Free to Move
Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom

I wound up liking this book quite a lot. I'm very sympathetic to Somin's positions on immigration and political freedom. And a lot of the arguments he covers were familiar to me. But I liked the way that Somin approaches them. First, he's very non-ideological. Yes, he's a libertarian, but he's not a......more

The core argument - that moving is just as much if not a greater form of democratic participation than voting - is interesting and well presented. Some of the parts about implications feel over theorized and under researched......more

This is a very academic presentation of the case for treating immigration as a superior form of political decision making by individuals, superior to voting in most cases. There is a lot I agree with -- the fundamental arguments that most ballot box votes don't count, and so most voters don't put mu......more

The ideas are compelling, and it is timely because the US government is looking to curtail legal and illegal immigration. I wish there were more stories and anecdotes to support the arguments. Without stories, the book felt like a long essay.......more

An important topic to think about To me, this was an excellent overview of foot voting,allowing people to move to the place that most matches their needs and skills. It would be improved by more white space, more bullets, and perhaps some graphics. As it currently is presented, many potential readers......more