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.

Forming the Confederate Government

05/10/2018Audio/VideoChris Calton

More Deep South states join South Carolina in seceding from the Union.

05/02/2018Audio/VideoChris Calton

With disunion looming, conservative Republicans and southern unionists seek a compromise that would keep the Union together.

04/25/2018Audio/VideoChris Calton

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

Blog04/23/2018Chris Calton

If a precedent of secession were accepted, then the disintegration of the central government could potentially continue ad infinitum.

04/18/2018Audio/VideoChris Calton

Chris Calton introduces the third season of Historical Controversies.