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Does Libertarianism Require Support for Open Borders?

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26K views 1 year ago The Human Action Podcast
Dave Smith makes the Rothbardian/Hoppean case for government restriction on immigration, arguing that it's a second-best solution given the undeniable fact of government control of "public" property. Bob plays devil's advocate to raise possible objections to Dave's framework. Rothbard, "Nations by Consent": https://Mises.org/HAP436a Hans-Hermann Hoppe, "On Free Immigration and Forced Integration": https://Mises.org/HAP436b Bryan Caplan, "A Radical Case for Open Borders": https://Mises.org/HAP436c Human Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization: https://Mises.org/HAPodFree Enter to win free admission to the Human Action Conference: https://Mises.org/HARaffle Find free books, daily articles, podcasts, lecture series, and everything about the Austrian School of Economics, at https://Mises.org​​. Twitter ►   / mises   Facebook ►   / mises.institute   Instagram ►   / misesinstitute    …...more
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0:00

Introduction

0:28

Immigration Debate

1:40

The Libertarian View of Open Borders

4:52

Why Discuss what Scenario is "Second Best"?

9:04

Public Property and Statist Constructs

24:24

What Being a Libertarian Means

31:35

Unhelpful Libertarian Arguments

48:30

Human Action Conference Raffle

55:45

Are Imperfect Solutions Worth Discussing?

56:28

What Principles the Government Should be Following

1:05:50

Hoppean Immigration Theory

1:14:02

Immigration and Welfare

1:22:43

Bring the Troops Home to Protect the Border

1:33:14

Conclusion

1:42:27
Does Libertarianism Require Support for Open Borders?
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Dave Smith makes the Rothbardian/Hoppean case for government restriction on immigration, arguing that it's a second-best solution given the undeniable fact of government control of "public" property. Bob plays devil's advocate to raise possible objections to Dave's framework. Rothbard, "Nations by Consent": https://Mises.org/HAP436a Hans-Hermann Hoppe, "On Free Immigration and Forced Integration": https://Mises.org/HAP436b Bryan Caplan, "A Radical Case for Open Borders": https://Mises.org/HAP436c Human Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization: https://Mises.org/HAPodFree Enter to win free admission to the Human Action Conference: https://Mises.org/HARaffle Find free books, daily articles, podcasts, lecture series, and everything about the Austrian School of Economics, at https://Mises.org​​. Twitter ►   / mises   Facebook ►   / mises.institute   Instagram ►   / misesinstitute   SoundCloud ►   / misesmedia   Apple Podcasts ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/... Rumble ► https://rumble.com/c/c-2212754 Odysee ► https://odysee.com/@mises/ Podcasts ► https://mises.org/library/audio-video/ Chapters 00:00 Free Book! 00:28 Introduction 01:40 Immigration Debate 04:52 The Libertarian View of Open Borders 09:04 Why Discuss what Scenario is "Second Best"? 24:24 Public Property and Statist Constructs 31:35 What Being a Libertarian Means 48:30 Unhelpful Libertarian Arguments 55:45 Human Action Conference Raffle 56:28 Are Imperfect Solutions Worth Discussing? 1:05:50 What Principles the Government Should be Following 1:14:02 Hoppean Immigration Theory 1:22:43 Immigration and Welfare 1:33:14 "Bring the Troops Home to Protect the Border" 1:42:27 Conclusion
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