No More Lifeboats Introduction.

The article offers information on Garrett Hardin, who is best known for his idea of the "tragedy of the commons," published a lesser-known piece in Psychology Today called "Lifeboat Ethics." Topics discussed include that the lifeboats were nations, and the drowning had no right to enter; discussing that for Hardin, the value of nationalism was the principle of collective self-interest a group survival instinct; discussing the views of E. Tendayi Achiume, the United Nations Special Rapporteur who uses the historian's eye and the lawyer's logic to reveal that demands for free movement are not as far-fetched as they seem.