Decentralization and Secession

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Grant Statehood to America's Core Cities

Decentralization and SecessionU.S. History

Blog08/29/2017Ryan McMaken

City governments and state government are increasingly at odds over issues like immigration. The answer lies in states bidding some cities "farewell."

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The Subsidiarity Principle

Decentralization and SecessionPolitical Theory

Blog08/28/2017Jeff Deist

Subsidiarity is the most realistic, pragmatic approach to creating more freedom in our lifetimes.

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Southern Secession Was One Thing — and the War to Prevent It Was Another

Decentralization and SecessionU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy

Blog08/24/2017Ryan McMaken

Southern secession was indeed motivated by slavery. But the war the North waged in response was not motivated by abolitionism.

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Decentralize the Gun Laws

Decentralization and SecessionLegal SystemU.S. History

Blog08/16/2017Ryan McMaken

Having the feds impose nationwide reciprocity of gun licensing might sound like a good idea. But it really is just a scheme to federalize gun policy.

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Mike Huckabee on the 17th Amendment: Evil Plot or Great Idea?

Decentralization and SecessionU.S. History

Blog08/03/2017Ryan McMaken

Repealing the 17th Amendment has its upside, but a simple repeal doesn't go nearly far enough.

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Jeff Sessions's Drug-War Fanaticism Shows a Growing Gap Between DC and the States

Decentralization and SecessionLegal SystemU.S. History

Blog07/26/2017Ryan McMaken

As states increasingly resist federal mandates on guns, drugs, and immigration, Jeff Sessions in DC has announced it's full speed ahead.

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Abolish the ATF

Decentralization and SecessionLegal System

Blog07/10/2017Ryan McMaken

Unfortunately, the Trump administration recently sent the ATF in to "assist" Chicago police with local gun laws. Trump should be trying to abolish the ATF instead.