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In Search of Firmer Cosmopolitan Solidarity: The Need for a Sentimentalist Case for Open Borders

Zachary Woodman Culture, Liberty, Philosophy , , , , ,

Most arguments for open borders are phrased in terms of universalized moral obligations to non-citizens. These obligations are usually phrased as “merely” negative (eg., that Americans have a duty to not impede the movement an impoverished Mexican worker or Syrian refugee seeking a better life) rather than positive (eg., that the first obligation does not imply … Continue reading In Search of Firmer Cosmopolitan Solidarity: The Need for a Sentimentalist Case for Open Borders

What’s the difference between open borders and Open Borders?

Brandon Christensen Liberty , , ,

There are two meanings here. I’ll define them below: There are open borders, where borders are open and anyone can move between them There are Open Borders, where borders to rich states are open to people from poor states, but the borders to poor states are closed to immigration Open borders are fairer than closed … Continue reading What’s the difference between open borders and Open Borders?

Most Arguments Against Open Borders Lead to Extremely Un-Libertarian Positions

Zachary Woodman Economics, Liberty, Politics , , , ,

One thing that strikes me about libertarians who oppose open borders is that they approach the issue of immigration completely different from how libertarians approach nearly every other issue. Arguments against immigration typically go as follows: Bad effect x will happen if we allow open borders. Therefore, the government is justified in restricting immigration. For … Continue reading Most Arguments Against Open Borders Lead to Extremely Un-Libertarian Positions

The death knell of Open Borders?

Brandon Christensen Current Events , , , ,

The world of the 1990s and aughts is now gone. A borderless, wall-less world will be relegated to the musty, threadbare realm of academia and on the white papers of a few brave think tanks. The flood of war refugees from Syria has been overwhelming Europe’s political and cultural sensibilities (Europe’s political sensibilities are quite … Continue reading The death knell of Open Borders?

From the Comments: Mass Migration and Open Borders

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Fears of mass migration are overblown. Each person who migrates must cover certain costs – one must abandon one’s social network, often must abandon property, must fund transportation and the transition. For instance, when I crossed America from Pennsylvania to California, I had to pay for transportation expenses, the first month’s rent, a security deposit, … Continue reading From the Comments: Mass Migration and Open Borders

From the Comments: Open Borders and Substantial Increases in GDP

Brandon Christensen Comments, Politics , , , , , ,

Dr Delacroix gives us a great review of the most recent literature on the relationship between open borders and substantial increases in GDP (50%-150%): A Long Comment on The Big Thing (open borders) Thank you, Rick, for causing me to read this very good paper (and thanks to Brandon for making it easily available). I … Continue reading From the Comments: Open Borders and Substantial Increases in GDP

From the Comments: Open Borders, Immigration and the Sociology of Gradualism

Brandon Christensen Comments, Current Events , , , , , , , , , ,

Dr Delacroix takes issue with my woefully inadequate summary of his work on open borders in the Independent Review. He writes: Small yet somewhat important correction: In our piece in the Independent Review, Nikiforov and I argue for somewhat more than a guest worker program and our reference is not a to a EU “guest … Continue reading From the Comments: Open Borders, Immigration and the Sociology of Gradualism

Towards a genuinely Inclusive, Liberal, and Open Global Agenda

Tridivesh Singh Maini Current Events , , , , ,

The recent past has been witness to the increasing rise of ‘economic-nationalism’, anti-immigration policies, and increasing xenophobia. Countries which in the past have welcomed immigrants, and have been protagonists of Free Trade and open borders, while immensely benefiting from the same, are becoming more and more insular. While this point got strongly reiterated by the … Continue reading Towards a genuinely Inclusive, Liberal, and Open Global Agenda

From the comments: “liberty, evolution, and morals”

Brandon Christensen Comments , ,

I’m reminded of an MR entry by Tyler Cowen a couple of months ago in which he remarks that the “energetic young talent” in libertarianism now often seems more intent on “projects for building entire new political worlds” — charter cities, blockchain — than on theory, political, economic, etc. (https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/04/where-is-non-state-capacity-libertarianism-evolving.html) I think there’s truth in … Continue reading From the comments: “liberty, evolution, and morals”

Immigration in the Time of Joe Biden: What to Do (Part 5 of 11)

Jacques Delacroix Current Events , ,

Closing All the Borders I focus on the southern border because Canadians do not tend to emigrate in mass to the US, being rather disdainful of their loud and agitated American cousins. Canadians also guard their border rather competently. Moreover, the southern border is the access route for a potential hundreds of millions of destitute … Continue reading Immigration in the Time of Joe Biden: What to Do (Part 5 of 11)

The importance of gardening, isonomia, federation, and free banking

Brandon Christensen Culture , , , , , , , ,

I’ve recently taken up gardening, in a very amateurish way. Right now I’ve got two plants growing out of a bucket filled with dirt. I water them every day. I talk to them. I rotate them so that different sides face the sun at different times of the day. I spray them with water, too. … Continue reading The importance of gardening, isonomia, federation, and free banking