A Conversation with Joe Salerno: Mises on Nationalism and Immigration

Tags: Political Theory, Private Property, Big Government, War and Foreign Policy

04/05/2017 Joseph T. Salerno Jeff Deist

Does liberalism require “open borders”? Is nationalism compatible with individual rights? Is democratic majoritarianism a form of colonialism, with predictably bad outcomes for minority populations? And, can mass immigration be reconciled with self-determination?

Dr. Joe Salerno recently addressed these questions in a comprehensive article entitled Mises on Nationalism, the Right of Self-Determination, and the Problem of Immigration. It’s a very important piece, and one that every liberty-minded person should read.

In this studio interview, Jeff and Joe discuss Mises’s writings on these perennially-timely topics.

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