Sheldon Richman – The Multiracial Activist

This section contains commentaries authored by left-libertarian academic and writer Sheldon Richman.

Unjust Immigration Law is Not Law

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Sheldon Richman

UNJUST IMMIGRATION LAW IS NOT LAW by Sheldon RichmanMay 1, 2015 As 2014 and the Democrats’ control of the Senate neared their conclusion, Barack Obama issued an executive order to defer […]

Stop-and-Frisk: How Government Creates Problems, Then Makes Them Worse

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Sheldon Richman

Stop-and-Frisk: How Government Creates Problems, Then Makes Them Worse by Sheldon Richman Two recent law-enforcement decisions illustrate yet again that when government sets out to solve a problem it […]

What the Immigration Bill Overlooks

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Sheldon Richman

What the Immigration Bill Overlooks by Sheldon Richman In passing the monstrosity known as immigration “reform,” the Senate overlooked a few things of importance. This is unsurprising. A bill […]

Republican Reconsideration of Immigration

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Sheldon Richman

REPUBLICAN RECONSIDERATION OF IMMIGRATION by Sheldon Richman November 15, 2012 “Those are my principles. If you don’t like them I have others.” — Groucho Marx Apparently […]

What Immigration Problem?

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Sheldon Richman

WHAT IMMIGRATION PROBLEM? by Sheldon Richman November 11, 2011 Arizona, Alabama, and Georgia have each enacted stringent laws aimed at curbing illegal immigration. Before saying more, […]

More Victims of Immigration Control

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Sheldon Richman

MORE VICTIMS OF IMMIGRATION CONTROL by Sheldon Richman January 18, 2008 Consistent advocates of individual liberty often point out that government restrictions on free immigration violate the rights […]

Immigration Policy Reveals What We Are

Posted on March 25, 2007 by Sheldon Richman

IMMIGRATION POLICY REVEALS WHAT WE ARE by Sheldon Richman March 25, 2007 The new compromise immigration bill is drawing lots of flak, not least from conservatives who object […]