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Stephen Miller

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller | Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom

Due Process

The Trump Administration Seriously Considered Unilaterally Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus

The proposal was nixed only after White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf explained why it was legally dubious.

Jacob Sullum | 6.17.2026 12:01 AM

President Donald Trump wearing boxing gloves next to the U.S. Capitol | Midjourney/Ahasoft/Dreamstime

Foreign Policy

Why Does Trump Keep Bringing Up Decades-Old Foreign Grievances?

Instead of making the case for war in Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba, the White House has been digging up conflicts from long ago.

Matthew Petti | 5.21.2026 4:49 PM

Uncle Sam with a palm raised up to signal 'Stop' | Illustration: Joanna Andreasson Source images: Wikimedia

Policy

Closing the Door to New Americans

The federal government slashed the annual cap of refugee intake to the United States by 94 percent last year.

Matt Welch | 3.9.2026 6:00 AM

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and President Donald Trump | Aaron Schwartz/Samuel Corum/Pool via CNP/Polaris/Newscom/Dreamstime

Trump Administration

Kristi Noem's Lies About DHS Shootings Don't Seem To Have Figured in Trump's Decision To Fire Her

The president himself portrayed Renée Good and Alex Pretti as would-be murderers, and he did not seem troubled by the homeland security secretary's slander of them.

Jacob Sullum | 3.6.2026 3:10 PM

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Immigration

Stephen Miller's Hardline Immigration Tactics Are Backfiring

Miller says he’s waging a war for America. Americans see a brutal war on them.

Peter Suderman | 1.29.2026 12:38 PM

Katie Miller | CNP/AdMedia/SIPA/Newscom

Libertarianism

Katie Miller Thinks Classical Liberalism Is Woke Leftism. She's Wrong.

How are the Millers going to defend Western civilization if they don't know the name of its defining philosophy?

Robby Soave | 1.27.2026 2:53 PM

The book "Polar War" next to a military rifle | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Midjourney

Foreign Policy

A Recent Book Shows Why Invading Greenland Would Be a Dumb Idea

Polar War demonstrates how difficult it is for armies to operate in the high north—and just how far America is behind Europe in Arctic warfare.

Matthew Petti | 1.7.2026 12:40 PM

A red and black map of Greenland and a container ship with a black and white image of Trump in the foreground | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Midjourney

Foreign Policy

Trump Wants To Seize Greenland Because He Doesn't Understand Trade

Presidents should try to nudge the world toward more trade and less war whenever possible. Trump is doing the opposite.

Eric Boehm | 1.6.2026 3:50 PM

A black and white picture of Tucker Carlson on the left, a black and white picture of Stephen Miller on the right, and an image of Donald Trump in the middle against an orange background | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Gage Skidmore | ZUMAPRESS | Newscom

MAGA

Why the Charlie Kirk Memorial Might Spell the End of Trump and MAGA

Speeches by the president, Stephen Miller, and Tucker Carlson will accelerate dislike of the president’s agenda.

Nick Gillespie | 9.23.2025 3:55 PM

President Donald Trump speaks at a July 3 rally in Des Moines | Kyodonews/Zuma Press/Newscom

Immigration

Trump Reiterates His Promise To Protect Farm and Hospitality Workers From 'Pretty Vicious' Deportation

The president is torn between the economic concerns of his supporters and the demands of immigration hardliners.

Jacob Sullum | 7.8.2025 2:35 PM

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Trump Administration

Trump Is Shutting Off America's Talent Pipeline

A new push to end work programs for international students will drive away skilled graduates and restrict U.S. innovation.

Stuart Anderson | 6.26.2025 11:33 AM

Senator Rand Paul | Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Newscom

Rand Paul

Rand Paul Blasts 'Knucklehead' Stephen Miller

The Kentucky senator is also not a big fan of military parades, populist economics, or shredding due process.

Matt Welch | 6.12.2025 3:45 PM

Stephen Miller in front of the Supreme Court | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Andrew Leyden | ZUMAPRESS | Newscom | Midjourney

Immigration

Serious Immigration Law Enforcement Means Serious Destruction to American Liberty

Stephen Miller's trial balloon about abrogating habeas corpus in immigration cases shows how any libertarian with pragmatic intelligence should reject so-called "libertarian" arguments for strict immigration laws.

Brian Doherty | 5.20.2025 12:16 PM

White House Deputy Chief Staff Stephen Miller during a Fox News interview | Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA/Newscom

Civil Liberties

Since Immigration Is an 'Invasion,' a Top Trump Adviser Says, the President Might Suspend Habeas Corpus

Stephen Miller's understanding of the Constitution is dubious for several reasons.

Jacob Sullum | 5.13.2025 5:50 PM

A picture of Glenn Greenwald against a background image from a prison in El Salvador. The Just Asking Questions logo is in the lower left corner and the words "a very delicate situation" are in red and black in the middle of the image | Graphic by Adani Samat

Due Process

Glenn Greenwald: Americans' Liberties Are in Danger

The journalist joins the show to discuss due process, immigration enforcement, and the growing tensions between the courts and the executive branch.

Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe | 4.24.2025 4:25 PM

Trump official Stephen Miller standing in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building, with an orange background | llustration: Eddie Marshall | Chris Kleponis | CNP | Newscom | Rena Schild | Dreamstime.com

Trump Administration

Stephen Miller Egregiously Misrepresented a Supreme Court Order While Trump Nodded Along

No, the Supreme Court did not give Trump free rein in the case of a wrongly deported man.

Damon Root | 4.15.2025 12:00 PM

Stephen Miller, Thomas Homan, and Kristi Noem | Illustration: Lex Villena; Patsy Lynch/Polaris/Newscom, ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/UPI/Newscom, Polaris/Newscom

Immigration

Trump's Immigration Picks Are Terrible

An administration staffed by Stephen Miller, Thomas Homan, and Kristi Noem will be punitive and authoritarian on this issue.

Fiona Harrigan | 11.14.2024 2:40 PM

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Immigration

There Is No Party of Immigration in American Politics

Plus: A listener question concerning the key to a libertarian future—should we reshape current systems or rely upon technological exits like bitcoin and encryption?

Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman | 5.15.2023 5:05 PM

Migrants arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas, in July 2022 | Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Immigration

If You Oppose COVID Emergency Powers, You Should Oppose Title 42 Expulsions

While other pandemic policies have ended, the migration measure has “outlived [its] shelf life,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote yesterday.

Fiona Harrigan | 12.28.2022 4:05 PM

zumaamericasthirtyone073583 | David Peinado/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Immigration

Biden Keeps Another Trump Border Policy in Place

Title 42 prevents migrants from legally seeking asylum in the United States.

Fiona Harrigan | 6.15.2021 5:25 PM

zumaglobalten391109 | Anna Moneymaker/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Immigration

The Best Thing About a Trump Loss Is Stephen Miller Leaving the White House

Just about everyone—conservatives, progressives, libertarians—should be glad to say goodbye to this cruel approach to immigration policy.

Billy Binion | 11.14.2020 8:00 AM

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Stephen Miller

Critics Want Immigration Advisor Stephen Miller Fired Over His Alleged White Nationalism

A new dump of emails shed light on Miller's agenda and motivations

Billy Binion and Shikha Dalmia | 1.2.2020 2:20 PM

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