I am probably in the minority among Open Borders: The Case contributors in regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in United States vs. Windsor as legally absurd and ominous for liberty, and especially for religious freedom. Ben Domenech gives a good description of the threat to religious liberty from the gay marriage movement: The problem with gay marriage is … Continue reading Open borders and religious freedom
Aaron Swartz, taken from us too soon, wrote a piece that really spoke to me. As someone who wishes for equality yet avoids labels (especially on myself), I felt this piece captured my thoughts exactly. It also inspired me (with a small nudge from a good friend) to write a similar piece on the subject … Continue reading Why I Am Not An American
Restrictionists frequently try to marginalize the arguments of open borders by claiming that, as Steve Camarota put it in our TV debate, “all societies, all sovereign states throughout all history have always had the idea that they can regulate who comes into their society,” or more generally, by treating state sovereignty as a universal norm of … Continue reading Hospitality in The Odyssey
A number of possibilities for research projects are listed below. The list is regularly updated with links to relevant Open Borders posts and pages as well as external sources. Keep the following in mind: You can use these research ideas for research projects at many different levels of complexity. You might be able to get … Continue reading Research ideas
The rise of modern communications technology has drastically changed the way humans interact with each other. Physical distance matters less than ever. You my dear reader may be seeing this post of mine from 10 minutes away from my apartment or from 12,000 miles away. Indeed the difference in time which you might theoretically be … Continue reading Skirting Around the Restrictions: Will Technology Make Borders Obsolete?