Shikha Dalmia
Shikha Dalmia is a visiting fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University studying the rise of populist authoritarianism. She is a Bloomberg View contributor and a columnist at the Washington Examiner, and she also writes regularly for The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and numerous other publications. She considers herself to be a progressive libertarian and an agnostic with Buddhist longings and a Sufi soul.
Latest articles by Shikha Dalmia
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Biden's lose-lose immigration strategy
opinion The border hawks will never be appeased, so he might as well do the right thing
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How Biden's immigration bill would empower future Trumps
opinion There's a lot to like about the bill — but the elements pertaining to guest worker programs have major problems
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How Biden can future-proof America's immigration system
opinion There will be more Stephen Millers in the years to come
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Lockdowns are no longer the answer
opinion Lockdowns made sense in the spring. They don't anymore.
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Why this libertarian is voting for Biden
opinion No president has assaulted individual liberty, free enterprise, and social harmony like Trump has
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Is Trump a bigger socialist than Biden?
The Explainer Both men are lured by the strong arm of the state
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Cancel culture and conservative glass houses
opinion The marketplace of ideas is working just fine
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What makes America exceptional
opinion It's far from perfect, but even a pandemic can't deter its moral struggle
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The right's 'rule of law' hypocrisy
opinion The same right-wing movement that cheers President Trump's draconian immigration crackdowns in the name of enforcing the "rule of law" is now in full defiance mode against the lockdowns in the name of freedom
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There's another way to fight coronavirus
opinion "Lockdown" or "liberation" are not the only options
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America's national priority should be a home coronavirus test
opinion It's our best — and most realistic — hope of ending the lockdowns soon
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Trump's crackdown on skilled immigrants is hurting our coronavirus response
opinion Limiting visas for skilled workers has kept out huge numbers of doctors, nurses, and researchers
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How Modi supporters are trying to cloak an anti-Muslim bill in American law
opinion India's Citizenship Amendment Act isn't based on America's Lautenberg law at all
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The lie of the immigrant welfare queen
opinion If immigration supporters want to rally more Americans to their cause, they should start by dispelling this poisonous falsehood
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A failed impeachment is still worth it
opinion President Trump will not be removed from office — but taking a stand against abuse of power is still important
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Modi is resurrecting the most horrifying episode of his career to crush dissent
opinion The Indian prime minister is taking his bloody Gujarat Model national
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Trump has created a foreign student crisis
opinion His immigration policies are driving the world's best and brightest to rival countries. America will regret it.
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The goofy fantasy of anti-war Trump
opinion The killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani is just more proof that Trump was never going to end endless war
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The West was profoundly wrong about Modi
opinion Many U.S. politicians, celebrities, and CEOs celebrated India's strongman. They should apologize now.
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India is laying the groundwork for a mass faith-cleansing
opinion Will India do to its Muslims what China is doing to Uighurs?
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Republicans are leading the country to socialism
opinion Yes, Republicans
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India is entering a new dark age
The Explainer And its citizens have lost the will to fight this descent
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The real reason Kamala Harris is tanking
opinion Policy crushed her candidacy
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Trump's litany of broken promises
opinion How's that wall working out for you?
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