(AFTER)
As Election Day approaches, here are links to all my articles on the 2024 election and the issues at stake. Unless otherwise noted, these are all posts published here on the Volokh Conspiracy blog, hosted by Rode. I list these items in reverse chronological order – most recent first:
“Kamala Harris is a much lesser evil than Donald TrumpOctober 24, 2024. My plea to vote for Harris on “lesser evil” grounds. Matt Zwolinski, co-author of The individualists: , writes: “If you’re still on the fence about Trump, and you’re only going to read one piece on the subject, I implore you to read Ilya Somin’s essay op Rodewho makes a careful and detailed libertarian case against Trump (and for Harris).”
“Trump’s mass deportation proposal ignores enormous economic and social costs,” The shippingOctober 24, 2024 (symposium on immigration and the 2024 elections). This piece explains why Trump’s immigration policies are particularly dangerous, and far worse than Harris’s far-from-ideal immigration policies.
“Courts cannot stop Trump’s illegal plans for mass deportations,” The unpopulistOctober 16, 2024. This article discusses Trump’s plan to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as a tool for mass deportation.
“Dangers of broad presidential power over tariffs”, October 10, 2024. Why Trump was able to implement his dangerous pricing plans without the need for new legislation.
‘Harris scraps proposal for harmful price controls“September 30, 2024. Harris has revised her terrible price control proposal in a way that makes it less bad.
“Lessons from the Haitian Migrant Cat Fear,September 12, 2024. What we can learn from a blatant episode of anti-immigrant electoral fearmongering.
“Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris prey on political ignorance,” The hillSeptember 4, 2024. Both candidates have put forward terrible policy proposals that capitalize on widespread public ignorance.
“What Walz and Vance are getting wrong about opportunity and mobility”, August 22, 2024. Both VP nominees underestimate the value of mobility and ‘voting with your feet’.
“Harris and Trump offer terrible housing policies”, August 18, 2024.
“The Logic of Voting for a Lesser Evil – and Other Writings on the Morality of VotingAugust 13, 2024. My explanation of why it is right to vote for a lesser evil, plus pieces on other aspects of the morality of voting.
“Waking up is horrible. Nationalism is much worse,” The shippingJuly 1, 2024. Not directly about the elections. But I include it here because it concerns an important ideological consideration at stake. While both are bad, the nationalism embraced by the Trump-era Republican Party is worse than the wokeness prevalent among many Democrats.
“Thoughts on Biden’s proposed Supreme Court reforms”, July 29, 2024. Biden has left the race, but Democrats continue to support these proposals.
“JD Vance, Taxing the Childless, and the Power of Framing“July 27, 2024. How people think about imposing higher taxes on childless people depends greatly on the framing.
“Kamala Harris’ overly narrow view of bodily autonomy”, July 27, 2024. Kamala Harris should broaden her commitment to “my body, my choice” beyond abortion rights.
“Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race is not anti-democratic,” July 23, 2024.
“Biden’s Seriously Flawed New Housing Plan”, July 16, 2024. Democrats are still advocating many of these ideas.
“GOP VP nominee JD Vance is an enemy of free markets“July 15, 2024. Some reasons why Vance is terrible.
“Thoughts on Trump’s assassination attempt,” July 14, 2024.
“More evidence that Republicans are now the party benefiting from high turnout,”“June 15, 2024.
“Inflation, the economy and political ignorance,” May 23, 2024. How ignorance impacts one of the biggest issues impacting voters’ decisions.
“Setting problem priorities”, May 14, 2024. How to decide which policy issues to prioritize. The question is clearly relevant to voting decisions.
“Higher voter turnout now benefits Republicans,” April 11, 2024. This trend could undermine traditional divisions over voting rights issues.