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Some "Classified" Podcasts

Have a road trip coming up? Here are some podcasts I did for my book Classified.

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Free Immigration Is a Core American Value

Just consider the policies that the Founding Fathers embraced.

Reason

Sentencing Commission Proposes Restricting Judges' Use of Acquitted Conduct

It may sound bizarre, but yes, you can be punished at sentencing for an offense you were acquitted of by a jury.

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Is It 'Treason' To Support Free Trade?

Shipping industry insiders floated a recommendation to charge critics of the Jones Act with treason, according to documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Reason

A Compelling Summary of the Case Against Nationalism

Alex Nowrasteh of the Cato Institute provides what may be the best short summary of the evils of nationalism.

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Biden expands immigration tool that doesn’t require Congress

WASHINGTON — Two years into an administration that faces legislative inaction and numerous legal challenges to its immigration agenda, the Temporary Protected Status program has emerged as a key tool for President Joe Biden.

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Biden expands immigration tool that doesn't require Congress - Roll Call

The Temporary Protected Status program has emerged as a key tool for President Joe Biden, two years into his administration.

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Does Immigration Undermine Social Trust? Does it Matter?

Cato Institute immigration policy expert Alex Nowrasteh dissects an important argument raised by restrictionist.

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Should Americans Value Nationalism?

National Review's Rich Lowry debates the Cato Institute's Alex Nowrasteh.

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American Nationalism: Rich Lowry vs. Alex Nowrasteh

Should Americans support nationalism? National Review's Rich Lowry debates the Cato Institute's Alex Nowrasteh.

Reason

Marjorie Taylor Greene dodges question about most fentanyl being smuggled by US citizens – not migrants

‘I’m sorry, is the CATO down there securing our border and stopping illegal aliens and human trafficking and drug trafficking’

The Independent UK

"The Sordid Business of Dividing Us Up"

The Cato Institute's fall "Cato's Letter" newsletter publishes a speech I gave at Cato on America's racial classification system. It begins: Racial classifications by law have been as American as apple pie, since at least the 19th century. Modern Americans tend to shake their heads with revulsion when they think…

Reason

Somebody in the Shipping Industry Wants Opponents of the Jones Act Charged with Treason

There’s nothing patriotic about a law lining the pockets of cargo companies at the expense of consumers.

Reason

Republicans bank on tough immigration line as US midterms near

Republicans are using anti-migrant rhetoric to redirect focus away from other issues before midterms, experts say.

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VIEWPOINT 2: Immigration may play a more important role in the midterms than you think

After Barack Obama’s victory in the 2008 presidential election, many political experts expected increasing immigration would hand Democrats consistent electoral victories in the future.

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Video of Cato Institute Constitution Day Panel on Recent Supreme Court Cases on "Constitutional Structure"

Participants included VC contributor Jonathan Adler, George Mason University law Prof. Jennifer Mascott, and myself.

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The Libertarian Party's Internal Strife Is as Old as the Party Itself

An oral history of the Libertarian Party

Los Angeles Times

More than a million could die waiting for green cards as US immigration buckles amid COVID

WASHINGTON — Milap Kashipara spent 16 years waiting for a green card that he hoped would lead to better opportunities for his three children than in India, as well as a chance to reunite with his siblings in California.

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How SEC Gag Orders Silence the Accused

"They don't want the defendant to tell this side of the story," says Clark Neily of the Cato Institute.

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A Guide to Fixing the Electoral Count Act

Andy Craig of the Cato Institute has an excellent overview of this important issue.

Reason

Cato Institute Files Lawsuit Seeking Release of Report Used to Justify Trump's Anti-Muslim Travel Ban

The contents of the report may well prove the Trump Administration tried to deceive the courts.

The Hindu

Data | Trump era H-1B woes end, visa approval rates, wages peak under Biden

Since President Biden took over, H-1B visa approval rates surpassed those seen in the Obama period and peaked at 98%. The median wage of H-1B workers also matches the top 10% of U.S. earners

The Times of India

Wait time for green cards backed by employers rises

BENGALURU: Employer sponsored green card processing delays have crossed the three-year wait time in 2022. David J Bier, associate director of immigration studies at Cato Institute, wrote on the US think tank’s blog, “Paying a $2,500 fee could cut this wait to “only” 2 years and 5 months. The government…

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Team Libertarian Report from National Constitution Center "Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy" Project Now Available on SSRN

I coauthored the report with Clark Neily and Walter Olson, both of the Cato Institute.

The Conversation

Ukraine receives weapons support from around the world

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, many of the world’s nations have sought to support Ukrainians by sending weapons. Even before that, though, many countries were offering limited help as a result of the Russian takeover of Crimea, in southern Ukraine, in 2014.

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