How Much Don't We Know About the Midterms?: Podcast
Polling uncertainty and a surge in voter enthusiasm could make tomorrow an embarrassing day for many in the political class.
Immigration
Pentagon Reportedly Admits Migrant Caravan Doesn't Pose Threat, Might Still Spend $220 Million to Stop It
Trump can probably find someone better to set up barbed wire fences on the border.
Why it's Wrong to Demand Immigrants Stay Home and "Fix Their Own Country"
This common argument has multiple flaws - including implying that the ancestors of most Americans were wrong to immigrate here.
Nigerian Army Justifies Killing Protesters With Trump Video on Stone-Throwing Migrants
Trump's comments are not the same as the Nigerian Army's actions. But regardless of the nation, shooting protesters is bad.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio Let Immigrant Killer Featured in Trump Ad Go Free 'for Reasons Unknown'
Why did the Trump ally let a future killer go? And what does that say about the president's inflammatory anti-immigration rhetoric?
Trump Takes Full Ownership of His Anti-immigrant Nativism with Latest Ad
Candidates used to let political operatives do the dirty work so they could appear above it all. Not Trump.
Here's What You Need to Know to Argue in the Latest Immigration Debate
President Trump's hardline immigration stances have made for some polarizing debates.
Donald Trump Fails to Confront the Truth About the Migrant Caravan
American policy created it.
Birthright Citizenship and the Constitution
Why Trump cannot eliminate birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants by executive order.
Trump's Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship Is All About the Midterms
It will provide fresh applause lines for a series of campaign rallies planned in the next week. It might be good politics, but it's bad policy.
Trump's Unconstitutional Attack on Birthright Citizenship
The president's executive order will violate the text and history of the 14th Amendment.
Rep. Justin Amash Slams Trump's Birthright Citizenship Threat: POTUS Can't 'Amend Constitution' With Executive Order
At least one Republican congressman agrees.
Trump Plan to End Birthright Citizenship Via Executive Order Is Unconstitutional: Reason Roundup
Plus: Southern border will see more troops than Iraq, Syria.
Are We in a New Era of Political Violence?: Podcast
Are we all just living through Elon Musk's dystopian simulation?
America Broke the Countries that Migrants in the Caravan Are Trying to Escape
The Trump administration should take them in to make amends, not spurn them
Why the Obsession with the Migrant Caravan, Mr. President?
Is Trump's anti-immigration position deeply held or just a way of getting the vote out?
More Suspicious Packages Intercepted Friday as Migrant Caravan Captivates Trump: Reason Roundup
Packages may be meant to spread fear, not harm, say investigators.
Republicans Whip Up Pre-Midterm Fears With Lies About Invading Migrant Caravan: Reason Roundup
Plus: Trump condemns poor cover-up of Saudi journalist killing and Houston compromises on sex robots.
Fox News Reporter Literally Hides in Bushes To Stop Women and Children Entering U.S. Illegally
Griff Jenkins engages in the douchiest possible form of Gonzo journalism
The Importance of Making the Moral Case for Immigration
Advocates for immigrants would do well to emphasize moral arguments more than appeals to the narrow self-interest of native-born Americans.
Migrant Caravan Hysteria Returns
There's no evidence this caravan is full of Middle Eastern terrorists.
Who Do You Want to Lose the Midterms Most?: Podcast
If hatred is the country's main political motivator these days, you might as well lean into it.
Despite—or Maybe Because of—Trump's Immigration Crackdown, Record Number of Families Crossing Southern Border
Trump's failed immigration policy reveals hard truths about intentions versus outcomes.
Trump Says Kidnapping Unauthorized Immigrants' Children Is an Effective Deterrent
His homeland security secretary says that rationale for family separation is "offensive."
Child Separation Policy at Border Led to Procedural, Personal Chaos, Says Inspector General Report
Children imprisoned longer than legal limit, resources directed away from actual border security, misleading statements about databases all surround the "zero tolerance" border policy
The Trump Administration's Border War Is Actually Catching Fewer Drug Traffickers
This is what happens when "zero tolerance" meets the limitations of government resources.
Most ICE Detainees Aren't Criminals, Report Reveals
As if we needed any more evidence that the vast majority of undocumented immigrants aren't bringing crime into the country.
Immigration Debate Could Use Some Historical Context
Maybe both sides need to take a trip to Ellis Island.
What Did We Learn from the Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation?: Podcast
On the market for political combat and the lack of interest in the Afghanistan War
A 21st Century Immigration Policy for the West: A Reason Foundation-Michigan State University Conference
Will the future problem of the West be too little rather than too much immigration? And what should we do about it?
Yet Another Federal Court Rules Against Trump and Jeff Sessions in a Sanctuary Cities Case
The decision is the latest in a long line of legal setbacks for the administration's efforts to force sanctuary cities to help deport undocumented immigrants.
Immigrant Girl Will Be Deported Because Adoptive Father Missed Deadline While Serving in Afghanistan
Is this the America you really want to live in?
Cato Unbound Symposium on the Constitutional Scope of Federal Power Over Immigration Continues
Responses to my lead essay by legal scholars John Eastman and Gabriel Chin have now been posted, along with my rejoinders to them.
State Department Demands Spouses of Gay Diplomats, U.N. Staff Get Legally Married to Visit—Even if They Can't
An absurdly petty intersection of anti-gay and anti-foreigner policies.
Ethnic Nationalists Won the Quebec Election. What Fueled Their Rise?
Don't mistake this election for a Trump-inspired victory - Quebec's toxic anti-immigration politics are home grown.
Far-Right German Party Tries to Recruit Jews by Attacking Muslims
But many of the Alternative for Deutschland's leaders have questionable track records when it comes to anti-Semitism.
Trump Attempts a Sweeping Reduction of Legal Immigration by Executive Fiat
From "immigration, yes; welfare, no" to "welfare, whatever; immigration, no."
A Priest Is Being Deported After Committing the Heinous Crime of Voting
Father David Boase was led to believe that he was eligible to vote. His mistake caught up with him 12 years later.
Why We Shouldn't "Just Enforce the Law"
The case of a woman who may be prosecuted for sheltering animals during Hurricane Florence highlights some reasons why it is often wrong to enforce the law.
Faisal Al Mutar Fights Radical Islam with Western Bestsellers
The head of Ideas Beyond Borders is translating books by Steven Pinker, Sam Harris, and others into Arabic and distributing them for free.
California Finally Legalizes Street Vending
The Trump administration's deportation push finally forced the Golden State to stop criminalizing everything.
DHS Gave ICE an Extra $169 Million to Detain and Remove Immigrants Last Month
Nearly $10 million was redirected from FEMA.
Cato Unbound Symposium on Federal Power Over Immigration
The lead essay on this month's Cato Unbound is my article outlining why the text and original meaning of the Constitution do not give the the federal government any general power to restrict immigration. There will be responses by critics, and ongoing discussion until October.
Jeff Sessions Tells Immigration Judges: Don't Let 'Sympathy' Stop You From Kicking People Out of the Country
"Your job is to apply the law-even in tough cases," the attorney general said.
This Border Patrol Agent Resigned After Changing His Mind About Immigration
"They just want a better life. I think most people in their shoes would do the same. And I stopped being able to reconcile that."
