive public outcry. We must press for reversal of Trump's many other cruel efforts to deport dissidents and victims of persecution back to their oppressors: https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/20/trump-administration-drops-effort-to-deport-chinese-dissident-guan-heng-to-uganda/ https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/20/trump-administration-drops-effort-to-deport-chinese-dissident-guan-heng-to-uganda/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2002313491097457037)  2025-12-20T09:41Z 20.9K followers, 88.5K engagements


"Gotta tariff Santa Claus Santa Claus's industrial policy uses magic to subsidize his toy exports and all we give him in exchange is cookies. My latest piece for @PostOpinions is about the enormous US trade deficit with the North Pole: https://t.co/FvRKnNNCEO Santa Claus's industrial policy uses magic to subsidize his toy exports and all we give him in exchange is cookies. My latest piece for @PostOpinions is about the enormous US trade deficit with the North Pole: https://t.co/FvRKnNNCEO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2003502547382976559)  2025-12-23T16:26Z 20.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Heritage Foundation implosion has been a wakeup call for some conservatives about dangerous trends on Trump-era right. I hope they will see that nationalism is inherently prone to bigotry and reject it in favor of universal principles of the Founding: https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/23/lessons-of-the-heritage-foundations-implosion/ https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/23/lessons-of-the-heritage-foundations-implosion/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2003568723928768575)  2025-12-23T20:49Z 21.1K followers, 113.5K engagements


"@yhazony Exactly the opposite is true. The Founders rejected ethno-nationalism and established a new nation for the purpose of promoting universal principles of liberty. Thats why they rebelled against Britain despite mostly being of the same ethnic groups as the British"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2003857145297764369)  2025-12-24T15:55Z 20.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@michaelbd @yhazony Not every establishment of a new nation is nationalist in the sense of seeking to privilege a particular ethnic or racial group. And rejecting nationalism doesnt require endorsing monarchy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2003881972180177056)  2025-12-24T17:34Z 20.9K followers, [---] engagements


"My take on the Supreme Court's important (and correct) ruling against Trump's use of National Guard in Illinois. I think Court got it right but there is an additional (and better) rationale for the result: https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/25/thoughts-on-the-supreme-court-ruling-against-trump-in-the-illinois-national-guard-case/ https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/25/thoughts-on-the-supreme-court-ruling-against-trump-in-the-illinois-national-guard-case/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2004229902141448291)  2025-12-25T16:37Z 20.9K followers, [----] engagements


"If the Ukrainians did target Putin they would be entirely justified in doing so. Hes a legitimate military target: the supreme commander of Russias armed forces and the man responsible for this brutal war of aggression. Residents of Valdai where an attack allegedly took place on Putin's residence heard neither drones nor explosions nor any activity from air defenses. It's impossible to conceal a massive attack in a small town Russian media report. "Putin is a shameless liar" said U.S. https://t.co/4gOjIKSd4e Residents of Valdai where an attack allegedly took place on Putin's residence heard"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2006183682025857383)  2025-12-31T02:00Z 21.1K followers, [----] engagements


"@Natesfault Govt-owned housing is awful. Take it from someone who's lived there (as I have). Rent control is also awful. The right approach for Mass. and other states is abolishing exclusionary zoning (the real cause of the housing crisis) See my discussion here: https://www.cato.org/commentary/foot-voting-housing-affordability# https://www.cato.org/commentary/foot-voting-housing-affordability#"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2006398174789763315)  2025-12-31T16:12Z 20.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@Natesfault Actually the problem with housing is that we regulate it way too much thereby causing shortages. The same is true of many of these other goods"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2006407303335944584)  2025-12-31T16:49Z 21.1K followers, [--] engagements


"This year had myriad awful news on public policy relating to immigration trade attacks on civil liberties government taking stakes in private firms undermining the Western alliance and more. But here's a small but notable piece of good news to close out 2025: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/politics/trump-national-gaurd-withdrawl-chicago-los-angeles-portland https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/politics/trump-national-gaurd-withdrawl-chicago-los-angeles-portland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2006507335947038761)  2025-12-31T23:26Z 21.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Kind of like Bastiats Candlemakers Petition against unfair competition from the sun. US strawberry growers are seeking tariffs on Mexican strawberries that unfairly benefit from the earth's tilt: https://t.co/ZnwVLf3c4i https://t.co/ZHZm9W3GmL US strawberry growers are seeking tariffs on Mexican strawberries that unfairly benefit from the earth's tilt: https://t.co/ZnwVLf3c4i https://t.co/ZHZm9W3GmL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2006745202883702948)  2026-01-01T15:11Z 21K followers, 17.2K engagements


