I largely agree with what Vipul Naik writes about Jose Antonio Vargas and the Define American project. Philosophically, Vargas isn’t really a fellow-traveler of Bryan Caplan, Vipul Naik, and myself. He seems to still buy into arguments from the other side– as Vipul puts it, “people don’t have a right to immigrate, but once they’ve … Continue reading Why Jose Antonio Vargas Matters: Making Human Rights Real
Recently I wrote a long post on the history of the abolition of slavery, arguing along the way that the abolitionists set a great example for the open borders movement to follow. I promised then to “explain in a follow-up post why I don’t think open borders can expect to get much benefit from riding the coattails … Continue reading Why the Open Borders Movement Should (Mostly) Avoid Emulating the Gay Marriage Movement
It is a well-known pattern in human behavior that people tend to overestimate the probability or frequency of any event which easily springs to mind. For example, Americans tend to greatly overestimate the number of minorities in the US. Why? Probably because minorities stand out, are striking, and therefore attract attention, and are easier to … Continue reading Newtown, availability bias, and why civil disobedience works
The restrictionist policies Angela Merkel defended when responding to Reem deserve the criticism they’ve been getting. But the responsibility for these policies falls far more on the majorities of voters who have supported these policies for decades than on Merkel.
Many First Worlders stand to gain only modestly from migration liberalization, and some may even lose. Here are three strategies to get them excited about the prospect.
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