The Trump administration’s effort to dismantle sanctuary city policies has hit another legal roadblock, this time in New York City. A federal judge rejected the DOJ’s challenge, but a former federal prosecutor is raising serious questions about the ruling and its interpretation of federal immigration enforcement authority.
The promise of socialism has a powerful appeal, especially to those who believe a fairer society is within reach. But from the Berlin Wall to communist China, history raises difficult questions about the price of that promise, and what Americans might risk by embracing it.