My New Washington Post Op Ed on How Federalism Became Great Again on the Left
In recent years, many liberals have come to develop a new appreciation for constitutional limits on federal power. Whether the trend continues remains to be seen.
Immigration
Backpage Prosecutors Want to Seize Assets First, Answer Questions Later
Aggressive asset forfeiture collides with First Amendment rights.
Acosta Resigns as Labor Secretary
He says his role in Jeffrey Epstein's plea deal has become a distraction.
Trump's Census Surrender Hints at the Real Reason He Tried to Add a Citizenship Question
Even if the president's motives were partisan, a more plausible cover story would have been enough to pass judicial muster.
Rand Paul Plan Aims to Attract More High-Skilled Immigrants
Plus: Trump drops Census citizenship quest, veterans says wars weren't worth it, millennials make good nuns, and more...
No Citizenship Question on 2020 Census as Trump Backs Down
Instead, the president signed an executive order directing government agencies to sift through documents and databases to determine Americans' citizenship status.
Department of Homeland Security
AOC Wants To Kill the Department of Homeland Security. Libertarians Have a Plan For That.
Libertarians have a lot of ideas about how to dismantle one of the most bloated, ineffective government departments ever.
Trump—Who Once Said Jeffrey Epstein 'Likes Beautiful Women as Much as I Do'—Moves to Distance Himself From the Disgraced Palm Beach Billionaire
Plus: Gabbard slams Harris' "political ploy," a fair use win for Vanity Fair and Andy Warhol, Hawaii decriminalizes marijuana, and more…
Blame Wilbur Ross's Clumsy Lies for the Census Mess
The commerce secretary could easily have reinstated the citizenship question if he had been less transparently dishonest.
Does Justin Amash Libertarianism Have a Future?
Dissecting the meaning of a congressman's newfound independence
Would Counting Illegal Immigrants Make the Census Pro–Democratic Party?
The Census fight overlooks the fact that the number of unauthorized residents is declining.
Jeffrey Epstein in Court Today on Sex Trafficking Charges
Plus: How the French could kill U.S. speech, do economic centrists exist?, and more...
Appeals Court Rules Against Trump in Border Wall Case
The ruling upholds a trial court decision holding that the president cannot divert military funds to builds his proposed border wall.
Foreign Lung Doctors Can Help Coal Country Residents. We Should Let Them.
But we first need to pass a bill to let more of them into the U.S.
Filthy, Overcrowded Border Detention Sites Called a 'Ticking Time Bomb'
Short-term holding tanks marked by poor food and unsanitary conditions as immigrants are imprisoned for weeks longer than they should be.
Prosecutors Will Retry the Volunteer Who Gave Humanitarian Aid to Migrants
Scott Warren is accused of harboring two undocumented immigrants after he gave them food, water, and a place to sleep.
It's Donald Trump's America, We Just Live in It. Or Is It?
The president's seeming ability to always get what he wants masks the reality that anything is possible in today's political and cultural landscape.
Progressives Lost Big Time on the Border Emergency Aid Bill
They failed to include even basic safeguards to protect migrant kids.
Federal Court Rules Against Trump in Border Wall Cases
The decisions expand on the same judge's earlier preliminary ruling holding that the president cannot reallocate military funds to build his border wall.
Trump Will Win on DACA in the Supreme Court. He Should Cut a Deal Anyway.
What one executive does, another can undo.
Kamala Harris Won the Democratic Debate by Fudging Her Record
Plus: Inter-generational warfare among Democrats, the reluctant anarchism of Marianne Williams, and more...
Government Officials So Sorry That Their Own Rules Make Them Leave Kids in Filth
Rules always seem to make officials do terrible things when they don’t want to do what is right.
Debate Dems Wage Intergenerational Warfare and We Are Here for It
In a special xennial/millennial edition of the podcast, Reason editors take apart the first two nights of Democratic Party debate.
