The Gay Marriage Playbook Won't Work for Immigration

Why advocates should spend less time on persuasion and more on better policies

Mar 13 • Alexander Kustov

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Spread the Word: Legal Immigration Is Difficult

Even conservatives want a less strict system than the one we have now

Published on Laissez-Faire, Laissez-Passer w/ Alex Nowrasteh & David Bier • Mar 9

Academics Need to Wake Up on AI, Part II

Reflections on a thousand angry responses

Mar 4 • Alexander Kustov

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Academics Need to Wake Up on AI

Ten theses for folks who haven't noticed the ground shifting under their feet

Mar 2 • Alexander Kustov

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February 2026

Western Countries Do Not "Need" Immigration

But it may still be a good idea to have it

Feb 19 • Alexander Kustov

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What's the Matter with Foreign Students?

Student migration is popular until governments stop caring how it works

Feb 16 • Alexander Kustov

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Reflections on “The Uncomfortable Truths about Immigration”

What I learned, what I got wrong, and answers to the most common questions.

Feb 10 • Alexander Kustov

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How Trump transformed immigration policy

The GOP Congress and the courts have helped, but the public is weary.

Published on Good Authority on Substack • Feb 1

January 2026

The Uncomfortable Truths About Immigration

On highbrow pro-immigration misinformation & what the elites don’t want you to know

Jan 22 • Alexander Kustov

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December 2025

An immigrant's take on U.S. immigration

Immigrants make key contributions that help make America great. We deserve respect and stable policies. We also have a responsibility to integrate and…

Published on Guided Civic Revival • Dec 16, 2025

Immigration Is Not One Thing That Has Effects

Deliberate policy changes, not varied abstractions, drive outcomes we care about

Dec 8, 2025 • Alexander Kustov

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November 2025

Migration, But Better: November 2025 Links

Mapping migration institutes worldwide, automating admissions, polling on what's next, and why blaming billionaires for traffic is as bad as blaming…

Nov 29, 2025 • Alexander Kustov

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