Secessio Populi: Phase 2
Secessio Populi is moving into a new phase. I need to reassess my fundamental frameworks of analysis. When I launched this blog in January 2021, I aimed to explore "break-away…
From whence shall we expect the approach of danger?
Civil War talk is de rigueur this year in the United States. In a year that's seen the release of two popular books about the prospects for civil war in the U.S., I think it's time to look at what this means and how likely it could be for America.
photo by Kostiantyn Stupak
The War in Ukraine
On February 22nd, 2022, The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine. The weeks which have followed have witnessed a brutal campaign by the Russian Military to overthrow the Ukrainian government and terrorize the civilian population into submission. This effort has been stalled by the tenacious resistance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the citizen militias of the Territorial Defense Forces.
Secessio Populi’s Top 5 Break-Away Movements to Watch in 2022
2022 promises to be a busy year for Secessio Populi. With this in mind, I wanted to start the year off with a quick look at some of the relevant break-away movements that I expect to make the biggest waves in the coming year. So here are Secessio Populi's top 5 rich world break-away movements to watch in 2022.
Secessio Populi: Year -1
It's 2022! Secessio Populi is entering Year -1! What is "Year -1"? When I set out to start this project and the now shelved Discontinent, I gave myself the mission…
Escape Philosophies: A Journey into the Mind of the Outsider
Separatists, secessionists, and independence movements: Such longings have brought about monumental and frequently unpredictable changes in world history. From the American Revolution to the break-up of the Soviet Union, it's difficult…
What the Hell Am I Even Talking About?
Here are just a few decent stories about a few of them that have popped up on my radar.
Introducing: Secessio Populi
This is Secessio Populi, a blog dedicated to separatist, autonomist, and secessionist movements in the rich-world. This project seeks to explore and explain the many active and theoretical movements and claims to independence, separation, and autonomy among various groups and people throughout parts of the world where people’s quality of life, by global standards, might make this seem counter-intuitive.