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.
What the John Mearsheimer controversy tells us about theory’s role in international affairs.
Plus: A Florida arms manufacturer is donating weapons to Ukraine's defense effort, China eases up on its "COVID Zero" policies, and Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings begin today...
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.
Protesters aren’t intimidated by Putin’s threat of imprisonment for dissent.
The White House's latest attempt to scapegoat rising prices ignores everything that happened before the past three weeks.
Plus, the editors talk about alternative strategies to deal with Russia.
"Ukraine biolabs" is a textbook example of why the mainstream media's push to outlaw so-called disinformation is irresponsible.
Spanning many professions and political affiliations, the signatories to a new letter agree that a NATO-enforced no-fly zone over Ukraine would be a mistake.
No class of governments can be trusted with access to people’s private communications.
There’s a difference between actions that only make us feel good and actions that actually help Ukraine.
Plus: More evidence against masking schoolchildren, Amazon's no-checkout grocery store, and more...
The best way to de-escalate fighting in Ukraine is to give Putin a face-saving exit, not immiserating his people by cutting them off from the world.
Congress continues to allocate funds to produce weapons that the Pentagon itself says it doesn't need.
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