"Not surprising at all. The Kremlin is constantly lying.But as I said before if the Ukrainians did target Putin they would have been totally justified in doing so. As the commander of the Russian military and a perpetrator of horrific war crimes hes an obviously legitimate military target. A CIA assessment concluded that Ukraine did not try to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin at his country residence as alleged by the Kremlin a source with knowledge of the matter told NBC News. https://t.co/MXRTGIt2QC A CIA assessment concluded that Ukraine did not try to kill Russian President Vladimir"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2007118601237504106)  2026-01-02T15:55Z 21K followers, [----] engagements


"I can testify from personal experience that socialism routinely features food shortages and terrible bathrooms. Zohran Mamdani fans disappointed by disastrous block party with no food bathrooms https://t.co/hPEwqjfVl6 https://t.co/upZvJBTjpV Zohran Mamdani fans disappointed by disastrous block party with no food bathrooms https://t.co/hPEwqjfVl6 https://t.co/upZvJBTjpV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2007235717299343590)  2026-01-02T23:41Z 21.1K followers, 97.1K engagements


"My take on Venezuela attack: Maduro is getting what he deserves even if for wrong reasons. But Trump's attack is illegal because lacking congressional authorization. And whether beneficial regime change will ultimately occur is far from clear: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/03/thoughts-on-the-capture-of-maduro-and-trumps-attack-on-venezuela/ https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/03/thoughts-on-the-capture-of-maduro-and-trumps-attack-on-venezuela/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2007534174991954338)  2026-01-03T19:27Z 21K followers, 38.2K engagements


"So far the net effect of Trump's Venezuela intervention has been to replace one brutal socialist oppressor with another. And he seems to prefer her to the liberal democratic opposition. https://www.persuasion.community/p/what-you-need-to-know-about-venezuelas https://www.persuasion.community/p/what-you-need-to-know-about-venezuelas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2008231500823646623)  2026-01-05T17:37Z 21K followers, 17.2K engagements


"Revised/updated version of my article "Immigration is Not Invasion" now on SSRN. It adds more evidence plus addresses recent events such as claim that fentanyl is a WMD and Trump's Venezuela intervention. None of this makes illegal migration or drug smuggling an "invasion" of US: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfmabstract_id=5712442 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfmabstract_id=5712442"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2008240393142349829)  2026-01-05T18:13Z 21K followers, [----] engagements


"Chief Justice John Roberts' year-end report has some notable statements about the principles of the Declaration of Independence and their relevance to constitutional law. See my post for details: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/05/chief-justice-roberts-on-the-declaration-of-independence/ https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/05/chief-justice-roberts-on-the-declaration-of-independence/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2008309951442079861)  2026-01-05T22:49Z 21.1K followers, [----] engagements


"In this pathbreaking decision a federal court ruled that a [----] GPA is lower than [---] GPA and cannot be rounded up for purposes of determining whether a student should be kicked out of a physician-assistant training program for failure to maintain minimally required GPA: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/05/court-rules-2-96-is-less-than-3-0/ https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/05/court-rules-2-96-is-less-than-3-0/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2008353679384989970)  2026-01-06T01:43Z 21K followers, 1.2M engagements


"I have no words equal to the anniversary of Jan. [--]. So I will merely link to my article explaining why the Supreme Court was wrong not to disqualify Trump for his role in it. But in fairness the Court was far from the only institution that failed here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfmabstract_id=4940675 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfmabstract_id=4940675"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2008725462919639131)  2026-01-07T02:20Z 21K followers, 10.5K engagements


"@stellachenyl I tend to agree the Court got this right"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2008734577666478208)  2026-01-07T02:56Z 21.1K followers, 19.5K engagements


"Trump and other politicians are wrong to try to bar large investors from housing market. That will only make housing shortages worse. The right approach is to break down exclusionary zoning and other regulatory restrictions on building: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/07/barring-institutional-investors-from-buying-homes-wont-make-housing-more-affordable-and-would-likely-make-things-worse/ https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/07/barring-institutional-investors-from-buying-homes-wont-make-housing-more-affordable-and-would-likely-make-things-worse/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2009060575696048506)  2026-01-08T00:32Z 21.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Recent tragic events further strengthen the case for abolishing ICE. See my proposal for how to do it: https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5471976-abolish-ice-and-give-the-money-to-real-cops/ https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5471976-abolish-ice-and-give-the-money-to-real-cops/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2009092354523693434)  2026-01-08T02:38Z 21K followers, 24.8K engagements


"@AlisonSomin It may not persuade my in-laws (rarely do I succeed in doing that). But I counter the populist narrative on this here: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/07/barring-institutional-investors-from-buying-homes-wont-make-housing-more-affordable-and-would-likely-make-things-worse/ https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/07/barring-institutional-investors-from-buying-homes-wont-make-housing-more-affordable-and-would-likely-make-things-worse/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2009120837018992969)  2026-01-08T04:31Z 21.1K followers, [---] engagements


