With many of our readers having more time on their hands while practicing social distancing, the Mises Institute is exploring our online archives and offering topic-specific collections of curated content. This series, we are calling it the “Quarantine Chronicles: A Shelter-at-Home-Series,” will highlight essays, articles, and clips that may not be as widely known, but will provide a deep understanding of important concepts and history.
On the topic of political decentralization, we recommend some of the following selections:
Long Reads:
- “The European Miracle,” by Ralph Raico
- “The Right of Self-Determination,” by Ludwig von Mises (from Liberalism)
- “Nations by Consent,” by Murray Rothbard
- “Anarchism and Radical Decentralization Are the Same Thing,” by Ryan McMaken
- “If American Federalism Were like Swiss Federalism, There Would Be 1,300 States,” by Ryan McMaken
- “For a New Libertarian,” by Jeff Deist
- “Self-Determination, Not Universalism, Is the Goal,” by Jeff Deist
Video:
- “Political Decentralization as a Road to Anarcho-Capitalism” | Ryan McMaken, Mises U 2019
- “Ryan McMaken and Jeff Deist on Radical Decentralization” | Mises U 2018
Audio:
