Today, Liberalism.Org posted my first essay as a regular contributor to their project. It is entitled "Immigration Restrictions Restrict Americans' Liberties." Liberalism.Org is a new initiative of the Institute for Humane Studies, led by Jason Kuznicki, formerly of the Cato Institute. Its purpose is to explore, promote, and revitalize liberal political thought in an era where illiberal and anti-liberal movements of various types are on the rise. Jason provides an overview of the project and its purposes here.
I will be contributing new essays to the project (published at their website) several times per year, most likely focusing on issues related to immigration, democratic theory, and constitutional law. The other regular contributors are prominent libertarian or libertarian-leaning thinkers. They include Radley Balko (leading expert on criminal law and law enforcement issues), Janet Bufton (prominent Canadian classical liberal thinker and political commentator), Prof. Michael Munger (Duke University), Sarah Skwire (Liberty Fund), and Prof. Matt Zwolinski (U of San Diego, coauthor of The Individualists: Radical, Reactionaries, and the Struggle for the Soul of Libertarianism). It is an honor to be associated with this impressive group, and I look forward to working with them.
Here is an excerpt from my first article:
