How about the South and Mountain West each become an independent nation "in free association" with the US? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Islands The deal is: you get to control immigration, taxes, trade (excepting ITAR - arms trade), but can have no...
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The Immigration Issue in Libertarianism
Over a decade ago, I wrote an article published at Mises.org on the libertarian immigration conundrum. The “conundrum” was the seemingly unbridgeable differences between, if not contradictory views of, the two libertarian answers to the immigration question. The point...
Closed Borders Libertarians Are In Another Universe
I have a pretty, probably, novel take on closed borders libertarians. They argument of restricting immigration says that there's a huge "public goods" infrastructure in the USA which needs to be protected, and this is just because it's our "private property". I get...
TGIF: Are We Sure It Can’t Happen Here?
One runs a risk whenever one cites the 20th century’s great terror states while discussing current ominous developments in the western democracies. Apparent comparisons of the United States or western and central European countries to Nazi Germany or Soviet Russia...
9/6/18 Alice Speri on the Israeli ‘Justice’ System
Journalist Alice Speri explains what the Israeli justice system is like for Palestinians who resist Israel's soldiers and protest its illegal settlements. Instead of the usual court system, Palestinians are tried in what amount to military courts, often after grueling...
News Roundup 8/13/18
Aaron Mate and Max Blumenthal discuss the merger of Silicon Valley and the state. [Link] The Army orders a suspension to the discharge of soldiers who enlisted under a special immigration program. [Link] Julian Assange is strongly considering testifying to the Senate...
Libertarian Lessons: Immigration
Individuals are autonomous beings with rights that must be respected – by other individuals, and by government – regardless of religion, ethnicity, race, creed, or place of origin. We are each “endowed by our Creator” with the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit...
FPF #223 – Roots of the Immigration Crisis guest Brian Saady
On FPF #223, Brian Saady returns to the show to discuss the roots of the immigration crisis. In the US, the focus of the immigration issue is focused on what the should happen when people reach the US Southern border. However, US policy in Central America has caused...
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