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Chris Calton

Chris Calton is a 2018 Mises Institute Research Fellow and an economic historian. He is writer and host of the Historical Controversies podcast.

See also his YouTube channel here.

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Did Tariffs Really Cause the American Civil War?

Taxes and SpendingU.S. History

Blog11/25/2017Chris Calton

Regional conflicts went far beyond a simple dispute over taxation.

Historical Controversies Podcast: Season 2

The Christiana Resistance: The First Shots of the Civil War

11/22/2017Audio/VideoChris Calton

Chris Calton looks at one of the first episodes of armed resistance to the Fugitive Slave Acts.

Chris Calton on Mises Weekends

Chris Calton: The March to America's Civil War

11/17/2017Audio/VideoChris CaltonJeff Deist

Chris Calton, host of the Mises Institute's Historical Controversies podcast, is back with a fascinating account of the antebellum era.

Historical Controversies Podcast: Season 2

Nationalized Slavery: The Fugitive Slave Law

11/15/2017Audio/VideoChris Calton

In this episode, Chris Calton looks at the horrors of fugitive slave laws.

"The People vs..." — Why the State Claims To Be a Victim of Crime

Blog11/15/2017Chris Calton

Long ago, governments figured out that more prosecutions for more crimes means more revenue for the state.

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South Carolina Stands Alone

For almost a month, South Carolina was the only state to have formally seceded from the Union.

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