Secession, National Sovereignty, and Territorial Integrity

By Sam Vaknin Editor-in-Chief of Global Politician I. Introduction In July 2011, South Sudan became a new state by seceding from Sudan, follwing decades of civil war and a referendum. When Kosovo attained its independence in February 2008, some pundits warned against this...

Texas Secession Rally: “We Hate the USA”

In 2008, all hell broke loose when the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's angry comments about the U.S. were played over and over and over. Republicans couldn't condemn the African-American preacher fast enough. For some odd reason though, not one Republican has condemned right wing...

51st State of the United States?

" Are we paying a fair amount of taxes, and is the government using the money the way it should? According to the Miami Dade County commission here are some projects that could use funding from the state government:$157 million for bridge replacements and repairs$20 million...

Civil Beginnings

"It was at 4:30 a.m. on this day in 1861 that the first engagement of the American Civil War broke out at Fort Sumter. A sixty-seven-year-old secessionist and farm-paper editor named Edmund Ruffin volunteered to fire the first shot."