Secession

April 28, 2022 – Ryan McMaken …… In 1991, Ukrainians held an election and voted for secession. Today we’re supposed to cheer that. But to suggest something similar for a region of the United States? Well, we’re told that’s just plain wrong. Continue reading →

October 28, 2021 – Ryan McMaken …… All polities come to an end sooner or later. The fanciful America-will-last-forever position is something that should seem plausible only to small children or the hopelessly naïve. Continue reading →

August 5, 2021 – José Niño …… The present Trudeau administration has continued straining economic relations with the western provinces. And the government’s tough lockdowns have heightened polarization in Canadian politics. Continue reading →

June 6, 2021 – Andrew Allison …… Just as Canada had the right to secede from Britain, so too do the provinces and territories have a right to secede from Canada. Today, secession may be Alberta’s remedy against the Canadian regime’s abuses. Continue reading →

November 9, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… “Countries threaten to split apart when their people seem hopelessly divided….We’re less united today than we’ve been at any time since the Civil War.” Continue reading →

August 25, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… Why did Europe go from a poor backwater to an economic and technological powerhouse? A major factor was its lack of any centralized government, and a large number of small competing states. Continue reading →

April 1, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… Secession and decentralization are good for two reasons: they move us toward a society with more individual freedom. And smaller, more decentralized societies are more economically free. Continue reading →

March 10, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… If we regard nationalism as necessarily harmful, we end up supporting the Soviet Union, and every empire and two-bit dictator who manages to hammer together a variety of disparate groups under a single national banner. Continue reading →