Compendium of Writings About the 2024 Election and Issues at Stake
As election day approaches, here are links to all my writings on the 2024 election and the issues at stake. Except where otherwise noted, these are all posts published right here at the Volokh Conspiracy blog, hosted by Reason. I list these items in reverse chronological order—most recent first:
“Kamala Harris is a Far Lesser Evil than Donald Trump,” Oct. 24, 2024. My case for voting for Harris on “lesser evil” grounds.
“Trump’s Mass Deportation Proposal Ignores a Huge Economic and Social Cost,” The Dispatch, Oct. 24, 2024 (symposium on immigration and the 2024 election). This piece explains why Trump’s immigration policy plans are particularly dangerous, and much worse than Harris’s far from ideal immigration policies.
“Courts Might Not Stop Trump’s Illicit Plans for Mass Deportations, ” The UnPopulist, Oct. 16, 2024. This article discusses Trump’s plan to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as a tool for mass deportation.
“Perils of Broad Presidential Power Over Tariffs,” Oct. 10, 2024. Why Trump could implement his dangerous tariff plans without the need for new legislation.
“Harris Scales Back Harmful Price Control Proposal,”Sept. 30, 2024. Harris revised her awful price control proposal in a way that makes it less bad.
“Lessons of the Haitian Migrant Cat Scare,” Sept. 12, 2024. What we can learn from an egregious episode of anti-immigrant electoral scaremongering.
“Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are Preying on Political Ignorance,” The Hill, Sept. 4, 2024. Both candidates have advanced terrible policy proposals that cater to widespread public ignorance.
“What Walz and Vance Get Wrong About Opportunity and Mobility,” Aug. 22, 2024. Both VP nominees underrate the value of mobility and “voting with your feet.”
“Harris and Trump Offer Terrible Housing Policies,” Aug. 18, 2024.
“The Logic of Voting for a Lesser Evil—and Other Writings on the Morality of Voting,” Aug. 13, 2024. My explanation of why it’s right to vote for a lesser evil, plus pieces on other aspects of the morality of voting.
“Wokeness is Awful. Nationalism is Far Worse,” The Dispatch, July 1, 2024. Not directly about the election. But I include it here because it addresses a major ideological tradeoff at stake. Though both are bad, the nati
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