Vote Harder? Why Secession Is the Only Answer to the American Megastate
About this episode
The episode discusses the limitations of voting as a means of enacting political change and advocates for secession as a solution to the issues posed by the American megastate.
The populist “victory” of the Trump administration is perhaps the best evidence yet that a strategy of “vote harder” is simply not going to lead to any significant change in the power of the regime.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/vote-harder-why-secession-only-answer-american-megastate 2026 is the Year of Rothbard—Murray's 100th birthday—and we're celebrating by giving away free copies of Anatomy of the State through May 31. Grab yours today at https://mises.org/AudioFree
Topics covered
- secession
- political strategy
- American politics
- Trump administration
- government power
- libertarianism
Keywords
- secession
- Trump
- political change
- libertarian
- government power
- Murray Rothbard
- Anatomy of the State
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mises Institute
Books & works: Anatomy of the State
Places: American Megastate
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