**Ilya Somin *is Professor of Law at George Mason University. He is the author of Democracy and Political Ignorance and The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. City of New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain *, and a regular contributor to the Volokh Conspiracy law and politics blog, hosted by Reason.

**Ilya Somin *is Professor of Law at George Mason University. He is the author of Democracy and Political Ignorance and The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. City of New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain *, and a regular contributor to the Volokh Conspiracy law and politics blog, hosted by Reason.