Chinese Dissident Ai Weiwei Explores the Tragedy of the Refugee Crisis
The famed artist has a new public art project going up in New York City, which coincides with his debut feature film, Human Flow.
Immigration
Libertarian Globalism Versus Economic Nationalism
What Donald Trump and his posse of economic nationalists get wrong.
Feds Give Americans the Frog Treatment
DHS looking to collect social media info from immigrants just the latest development in the surveillance society.
Trump's New Travel Ban: Mean and Senseless
It will do nothing to Make America Safe Again
Mom's Run-In with Alleged Sex Traffickers Goes Viral. But Nothing Happened.
It could happen to you, whatever "it" is.
Trump's Latest Travel Ban Is Just As Legal but Not Much Smarter
The president did not need Venezuela and North Korea to make his order constitutional.
Trump's New Travel Ban Is More Incoherent and Just as Useless As the Old
Throwing North Korea and Venezuela on the list doesn't make it less discriminatory or America more safe
Human-Trafficking Arrests Are Very Rare in Most States
The exceptions in 2016 were Minnesota and Texas, according to newly released FBI data.
Jeff Sessions to America: The Crime Fearmongering Will Continue Until Y'all Obey
The data don't match the attorney general's attacks on sanctuary cities.
California Poised to Block Police from Helping DHS Detain Immigrants—Sometimes
The bill offers many, many exemptions.
Dave Weigel on the Democrats' Bernienomics, Trump's DACA Switcheroo, and Hillary's Surprising Book
The Fifth Column interviews the ex-Reasoner about this week's political controversies
Wiretapping Sex Workers, Punishing Pre-Crime, and National Strategy to Stop Sex-Buyers Approved by Senate
Congress moves to grant Trump administration vast new policing powers, because "sex trafficking."
College Journalist Attacked for Not Being Visibly Non-Fascist Enough
We all knew the 'punch Nazis' thing would inevitably end up here.
Motel 6 Announces Plans to Stop Sucking
The chain will no longer allow voluntary sharing of guest information with ICE.
'I'll Tell You One Goddamned Thing for Sure. I'm Not Staying at a Motel 6 From Now On.'
Is the discount hotel chain ratting out undocumented immigrants to ICE?
At Least Have the Basic Courage and Decency to Call an 'Amnesty' an 'Amnesty'
Evasive language isn't helping solve our dysfunctional immigration system.
DACA Immigrants Shouldn't Be Punished for Obama's Hubris
Obama was wrong to act alone, but these peaceful, educated, assimilated immigrants should be an easy sell.
Husband Gets Human-Trafficking Charge for Driving His Wife to a Motel
There was no trafficking victim here-just a couple attempting private sexual activity with another consenting adult. But Maryland cops don't care.
Hey Libertarians for Trump, How Much More #Winning Can You Take?
The president is doing everything he can do to alienate libertarians who believe in shrinking the size, scope, and spending of government.
Trump Boots Out Immigrant Kids [Podcast]
Reason editors discuss DACA, Artificial Intelligence, federalism, and driverless cars.
Dumping DACA Will Likely Alter Census 2020 in Ways Favorable to Donald Trump
Feds announce they may share voluntarily provided information to speed up DACA deportations, making illegal-immigrant cooperation with authorities less likely
Left, Right, and Center Call on Congress to Save DACA
Trump's rescinding of DACA has produced widespread condemnation and a demand that Congress act to reform immigration.
It's Up to Congress to Save the Dreamers Donald Trump Just Threw Under the Bus
Scrapping DACA is a callous act that'll hurt the country.
Backpage Executives Escape Pimping Charges Kamala Harris Brought (Twice) Against Them
The state will continue to pursue money-laundering charges against Carl Ferrer, Michael Lacey, and James Larkin.
What the Alt-Right Gets Wrong
Libertarians should reject right-wing populism in all its forms.
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Most of Texas Anti-Sanctuary City Law
State cannot force local police to serve as immigration agents and detain people for the feds.
Child Sex-Trafficking Victim Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Child Sex-Trafficking
Hope Zeferjohn's role was limited to chatting with the "victim"-who was never actually trafficked-on Facebook.
Trump, Sheriff Joe, and the Thrill of Arbitrary Power
The president admires strong men who break the law to enforce it.
James Madison Would Love Sanctuary Cities
Federalism is alive and kicking in the age of Trump.
Why Trump's Wall Is Not Going to Happen
Plenty of GOP members would rather put Barack Obama on Mount Rushmore than underwrite this addled project.
'We As Legislators Can't Keep ICE From Lying' About Being Local Cops
ICE agents undermine public safety when they pretend to be local police to gain entry to immigrants' homes.
Trump Doubles Down on His Fake Immigration Plans in Phoenix
His enforcement action has nothing to do with the drop in border apprehensions.
Trump's Arizona Rally Is an Advertisement for the GOP's Pathologies
Behold a squabbling but still powerful coalition of nationalist authoritarians, immovable interventionists, finger-in-the-wind opportunists, and vastly outnumbered libertarian-leaners.
Tribalism and Economic Nationalism Are Cut from the Same Cloth
Antiglobalism and anticosmopolitanism might flow purely from economic ignorance, but it is hard to believe that's all it is for many people.
No, the Solar Eclipse Will Not Cause a Spike in Sex Trafficking
Like all things 2017, an old urban legend takes an even more ridiculous turn.
How Backpage and Similar Sites Are Crucial in Fight Against Sex Trafficking
A new paper in the Wake Forest Law Review explores "the virtues of unvirtuous spaces" when it comes to stopping sexual exploitation.
Why Won't Trump Unequivocally Condemn the Charlottesville Nazis?
The president's inability to unequivocally condemn may be rooted in his general love of illiberal exclusionism
New York City to Dismiss Hundreds of Thousands of Old Warrants for Minor Crimes
Should we credit the crackdown on immigration enforcement?
Shutting Out Foreign Workers Would Cost American Jobs
History suggests that if the government chokes off the supply of foreign labor, American workers won't step in to reap rewards.
Mayor Bill de Blasio: The Perfect Ayn Rand Villain [Podcast]
Reason editors talk immigration, affirmative action, and why the "Pharma Bro" witch hunt should concern everyone.
Chicago Launches Legal Fight with Justice Department over Sanctuary City Threats
Again left urban leadership embraces federalism, but for the purpose of protecting funds for police militarization.
They Won't Stop at Backpage
The "Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act" would not stop sexual exploitation. But it could blow up the legal framework that supports the internet as we know it.
Immigration Brings Out the Social Engineers
If we Americans value freedom, we will dismiss the social engineers, open the borders, and liberate ourselves.
Missouri Attorney General Hawley Files Desperate and Deceptive Motion to Dismiss Backpage Lawsuit
AG Josh Hawley's "new evidence" against the U.S. company is actions carried out by foreign contractors for foreign websites.
Ending NAFTA Would Decimate American Jobs
Economist Roberto Salinas-León on how free trade fuels prosperity on both sides of the border.
