Date |
Milestone |
February 2012 |
Link collection and internal structuring of the site begins in the head of site founder Vipul Naik |
March 9, 2012 |
The domain openborders.info is registered by Vipul Naik, and site pages start getting created. |
March 16, 2012 |
The website launches officially, and Bryan Caplan blogs about it. |
March 18, 2012 |
First blog post: Why was immigration freer in 19th century USA? by Vipul Naik |
April 3, 2012 |
Nathan Smith joins the blog, with his first blog post Hong Kong: City of Immigrants. |
April 25, 2012 |
Alex Nowrasteh joins the blog (as a venue for republishing posts written for other venues). His first blog post: Economic Judgment on Arizona’s Immigration Law. |
October 11, 2012 |
John Lee joins the blog. Here’s a blog post introducing John Lee and here’s John Lee’s first post: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”. |
November 2, 2012 |
Chris Hendrix joins the blog. Here’s a blog post introducing Chris Hendrix and here’s Chris Hendrix’s first post: The Native Americans and Open Borders. |
January 24, 2013 |
Joel Newman joins the blog. Here’s a blog post introducing Joel Newman and here’s Joel Newman’s first post: The Administration’s Deferred Action Policy: Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?. |
February 4, 2013 |
Adam Gurri joins the blog. Here’s a blog post introducing Adam Gurri and here’s Adam Gurri’s first post: The Case of Detroit. |
February 19, 2013 |
Grieve Chelwa joins the blog. Here’s a blog post introducing Grieve Chelwa and here’s Grieve Chelwa’s first post: South Africa in the open borders debate. |
April 9, 2013 |
John Roccia joins the blog. Here’s a blog post introducing John Roccia and here’s John Roccia’s first blog post: A Voice for Immigrants – Could it be Dan Mitchell? |
April 26, 2013 |
Shaun Raviv’s article about open borders (the cause and the website) appears in the online version of The Atlantic: If People Could Immigrate Anywhere, Would Poverty Be Eliminated? |
May 12, 2013 |
Sebastian Nickel joins the blog. Here’s a blog post introducing Sebastian Nickel and here’s Sebastian Nickel’s first post: Moral Relevance of Countries Bleg. |
May 18, 2013 |
Michael Carey joins the blog. Here’s a blog post introducing Michael Carey and here’s Michael Carey’s first blog post: Zen and the Art of Opening Borders. |
June 8, 2013 |
Evan joins the blog. Here’s a blog post introducing Evan and here’s Evan’s first blog post: The “Health Tolls” of Immigration (And Why They Don’t Matter All that Much) |
June 17, 2013 |
Paul Crider joins the blog. Here’s a blog post introducing Paul Crider and here’s Paul Crider’s first blog post: A Biblical Frame for Immigration Liberalization. |
July 16, 2013 |
David Bennion joins the blog. Here’s a blog post introducing David Bennion and here’s David Bennion’s first blog post: How Undocumented Organizers Can Lead the Way to Open Borders. |
July 25, 2013 |
Ryan P. Long joins the blog. Here’s a blog post introducing Ryan P. Long and here’s Ryan P. Long’s first blog post: Immigration And Property Rights. |
July 26, 2013 |
Hansjörg Walther joins the blog. Here’s a blog post introducing Hansjörg Walther and here’s Hansjörg Walther’s first blog post: Did Open Borders Change the Course of World History?. |
November 7, 2013 |
The Open Borders Logo Contest winner is announced. |
February 20, 2014 |
Michelangelo Landgrave joins the blog. Here’s a blog post introducing Michelangelo Landgrave and here’s Michelangelo Landgrave’s first blog post |
March 16, 2014 |
The first Open Borders Day is celebrated. |