Opponents of secession say secession is wrong if some people in the population don't want it and say they will be worse off. The American revolutionaries disagreed and seceded anyway.

Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

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Secession: Should the American Revolutionaries Have Quit to Appease the Loyalists?

Chapter 13 of Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities. 

Narrated by John Quattrucci.

Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities

Chapter 13. If America Splits Up, What Happens to the Nukes?

Chapter 12 of Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities. 

Narrated by John Quattrucci.

Chapter 12. When It Comes to National Defense, It’s More than Size that Matters

Chapter 11 of Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities. 

Narrated by John Quattrucci.

Chapter 11. How Small Is Too Small?

Chapter 10 of Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities. 

Narrated by John Quattrucci.

Chapter 10. If California Secedes, What Happens to Locals Who Opposed Secession?

Chapter 9 of Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities. 

Narrated by John Quattrucci.

Chapter 9. From Taxes to Trade, More Secession Means More Freedom

Chapter 8 of Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities. 

Narrated by John Quattrucci.

Chapter 8. Why the US Supports Secession for Africans, but Not for Americans

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss Tucker Carlson's recent interview with Joe Rogan, and why he's right about America's dangerous "security" agencies.

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"The FBI and CIA Are Enemies of the American People" by Ryan McMaken https://Mises.org/RR_183_A

"Cowardice, Not Courage, Led House Republicans to Side with the Democrats" by Connor O'Keeffe: https://Mises.org/RR_183_B

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Abolish the CIA and FBI

When a war occurs, the government feels that it's obliged to propound a certain line about how the enemy was totally responsible for this war: "We never did anything wrong! The enemy has committed terrible atrocities!"

Recorded at Mises University 2005 at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama.

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Secession: Should the American Revolutionaries Have Quit to Appease the Loyalists?

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