December 09, 2013
Immigration, Eugenics, and the Minimum Wage
A few months ago, I was reading a fascinating paper by Thomas Leonard on “Eugenics and Economics in the Progressive Era.” The paper is full of interesting tidbits, but I…
Posts filed under immigration
November 01, 2013
LET THEM WORK: Bryan Caplan’s Opening Post in a Debate on Immigration
Read it here. Excerpt: You could object that we’re not obliged to help total strangers, but allowing people to accept a job is not charity. It’s minimal decency. If Kathleen gets a…
July 20, 2013
Cosmopolitanism and Open Borders: Some links
Over at Open Borders, Paul Crider is puzzled why self-described cosmopolitan philosophers focus so heavily on global redistribution rather than open borders as a way to fight global poverty. I agree….
August 20, 2012
An Alternative Trolley Problem: Immigration, Not Global Aid
(In response to Jessica’s post.) So, here’s the trolley problem: A runaway trolley is on course to kill five innocent people. I can switch the trolley to another track, saving…
April 25, 2011
Freedom and Repugnance
Ordinary people often give surprisingly bad arguments against libertarian conclusions. Take, for example, the libertarian case for open immigration. One of the most common responses to this proposal is the…