Today in History: South Carolina Secedes from the Union
Today in 1860, South Carolina seceded from the United States, becoming the first state to do so during Secession Winter of 1860-1861. A few days later, the state released a document explaining its reasoning, the Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and...
Centralized Power as the Counterrevolution
A Review of Chaining Down Leviathan: The American Dream of Self-Government 1776-1865 How is it that America became a “strong but limited” government, and the world’s richest and most free country? And what has happened since? That is the central question both...
Today in History: The Midnight Ride
Today in history, on April 18, 1775, the British military began to plan an expedition to seize the gunpowder store in Concord, Massachusetts. Encouraging patriot riders to alert locals to approach of British soldiers, the decision was a watershed moment in the...