"@AsymmetricRisx @tmartinharris @invcondemnation @jregYALE @JuliaMahoneyUVA @mollyxbrady I agree those decisions were awful And I've called for limiting/reversing them See e.g my article "The Constitutional Case Against Exclusionary Zoning" (with Josh Braver): https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfmabstract_id=4728312 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfmabstract_id=4728312"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2010122418015351016)  2026-01-10T22:51Z 21K followers, [---] engagements


"Perhaps the plan is to make Maduro the new Fed chair. He has a lot of experience trying to stimulate the economy with easy money Trump actually kidnapped Maduro because he wanted his advice on economic policy. https://t.co/BoOx6T3MXv Trump actually kidnapped Maduro because he wanted his advice on economic policy. https://t.co/BoOx6T3MXv"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2010166010826162553)  2026-01-11T01:44Z 21K followers, [----] engagements


"@JohnnyS08088066 Both are hard. But even a badly flawed replacement is likely to better than the current awful Iranian regime"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2010203383186252016)  2026-01-11T04:13Z 21K followers, [--] engagements


"I am often at odds with majority public opinion. But not here. 28% of Americans think ICE was justified in shooting Renee Good 53% think the ICE agent should face criminal charges https://t.co/YfXT80L7ZR 28% of Americans think ICE was justified in shooting Renee Good 53% think the ICE agent should face criminal charges https://t.co/YfXT80L7ZR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2010952361057862116)  2026-01-13T05:49Z 21.1K followers, 19.5K engagements


"Im shocked shocked to find out RFK Jr might be wrong about a medical issue. Shocked I tell you Tylenol during pregnancy is safe without increased risk of autism ADHD or intellectual disability of offspring A new review of the evidence just out https://t.co/ngsNJ8Y6QH https://t.co/fQqshh85NM Tylenol during pregnancy is safe without increased risk of autism ADHD or intellectual disability of offspring A new review of the evidence just out https://t.co/ngsNJ8Y6QH https://t.co/fQqshh85NM"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2012394488652574933)  2026-01-17T05:20Z 21.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Trump's plan to seize Greenland is unjust illegal under both US and international law and stupidly counterproductive. The same is true of his imposition of tariffs on European nations opposed to it. See my discussion here: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/18/trumps-plan-to-seize-greenland-is-simultaneously-evil-illegal-and-stupidly-counterproductive/ https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/18/trumps-plan-to-seize-greenland-is-simultaneously-evil-illegal-and-stupidly-counterproductive/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2012919961853857829)  2026-01-18T16:08Z 21.1K followers, 15K engagements


"There is truth to Yuval Levin's point that it matters "whether your politics begins from what you care about most what you love or whether it begins from what you fear and what you hate." But the two are often closely linked. My most fundamental political commitments are based on the positive values of liberty justice and human happiness. But I also very much hate socialism and nationalism because these ideologies are the greatest threats to the positive values and have each killed and oppressed tens of millions of people over the last century. Whether the love or the hate predominates"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2013373624451817813)  2026-01-19T22:10Z 21.1K followers, [----] engagements


"A mass-murdering war criminal is just the guy you want on your "Board of Peace" Who could possible be better UNBELIEVABLE Putin just said Russia is ready to contribute $1 billion to Trump's "Board of Peace making Russia a permanent member. Moments later he bombed Ukraine. There have only been two countries who have said they would pay the $1 billion to become permanent members. https://t.co/8ZjyFyF4er UNBELIEVABLE Putin just said Russia is ready to contribute $1 billion to Trump's "Board of Peace making Russia a permanent member. Moments later he bombed Ukraine. There have only been two"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2014205622200172797)  2026-01-22T05:16Z 21.1K followers, [----] engagements


"@SnakeRiverBASE They shouldnt. And the Constitution protects their right not to do so"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2015240539352805406)  2026-01-25T01:49Z 21.1K followers, [---] engagements


"@BDGesq @DanielJHemel I agree this is a key distinction and I think the best interpretation of Murphy is that it only bars the former. See e.g language in the opinion distinguishing PASPA from ordinary preemption"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/996456716584792064)  2018-05-15T18:26Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@DanielJHemel @BDGesq PASPA does not bar state regulation. It forces states to keep regulations on the books thereby commandeering a state legislature. Internet analogy would be federal law requiring states to regulate internet (or not repeal such laws)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/996476871675203584)  2018-05-15T19:46Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@DanielJHemel @RickHills2 I responded in a brief rejoinder in update [--] here: https://reason.com/volokh/2018/05/16/broader-implications-of-the-supreme-cour https://reason.com/volokh/2018/05/16/broader-implications-of-the-supreme-cour"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/997126065536446464)  2018-05-17T14:45Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements

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