Decentralization and Secession

There are two types of nationality. The first, as defined by Ludwig von Mises, involves people united by common languages and customs. The second is defined by the state.

What were Abraham Lincoln’s views on racial matters of the day? In today’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon takes a critical look at Harry Jaffa’s interpretations of Lincoln’s statements and finds them wanting.

The anti-slavery disunionists and the abolitionists were some of the most critical of slavery and the most serious about ending it. For them, decentralization and secession were potential solutions not problems in ending slavery.

The anti-slavery disunionists and the abolitionists were some of the most critical of slavery and the most serious about ending it. For them, decentralization and secession were potential solutions not problems in ending slavery.

In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon revisits the argument that the American republic has grown far too big, and that a smaller America would also be a freer America.

In celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we remember names like Jefferson and Washington. Unfortunately, the man probably most responsible for push this nation to independence, Thomas Paine, is mostly forgotten.

In celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we remember names like Jefferson and Washington. Unfortunately, the man probably most responsible for push this nation to independence, Thomas Paine, is mostly forgotten.

In this episode of the Radio Rothbard, we look at Murray Rothbard's monumental history of the American Revolution, Conceived in Liberty.

It is important to change our political culture, which treats "democracy," or the "right" to vote, as the supreme political good.

What role does the Constitution play when one state has a different understanding of “American values” than another? Unfortunately, the responses have been inconsistent, depending upon which “values” one wishes to promote.