Nullify: New Mainstream Poll, Plus Ignorant Comments. Good Morning Liberty 08-17-18

On this episode of Good Morning Liberty, host Michael Boldin (follow) discusses a new poll on secession that shows strong support for state nullification as well. He also covers previous polls on nullification from 2013 and 2015. Plus, ignorant comments of the week – on obedience to the government and CBD. SHOW LINKS zogby poll…

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Interview: Taking on Jeff Sessions on Nullification

Last week, I was a guest of Jeff Deist on the Mises Weekend podcast: Attorney General Jeff Sessions was at it again last week, insisting that the supremacy of federal law is “settled”—which is his way of saying nullification and secession are illegal. But Sessions is hardly alone in his thinking, which would be right…

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Surprise! A Critic Doesn’t Understand Federalism

One review for my 9 Presidents Who Screwed Up America complained about my inclusion of Abraham Lincoln. The crime? My “originalist” position falls apart when I start talking about secession. You see, to this fellow, the Constitution says nothing about secession, which means it is an implied power. After all, if it doesn’t say you…

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