Actor and presidential speechwriter Ben Stein thinks secession talk is “silly,” and then proceeds to repeat the usual non-arguments against it. I’m by myself in this episode, responding to what Ben had to say.

Article Discussed

“Secession Is for Morons,” by Ben Stein

Books Mentioned

For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War, by James McPherson
The Real Lincoln, by Tom DiLorenzo

Blog Post Mentioned

“James Madison: States Need Recourse Against Courts,” by Tom Woods

Related Episodes

Ep. 694 After Brexit, American Secession? (Michael Malice)
Ep. 326 What I Told the Washington Post About Secession
Ep. 322 Lysander Spooner: Anti-Slavery, Pro-Secession
Ep. 261 A Progressive for Secession (Kirkpatrick Sale)
Ep. 196 Secession, the South, and the Modern State (Donald Livingston)
Ep. 52 Secede!

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