William J. Watkins, Jr.

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05/15/1999 Mises Daily William J. Watkins, Jr.

The radical case for political independence.

08/01/1998 Free Market William J. Watkins, Jr.

The Free Market 16, no. 8 (August 1998) November and December mark the bicentennial of the Kentucky and Virginia Resolves. Penned by Jefferson and Madison, the Resolves are peerless for their brief...

Schools and Judicial Tyranny

12/01/1995 Free Market William J. Watkins, Jr.

The Free Market 13, no. 12 (December 1995) Cheers to the governors of Alabama and Virginia for sending back millions of dollars earmarked for the “Goals 2000” program slated to be imposed on their...

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