What role does ignorance play in voting and political decision-making? Can political ignorance be rational? Is it good for society? Ilya Somin, professor of law at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School, discusses the problems (and virtues) of political ignorance in a democracy and how we might mitigate negative consequences.

You might also be interested in Professor Somin's book on this topic: Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government Is Smarter. 

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