What We Really Should Do This Thanksgiving
By Tom Watts In the aftermath of Ferguson, I keep reading pieces like this: what we should do now is learn, understand, and think. I find this advice irritating, because it seems futile. Things look...
View Article“Economic Dragooning”: Limiting Trump’s Ability to Punish Sanctuary Cities
By Andrew Hanson* In his “Contract with the American Voter,” Donald Trump promised to “cancel all federal funding” to “sanctuary cities” on his first day in office. Can the federal government force...
View ArticleExecutive Order 9066: #NeverForget
By Jessica Huey* It was the worst day of his life. That was all he would ever say about it. Looking at black and white photos of my great-grandfather, the stoicism etched in his expression is...
View ArticlePresident Trump Overstepped his Authority on Sanctuary Cities
By Eddie Nasser* In Executive Order No. 13768 issued January 25th, President Trump attempted to follow through on a major campaign promise to cut all federal funding from so-called “sanctuary...
View ArticleTrump’s Flailing Ratchet: From “Bad Hombres” to “Zero Tolerance”
By Amien Kacou* The Trump administration has made fighting illegal immigration a top law enforcement priority. But, despite the President’s frequent displays of availability bias—if not vicious...
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