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Movement

A forest trail in Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia. | Vadim Petrov | Dreamstime.com

Bans

Brickbat: Out of the Woods (or Else)

Charles Oliver | 8.22.2025 4:00 AM

minis_The-City-and-Its-Uncertain-Walls | <em>The City and Its Uncertain Walls</em>/Knopf

Entertainment

Review: A Novel About Walls, Both Literal and Figurative

Author Haruki Murakami offers a potent reminder of the value of free movement.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 2.21.2025 6:00 AM

An illustration of a space ship shooting at a wall in the style of Space Invaders | Illustration: iStock

Immigration

Abolish Borders

If government-drawn lines within your country don't possess some sort of moral magic that voids your rights, why would government-drawn lines between countries?

Christopher Freiman | 11.14.2024 6:00 AM

A portion of an infographic showing the states Americans moved to Florida from since 2020 | Erin Davis

Maps

Infographic: Who's Moved to Florida Since COVID Started?

Over 2 million Americans have moved to Florida since COVID began. Where did they come from?

Erin Davis | 12.4.2023 6:30 AM

Biometric | Vladimir Gerdo/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Borders

Say Goodbye to Permissionless Travel

Americans will need a visa to visit Europe in 2024. Meanwhile, Europeans who have been to Cuba are discovering they can't come to the U.S., because terrorism.

Matt Welch | 7.28.2023 2:27 PM

Men moving boxes | Andrey Popov | Dreamstime.com

State Governments

Migrating Americans Seek Lower Taxes and Greater Freedom

There are many reasons people move, but overburdening your citizens is a good way to lose them.

J.D. Tuccille | 2.8.2023 7:00 AM

Volunteer greets migrant on Martha's Vineyard | MATIAS J. OCNER/TNS/Newscom

Migrants

Migrants Are People, Not Props

Plus: The editors have gripes with Biden’s recent interview on 60 Minutes.

Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman | 9.19.2022 5:03 PM

"Members of the Test & Trace Corps meet people arriving by Amtrak from Miami at Penn Station in New York on August 6, 2020." | Lev Radin/Sipa USA/Newscom

Coronavirus

Pandemic Restrictions Are Eroding Our Freedom To Travel

Officials have never liked it when people are free to move about—and beyond their reach.

J.D. Tuccille | 8.14.2020 8:30 AM

Large image on homepages | NYU Press

Movement

When the Political Became the Personal, Gay Rights Triumphed

How prosperity, AIDS, and pop culture changed people's minds

Tyler Koteskey | 6.2.2018 6:00 AM

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