Decentralization and Secession

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Ryan McMaken
Repealing the 17th Amendment has its upside, but a simple repeal doesn't go nearly far enough.
Ryan McMaken
As states increasingly resist federal mandates on guns, drugs, and immigration, Jeff Sessions in DC has announced it's full speed ahead.
Ryan 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.
Ryan McMaken
First it was "Russian hacking" as the excuse for a federal takeover of elections. Now its "voter fraud." The states should tell the feds to get lost.
Mises Institute
Janet Yellen and her colleagues continue to ignore the consequences of their own actions,
Jeff Deist
A recognition that politics won't solve America's cultural divide means even some conservatives are embracing more radical decentralization.
Ryan McMaken
The problem of majorities oppressing minorities becomes worse the larger the government becomes. The answer is to make the state weaker.
Ryan McMaken
Tax returns should contain a check-off box where taxpayers can decide to send their taxes to state and local levels instead of Washington, DC.
Ryan McMaken
What if the US welfare state was broken up into 50 pieces and the states dole out all that money to low-income residents instead?