Ukrainians Find Refuge in Previously Unwelcoming Places
Nearly 4 million people fled Ukraine in the first month after the February 24 invasion, and thousands have left each day since.
Nearly 4 million people fled Ukraine in the first month after the February 24 invasion, and thousands have left each day since.
International tensions empower politicians seeking to force the unwilling into government service.
Like AUMFs before it, Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s proposed authorization would lead to less transparency in conflicts and more unilateral decision making.
Instituting a "no-fly" zone would be the U.S. "essentially going to war with Russia."
The new policies include private refugee sponsorship for Ukrainians, and a possible plan to facilitate visas for Russians with high-tech skills. But much more remains to be done.
Russia’s threats to reach into Transnistria could be a cheap distraction or an expansion of the conflict.
In the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it's time for Europe to step up and America to step back.
‘Peace through commerce’ didn’t prevent war in Ukraine, but that doesn’t mean the theory is invalid.
Mourn the end of a too-brief interlude of relative peace and prosperity.
Though the program has flaws, it’s an innovative way for private citizens to get directly involved in resettlement efforts for fleeing Ukrainians.
Critics are right to point out that some Western nations are treating Ukrainian refugees better than those fleeing similar horrific situations elsewhere. But the right way to address the problem is to increase openness to other refugees, not exclude Ukrainians.
This war, like all wars, will invigorate the state and be deadly to liberty.
French President Emmanuel Macron is authoritarian-light. Candidate Marine Le Pen is worse.
But politicians like Sen. Chris Coons are still flirting with the idea of direct American military intervention.
I coauthored it with Canadian immigration policy expert Sabine El-Chidiac.
The U.S. has taken in more Ukrainians through other migration pathways, but the low refugee tally shows how ill-prepared the U.S. refugee resettlement program was to help Ukrainians.
Plus, is the "Libertarian tent" too big?
In time, demand for poop and ash may offset the fertilizer crunch.
Which boycotts, cancellations, and sanctions are defensible and well-targeted against the state actors who are responsible for the attack on Ukraine?
Putin and other Russian leaders are likely guilty of massive war crimes. And there is real, though limited, value to pursuing the issue.
Going after oligarchs breathes new life into sketchy asset forfeiture powers.
The world isn't made a better place by treating individual athletes as appendages of their governments.
Several German states have announced they will prosecute those who publicly display the letter Z in support of Russia.
Progressive journalist Judd Legum wrongly framed Stand Together's statement as rooting for a partial Russian victory in Ukraine.
Evidence mounts in Bucha, Ukraine, indicating that Russian troops killed civilians arbitrarily and mercilessly.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is leading his nation a just cause. But we should not allow him to impose censorship and emigration bans in the process. A nation fighting for freedom must not undermine it.
Illiberalism in the defense of liberalism is a vice.
Immigration policy has been used as a non-martial weapon of war before. Let’s do it again.
Cryptocurrencies are not the threat to U.S. financial power the elites want to present.
Turning food into fuel has always been a dubious proposition.
Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell explains how it can benefit the US economy while "draining Putin's brain."
"Critiques of Western cancel culture are possibly not best made by those currently slaughtering civilians."
Every fried Russian tank and dead soldier drives home the point that superpowers can no longer dominate simply because they have more troops and weapons.
The sanctions that punish Russia are shattering the global economy.
But bureaucratic obstacles and other constraints might reduce the effectiveness of these policies. More needs to be done to open the door to Ukrainian refugees, and also to Russians fleeing Vladimir Putin's increasingly oppressive regime.
Officials must ensure that America's lethargic refugee processing and lengthy family-based visa backlogs can effectively handle the people they seek to help.
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Today's journalists aren't speaking truth to power by not-so-subtly agitating for direct military involvement in Ukraine.
The president is running from his own hefty contributions to record gas prices and inflation.
It's far too easy to find glowing descriptions of Putin on the nationalist right. Even some libertarians are making excuses for Russia's invasion. They should stop.
Countries insulating themselves against future sanctions may block trade that lifted billions from misery.
And it will only drive people further into the arms of President Vladimir Putin.
A year and a half after the New York Post broke the story, the Times says it has "authenticated" the messages it previously deemed suspect.
Now is the time to welcome vulnerable Russians and Ukrainians, not turn them away.
The former Texas congressman and presidential candidate says his goal was to get people to think about freedom.