Secession

Liechtenstein is Europe’s wealthiest nation despite its tiny size. A limited state and free trade provide the foundation for this nation’s wealth.

In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews Union At All Costs: From Confederation to Consolidation by John M. Taylor, who defends the southern secession.

Why did so many American colonials take arms against the ruling British, even when the odds were stacked against them? Dr. Wanjiru Njoya looks into the competing ideological claims that go with analyzing the American Revolution.

Why did so many American colonials take arms against the ruling British, even when the odds were stacked against them? Dr. Wanjiru Njoya looks into the competing ideological claims that go with analyzing the American Revolution.

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.

Before the Nat Turner Rebellion and the rise of militant abolitionism in the North, there were more anti-slavery societies in the South than in the northern states.

Before the Nat Turner Rebellion and the rise of militant abolitionism in the North, there were more anti-slavery societies in the South than in the northern states.

The province of Somaliland declared separation from the nation of Somalia