by Mike Maharrey | Sep 5, 2017 | Personal Liberty Laws
The recent controversy over Confederate monuments has reignited debate about the very nature of the War Between the States, also known as the “Civil War.” Union apologists tend to argue that it was all about slavery. Confederate sympathizers claim it... 
by Tenth Amendment | Feb 22, 2017 | Personal Liberty Laws
The following article by H. Robert Baker was originally published at Topics of Meta – Historiography for the Masses. As everyone with a twitter feed already knows, Donald J. Trump is no friend of immigrants. In a spate of hot-headed executive orders this week,... 
by Kelli Sladick | Oct 20, 2015 | History, Immigration, Personal Liberty Laws
Throughout a period spanning over two decades in the 19th century, northern states rejected and refused to honor rendition requests under the Fugitive Slave Acts of 1793 and 1850. Today, we see a similar dynamic at play when states and localities decline to hold... 
by Mike Maharrey | Aug 19, 2015 | Anti-Commandeering Doctrine, Nullification, Personal Liberty Laws
Nullification feels a little rebellious. Declaring that a state can refuse to cooperate with the federal government seems like an act of defiance. Perhaps this explains why even many supporters of nullification continue to labor under the misconception that it’s... 
by Mike Maharrey | Aug 13, 2015 | Eleven Years, Personal Liberty Laws, Resisting Slavery
Northern abolitionists who defied federal law to assist accused runaway slaves demonstrated the kind of courage we need today. They weren’t deterred by [insert horrible thing the feds will do here]. They recognized the risk – and they acted anyway. On September 13,...
