Ryan McMaken recently gave a talk at Oklahoma State outlining the history of secessions and making the case that they promote liberty and peace. He joins Bob to discuss his major themes and to address common objections.
Ryan’s Talk at Oklahoma State: https://Mises.org/HAP440a
Breaking Away: The Case for Secession: https://Mises.org/HAP440b
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Chapters
00:00 Free Book
00:28 Introduction
03:30 Secession and the Constitution
08:48 Why do People Like Democracy so Much?
14:08 Voting and Activism vs. Secession
23:43 Human Action Conference Raffle
22:41 Devil’s Advocate: Colonialism is for your Own Good
28:51 Ukranian Independence
33:23 Preventing Widespread Oppression
44:54 Nuclear Weapons and Secession