[5][6] Somin published a series of guest posts on the Balkinization blog outlining the key themes of his book.

[7][8][9][10][11] Jack Shafer reviewed the book on his Reuters blog and discussed its implications for the role of mass media in democracy.

[18] Donald Boudreaux also offered a brief review and strong recommendation of the book on his blog, Cafe Hayek.

[22] Gerken's response essay used the fox versus hedgehog distinction, arguing that Somin's ideal voter was a fox, whereas David Schleicher's work stressed that voters tended to be hedgehogs and use their party affiliation as an informational shortcut.

[26] An article in Manila Times discussed Somin's book in the context of political protest movements in the Philippines.