Thomas J. DiLorenzo: Nullification

Add to iTunes Thomas J. DiLorenzo, published author and senior fellow at the Mises Institute, discusses the principle of nullification as a devolution of power away from the central government into the hands of the state or the people, Thomas Jefferson and the Kentucky Resolves as resistance to the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798, ways nullification was put into practice all across the Union in the early days of the Republic, Andrew Jackson and resistance to the bank of the United States, the “Tariff of Abominations,” nullification of the fugitive slave act, the slander of racism that proponents of big government often throw out at supporters of decentralization, secession as the ultimate brake on government, the power and control of the IRS and the Federal Reserve, the Second Vermont Republic, and the progression of dictatorial powers through the Bush and Obama administrations. Mentioned in this Show: Hamilton’s Curse Nullification, A Constitutional History The Real Lincoln How Capitalism Saved America Mises.org LewRockwell.com Kentucky Resolutions Virginia Resolution Second Vermont Republic Free State Project The post Thomas J. DiLorenzo: Nullification appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.