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Thomas S. Kuhn, the culture war and the idea of secession
Source: LewRockwell.com
Author: Steven Yates
Country: United States

Yates looks at how secession, a usually taboo topic for Americans, is likely to once again become acceptable for polite discussion in the U.S. (11/25/00)

Is the union older than the states?
Source: Antiwar.com
Author: Joseph Stromberg
Country: United States

As Europe federalizes, it's time to revisit the American experiment and re-examine the bond among the states. (9/26/00)

The legal status of secession in antebellum America
Source: LewRockwell.com
Author: David Dieteman
Country: United States

As part of a continuing debate over the historical and legal status of secession in American history, Dieteman points out that, among other things, graduates of West Point in the years leading up to the Civil War were taught that states had a right to leave the union. (05/25/01)

Three views of the Constitution
Source: LewRockwell.com
Author: David Dieteman
Country: United States

Dieteman responds to those who question recent arguments in favor of secession and critical of Abraham Lincoln's conduct during the War Between the States. (05/11/01)

Taking secession seriously
Source: LewRockwell.com
Author: H. Lee Cheek, Jr.
Country: United States

"The critics of secession have argued that restricting the ability of the general government to act might in some fashion produce its own variety of hegemonic or tyrannical rule. ... In actuality, secession may actually allow for the preservation of the original balance of authority and the fortification of a political system against the obstacles it faces." (08/03/01)

Wyoming the best state for liberty?
Source: Free State Project
Author: Robert Hawes
State: WY, Country: United States

Excellent analysis of the three top states under consideration by the Free State Project. (3/26/03)

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