Decentralization and Secession

It was in Europe—and above all, America — that human beings first achieved per capita economic growth over a long period of time.

Yes, democracies give leaders strong incentives to adopt popular policies. But if you study public opinion, you’ll discover that neither libertarian nor wealth-creating policies are very popular.

Caitlin Long explains how blockchain technology might blow up the financial service and banking industries.

Ryan McMaken and Jeff Deist discuss the California ballot measure that would split the Golden State into three distinct parts.

Iowa's new restrictions on abortion offer the federal courts a new chance to take federalism and decentralization seriously. 

Jeff Deist interviews Titus Gebel on the Free Private Cities Project.

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

California's governor refuses to send National Guard troops to the border on Trump's terms. State governments should refuse to send troops far more often than this. 

The Second Amendment was motivated by much earlier English ideas about decentralizing the power of the king. It was hardly the invention of Southern slave drivers. 

Even The Washington Post admits that secession movements are a key component in promoting peace and ending conflicts.