Professor Wall and the Secession Minstrel discuss the very difficult situation the Elites find themselves in after the July 2023 parliamentary elections in Spain. With neither Elitist party able to form a government, they are now confronted with a dilemma: either run new elections and run the real risk of handing some of the reigns of power to an EU-skeptic so-called “far-right” party or (GASP!) negotiate with secessionists for control of the government! What are the full ramifications of this very unique dilemma Spain now finds itself in? What could this situation potentially lead to for the secessionists movements if successful?
Links:
(Catalan Separatists Could Hold Key to Spain's Electoral Gridlock):
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spain-faces-political-uncertainty-after-right-fails-win-predicted-majority-2023-07-24/
(Catalan independence could hold key to power for Spain’s Socialists):
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/hopes-for-catalan-independence-boosted-by-spain-s-hung-parliament/ar-AA1egRiQ
(Hung parliament in Spain - what happens next?):
https://www.catalannews.com/politics/item/hung-parliament-in-spain---what-happens-next
(Spain’s Broken Electoral Map):
https://europeanconservative.com/articles/analysis/spains-broken-electoral-map/
(Election Impasse: No Negotiation Between Sánchez and PP): https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/election-impasse-no-negotiation-between-sanchez-and-pp/
(Secession Speakeasy #7: Catalonia Independence Resurrecting?):
https://keepgovlocal.locals.com/post/3342791/secession-speakeasy-7-catalonia-independence-resurrecting
Professor Wall and the Secession Minstrel discuss the announcement by former mixed martial arts star and vocal Irish populist Conor McGregor that he is running for President of Ireland in 2025 and what this likely means for Ireland’s future relations with the European Union. What is the main issue which has driven McGregor to take this step? What are the odds of McGregor winning and what obstacles stand in the way of him even being a candidate in the election? What signals have been sent by McGregor which seems to point to him having a long-term plan of pulling Ireland out of the European Union? How could this campaign effect the effort to re-unite Northern Ireland with the rest of the Emerald Isle?
Links:
(Conor McGregor teases news of an Impending Presidential Bid): https://x.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1731464053740966113?lang=en
(Ireland: McGregor for President?): https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/ireland-mcgregor-for-president/
(Conor McGregor Blasts Mass Migration After...
Professor Wall and the Secession Minstrel discuss the proposal put forward by a Missouri state legislator from St Louis that the Gateway City and it’s surrounding counties should become their own state. What are the issues driving this proposal? What potential does St Louis have if they were to become the American continent’s first official ‘city-state’? Could this St Louis statehood proposal in turn help make the success of the Illinois Separation Effort across the river even more plausible?
Links:
(Could St. Louis become the 51st state? Missouri lawmaker floats secession idea): https://archive.is/JuBOW
(Missouri legislature passes state takeover of St. Louis police department): https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2025-03-12/missouri-st-louis-police-department-state-takeover-passes
(State takeover of St. Louis police clears legislature, heads to Missouri governor): ...
Professor Wall and the Secession Minstrel discuss the proposal put forward by an Iowa State Senator that the state of Iowa could offer to take in the nine southern Minnesota counties bordering Iowa. How plausible is this proposal? What does this say about Minnesota’s steadily worsening domestic and political situation? How does this fit when considered with the other proposals put forward for rural Minnesota counties to split from the Twin Cities? What kind of pressure can the Iowa state government bring on the Minnesota state government to treat this proposal seriously?
Links:
('Make Minnesota Iowa Again': Senator proposes bill to let Iowa buy 9 Minnesota counties): https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/14/iowa-senator-mike-bousselot-proposes-bill-to-let-state-buy-9-southern-minnesota-counties/77698708007/
(Secession Speakeasy #83 {Public House Edition}: East Dakota seeks to escape Minnesota!): ...
Due to upcoming Holy Week and Easter Holiday, we are making some slight temporary schedule adjustments. On the behalf of the entire team we wish you all a Blessed Triduum and a Happy Easter! https://keepgovlocal.substack.com/p/schedule-for-easter
This piece from the Acton Institute speaks very much to our views here at "On This Terrestrial Ball" on what the relationship should be between family and the workplace. Here we always says that "Family Comes First". That means occasionally we will have gaps in our publication schedule when we need to tend to matters which affect family. However we are still committed to spreading the word on the causes which are important to the everyday people so that EVERYONE will be able to put family first in the not-too-distant future and it is why we value your support so much! Be a rebel, raise a family and show & tell the family how much you love them! https://rlo.acton.org/archives/124383-your-job-is-not-your-family.html
Professor Wall welcomes former Marxist and Mises Institute scholar Dr Michael Rectenwald for a discussion on why it is so important to maintain a healthy distrust of consolidated government power, even in the age of Donald Trump. Why is simply changing the people wielding the instruments of power not enough to restore liberty? What is it about power itself as well as the very nature of the state that makes it so dangerous for such powerful structures to be left functioning? How does secession play into the whole picture of rolling back the abuses of power?
