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Seth J. Frantzman
Personal blog · sethfrantzman.compoliticsculture
Seth J. Frantzman writes author, a personal blog at sethfrantzman.com about politics and culture. Since 2016, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 5 times. The last post was in 2023, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Commenters link this blog's 2017 post on the seven-country travel list, arguing it originated under the Obama administration's 2015 Terrorist Travel Prevention Act. It is cited as a source in immigration-policy debate.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
'If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking'
Most-linked posts?
- /2017/01/28/obamas-administration-made-the-muslim-ban-possible-and-the-media-wont-tell-you/3 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2017-01-29
What Hacker News says?
No one seems to be talking about that fact that Trump can do these things because the Congress has specifically authorized the president to do so. It seems as though a massive amount of power in one person's hands is OK is some situations but not in others, depending on one's political persuasion. And the list of countries is from Homeland Security's list of "countries of concern" compiled during the Obama administr…
Comment linking /2017/01/28/obamas-administration-made-the-muslim-ban-possible-and-the-media-wont-tell-you/
on “Federal judge stays deportations of travelers in Trump immigration order”Submitted Why I won’t be attending a Belgian solidarity rally as a story · 1 points
HN discussionhttps://sethfrantzman.com/2017/01/28/obamas-administration-m... 'Obama’s administration made the “Muslim ban” possible and the media won’t tell you'
Comment linking /2017/01/28/obamas-administration-made-the-muslim-ban-possible-and-the-media-wont-tell-you/
on “Trump Fires Acting Attorney General”It's hardly clear that folks would object. Obama is actually the one who came up with the list of 7 countries and authorized this in the Terrorist Travel Prevention act of 2015. It's unclear that this list can be expanded on a whim. https://sethfrantzman.com/2017/01/28/obamas-administration-m... Obama did something similar in 2012 to little protest. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2012/03... Aga…
Comment linking /2017/01/28/obamas-administration-made-the-muslim-ban-possible-and-the-media-wont-tell-you/
on “How Immigration Uncertainty Threatens America’s Tech Dominance”In practice, it's necessary that it be sufficient for the vast majority of the cases. And in the vast majority of the cases, it is. Immigrants from the 7 countries that Obama designated in the Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 [1], and authorized suspension of entry for, make up a tiny fraction of visas. [1] https://www.niacaction.org/update-frequently-asked-questions... https://sethfrantzman.com/2017/01/28/ob…
Comment linking /2017/01/28/obamas-administration-made-the-muslim-ban-possible-and-the-media-wont-tell-you/
on “How Immigration Uncertainty Threatens America’s Tech Dominance”