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Moral Panic

Massage Parlor Panic

A potent combination of puritanism, racism, and political opportunism is putting Asian masseuses and the people who support them in needless danger.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.2.2020 6:00 AM

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Trump Tells His Critics to 'Go Back' Where They 'Came From.' His Love-It-or-Leave-It Attitude Is Totally Wrong and Arguably Racist.

Is the angry reaction to the president's incendiary comments "all about politics"?

Jacob Sullum | 7.16.2019 4:45 PM

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Borders

Xenophobia and Pseudoscience Shaped U.S. Immigration Policy

Historian Daniel Okrent looks back at the bigoted "intellectual justification" for anti-immigration policies.

Nick Gillespie | 5.22.2019 3:15 PM

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Donald Trump

Today's Anti-Immigration Script Was Written 100 Years Ago by America's Elite

Historian Daniel Okrent's new book, The Guarded Gate, recounts the history of bigotry, eugenics, and the "intellectual justification" of anti-immigration policies.

Nick Gillespie, Ian Keyser, and Todd Krainin | 5.17.2019 3:45 PM

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Democracy

Democracy in Decline?

If its recent record is any indication, Winston Churchill might have been wrong about democracy.

Loren Lomasky | 2.17.2019 6:00 AM

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Xenophobia

Trump's Favorite 'Prayer Rug' Immigrant Story Seems Like Fake News and Shoddy Journalism

The Washington Examiner story relies on a single, anonymous source who has no evidence to support her claims. It serves only to confirm existing biases.

Eric Boehm | 1.18.2019 4:15 PM

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The 5 Best Arguments Against Immigration—and Why They're Wrong

Nick Gillespie and Todd Krainin | 2.14.2018 11:15 AM

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Food Policy

Shake Your Head at Italy's Crappy New Food Laws

Bans on drinking and eating in public and a host of other lousy rules could jeopardize Italy's culinary future.

Baylen Linnekin | 7.22.2017 8:00 AM

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