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Nationalism

Lies and Truths of Nationalism

By Paul H. Yarbrough

It is disturbing when you see a man like Tucker Carlson, who seems a reasonably objective fellow, painted with the brush of authority by the likes of Virginian Rich Lowry. Lowry, of course, is the… »

  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Alexander Hamilton
  • Nationalism
  • Paul Yarbrough
  • Rich Lowry
  • Tucker Carlson

Taylor and Jefferson on Secession

By Brion McClanahan

One of the most enduring myths of American history centers on the “compact theory” of the Constitution. According to the standard interpretation, Thomas Jefferson and his fellow Republicans invented the “theory” to challenge Federalist control… »

  • Brion McClanahan
  • Federalism
  • John Taylor of Caroline
  • Nationalism
  • Secession
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • United States Constitution

Is Political Separation in Our Future?

By Boyd Cathey

In a recent column, “Nationalism vs. Secession: Should America Break Up? (July 27), I included references to an essay I had published at THE UNZ REVIEW (July 26), and then which was picked up nationally… »

  • Boyd Cathey
  • Decentralization
  • Nationalism
  • Political Correctness
  • Secession
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Is it Time for America to Break Apart?

By Boyd Cathey

There is a question that increasingly arises, uncomfortably, in our conversations…from brief exchanges at work at the water cooler, at home with family, after church on Sunday, with our email messages to friends and associates.… »

  • Boyd Cathey
  • Federalism
  • Nationalism
  • Nullification
  • Secession
  • State's Rights

The United States is Not a Nation

By Allen Mendenhall

Earlier this month, prominent names in the conservative movement gathered in Washington, DC, for a conference on “National Conservatism.” Speakers included such luminaries as Tucker Carlson, Peter Thiel, J.D. Vance, John Bolton, Michael Anton, Rich… »

  • Allen Mendenhall
  • Federalism
  • Nationalism

Hamilton on Steroids

By John Devanny

“The revenue of the state is the state.”  Edmund Burke, Reflections on the French Revolution Washington D. C. finds itself in the midst of an entertaining, nay consuming, Kabuki theatre.  The federal government has “shut… »

  • Alexander Hamilton
  • John Devanny
  • Nationalism
  • United States Constitution

The Latest 18th Century Fake News

By Brion McClanahan

The “fake news” pejorative has become commonplace in modern public discourse, so much so that social media outlets have taken it upon themselves to “police” so-called “fake news” stories and warn people about their dangers.… »

  • American War for Independence
  • Brion McClanahan
  • Declaration of Independence
  • Nationalism
  • State's Rights

A Question of Sovereignty

By Ryan Walters

Although the nation recently recognized the 150th anniversary of the end of the War of Northern Aggression, we are still plagued with questions about the legality of secession, issues and inquiries that unfortunately may never… »

  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Alexander Hamilton
  • Nationalism
  • Ryan Walters
  • Secession
  • State's Rights
  • United States Constitution
  • War for Southern Independence

Allegiances

By Clyde Wilson

William Faulkner of Mississippi was the greatest writer produced by the United States in the 20th century.  His craft was fiction, but like any great writer he was a better historian and  philosopher  than  most… »

  • Clyde Wilson
  • Francis Scott Key
  • Nationalism
  • William Faulkner

Judge Story’s Position On The So-Called General Welfare Clause

By Henry St. George Tucker III

This speech was delivered before the annual meeting of the Georgia Bar Association at Tybee Island on June 2, 3, and 4, 1927. Mr. PRESIDENT and gentlemen of the Geor­gia Bar Association: I make no apology… »

  • Alexander Hamilton
  • Federalism
  • General Welfare Clause
  • Henry St. George Tucker III
  • John Marshall
  • Joseph Story
  • Nationalism
  • State's Rights
  • United States Constitution

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