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Immigration: Resource Destroyer or Multiplier?
Immigration by Nitesh Meena, licensed under Unsplash The following is an excerpt from a short article by Don Boudreaux in Cafe Hayek. He targets the most common assumption about resources to drive a bigger argument on Immigration. The article draws heavily on the arguments of the American Intellectual Julian Simon in his famous work ‘The […]
Why is immigration like Nuclear Power?
Nuclear powerplant in Belgium by Frédéric Paulussen, licensed under Unsplash License Authored by: Bryan Caplan Compiled by: Mohammad Anas Khan This was originally published on Econlib.org Nuclear power? Immigration? When was the last time you thought your paranoia about both is unwarranted or perhaps needs some dilution? You do not need to be as paranoid […]
It’s time for Biden to pursue real change on immigration
For many who were outraged by the Trump administration’s abusive policies on immigration, the election of Joe Biden caused a sigh of relief. Biden has promised a more humane approach to immigration, and has so far fulfilled pledges to reverse many of Trump’s most destructive immigration policies, including family separation, the Muslim Travel Ban, and […]
Bryan Caplan on immigration and open borders
Editor’s Note: On March 16, 2017, George Mason University Professor of Economics Bryan Caplan debated Washington University Professor of Philosophy Christopher Wellman on the topic, “Is Immigration a Basic Human Right?” Below is Professor Caplan’s opening statement. There are many complaints about governments, but the harshest is, “This government grossly violates human rights.” The background […]
Mises on immigration: setting the record straight
In 2018, Congress failed to override president Trump’s veto to establish a national emergency in order to build his border wall. Libertarians and classical liberals seem split on the issue of border security. The Libertarian Party does not support classifying undocumented immigrants as criminals, but this steers many away from the party. Some fully support […]
Defending Free Speech, Fighting for Accountability on Campus
Standing up for the ideas you strongly believe in and challenging the status quo sometimes requires stepping out of your comfort zone and getting exposed to all kinds of ill-intentioned responses, which is why it is especially commendable when one of our students decides to do it so publicly. Jacob Barron, a Students For Liberty […]
The Top 5 Moments from an Emotional, Riveting LibertyCon 2025
Silence — and I mean absolute, total silence — fell across the room when Daryl Davis, an African-American musician who played with Chuck Berry, showed us some artifacts from his OTHER career: having open, honest conversations with KKK members and neo-Nazis.
The LibertyCon Ledger
12:33 p.m. — I ask the guy sitting next to me, “Hey, whose face is this?” He responds, “That’s Murray Rothbard.”
12:34 p.m. — “Let me see that again,” he says. “Yeah, it’s Rothbard. I’m pretty sure.”
Civil Rights and the American Border
Image citation: The US passport by Jeremy Dorrough, licensed under Unsplash The American immigration system is far from easily navigable. Those who proudly declare that they are “all for immigration, as long as it is legal”, often are unfamiliar with how convoluted the immigration system is. A wall is a solution provided by some conservative […]
Rodrigo Figueredo: Spreading Freedom Through Art
Rodrigo Figueredo, an honorary alumnus of Students For Liberty from Venezuela, has been making a remarkable impact across Europe through his art, spreading the message of freedom, justice, and democracy. Having experienced the rise of the Chavista regime in his home country, Rodrigo was forced to flee as a teenager. He was determined to fight […]
