Economist Bryan Caplan makes a bold case for unrestricted immigration in this fact-filled graphic nonfiction illustrated by creator Zach Weinersmith.
Bryan Caplan is a professor of economics at George Mason University
and one of the world's leading advocates of free migration. He is
the author of The Myth of the Rational Voter, named "the best
political book of the year" by the New York Times and The Case
Against Education. He's published in the New York Times, Washington
Post, Wall Street Journal, and the Atlantic. He lives in Oakton,
Virginia, with his wife and four kids.
Zach Weinersmith is the creator of the popular webcomic SMBC, the
creator of the nerd comedy show BAHFest, and the co-author of the
New York Times-bestselling popular science book, Soonish.
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"A delightful tour of the arguments and evidence behind the debate
[around open borders]... What's refreshing about the way that
Caplan responds to the likely criticisms of his thesis is that he's
thoughtful and generous. Nobody is accused or racism or some other
less-than-pure motivation." --Bloomberg Opinion
"[Caplan's] numbers-don't-lie arguments are supported by
comprehensive research...makes easy dismissal impossible. His
partner-in-insight Weinersmith provides crisp, easy-to-grasp
artistic support, with his own occasional insertions of humor."
--Booklist, starred review
"A highly effective way to talk about an issue that remains a
nonstarter for so many nationwide." --Kirkus
"A phenomenal achievement. [Open Borders] is a landmark in economic
education, how to present economic ideas, and the integration of
economic analysis and graphic visuals. I picked it up not knowing
what to expect, and was blown away by the execution . . . This book
is one of the very best explainers of the gains from trade idea
ever produced, and it will teach virtually anyone a truly
significant amount about the immigration issue, as well as economic
analytics more generally." --Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution
"An easy-to-read contrarian take from an economist who is right
about most everything." --John Stossel
"A welcome counterpoint to the rampant fear-mongering that all too
often dominates airwaves and political campaigns." --Paste
Magazine
"A compelling contribution to the debate over one of the most
significant issues of our time." --Reason
"Just like John Stuart Mill's The Subjection of Women 150 years
ago, this book advances a sustained argument so compelling that it
just might shift the moral foundations of the world." --Scott
Aaronson, University of Texas at Austin
"A tour de force graphic novel illustrating one fundamental truth:
there's nothing more American than being an immigrant." --Jeff
Atwood, cofounder of Stack Overflow and Discourse.org
"Caplan and Weinersmith have pioneered a new format: a comic book
that's quantitative and informative while remaining thoroughly
entertaining. Whether you support more migration or not, Open
Borders will quickly give you a balanced understanding of what
serious research has to say about how open borders would affect
America." --Robert Wiblin, director of research, 80,000 Hours
"A clear and inescapable economic, moral, and political case for
reopening the borders that artfully counters the common
objections." --John H. Cochrane, Hoover Institution at Stanford
University
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