Actually, Joe Biden and the Obama Administration Deported More People Than Trump
At tonight's Democratic debate, Joe Biden totally whiffed on a question about deportation stats. He should be forthcoming about his record on immigration.
Reluctant Anarchist Marianne Williamson: 'If Your Government Does It, That Doesn't Make It Less of a Crime'
The Democratic candidate absolutely destroyed the idea that violence is OK when the government does it.
U.S. Asylum Officers Are Asking a Federal Court To Overturn Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' Asylum Policy
The labor union for federal asylum officers wrote that Trump's policy is "fundamentally contrary to the moral fabric of our Nation."
Julian Castro's Bold Plan to Decriminalize Immigration Changed the Terms of the Debate Last Night
The former San Antonio mayor deserves credit for leading his party and perhaps the country in a better direction.
Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne Used To Hate Donald Trump. Now, He's Kind of a Fan.
Why did a leading businessman go from calling Donald Trump "a national disgrace" to saying he's doing a good job?
Joe Biden's Immigration Hypocrisy
Biden lambasts Trump for using the harsh enforcement tools that Biden himself helped create.
America First = American Imperialism
Trump's escalating sanctions against Iran and threats against Mexico prove this.
U.S. Government Says Migrant Children Deserve Dirty, Traumatizing Conditions
But isn't this really Obama's fault?
We're at the 'Concentration Camp Semantics' Stage of 2019 Now
Plus: crackdown on emotional support animals, the difference between "platforms" and "publishers," and more...
Trump Threatens Mass Immigration Action Next Week, Though No One's Sure What He Means
Plus: Amash's anti-surveillance measure is up for a vote, Facebook launches its own cryptocurrency, and more..
Democrats Have Never Been More Pro-Immigration, Thanks to Trump
The benefits of a backlash
Jury Refuses to Convict Scott Warren for Showing Kindness to Immigrants
Warren faced up to 20 years in federal prison for providing humanitarian aid to two undocumented immigrants.
Scott Daniel Warren Is Free (for Now) After Jury Can't Reach Verdict on Charges for Aiding Migrants
Plus: Amash says the "two-party system is hurting America," Zuckerberg gets deepfaked, Wonkette's lame defense of Harris, and more...
Customs and Border Protection Photo and License Plate Database Hacked
The agency is mum on how many people are impacted
Trump's Mexican Standoff and the New Illiberal Right
When Tucker Carlson and Elizabeth Warren agree on trade, regulation, and social media, it's time to rethink a few things.
ICE Failed to Properly Screen Veterans Before Deporting Them
ICE agents told investigators they were "unaware" of policies to avoid deporting veterans—the same policies the agency assured me it was following in 2016.
The Fight Conservatives Are Having Over Theocracy and Classical Liberalism Obscures How Beaten Their Movement Is
The postwar era has been an endless series of rebukes to social conservatives—and a win for libertarians.
Scott Warren, Facing 20 Years in Prison for Aiding 2 Undocumented Migrants, Takes the Stand
"My intent was to provide them with some basic humanitarian aid."
Migrant Kids As Young As 5 Were Left in Vans Overnight While Waiting to Reunite With Their Families
It took 39 hours for every child to be reunited with their parents.
How Oppressive Will Connecticut's New Nail Salon Occupational Licensing Be? Stay Tuned.
To state Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, “Raising women up” apparently means depriving them of employment opportunities.
House Tries To Give 'Dreamers' a Path to Citizenship, but Mitch McConnell Won't Even Consider the Bill
The Senate majority leader says he will not allow a vote on it, despite widespread support for the measure.
Forty Years in America
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Somin family's arrival in America.
Foot-Voting Nation
The seventh post in the Volokh Conspiracy symposium on "Our American Story: The Search for a Shared National Narrative" (ed. by Joshua Claybourn).
Becoming the Libs to Own the Libertarians: Tucker Carlson Praises Elizabeth Warren
Plus: Ashton Kutcher serves up "sex trafficking"-enabled surveillance, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio goes after soft serve, and more...
