"The Southern Tier is desolate. We have no jobs and no income. The richest resource we have is in the ground"

The Texas congressman takes to YouTube to defend comments recently made by his state's governor, Rick Perry.

Limbaugh told his audience on Wednesday that the U.S. is "trending toward secession"

Fed up over marriage equality, immigration and taxes, these rural conservatives have reached a tipping point

Greene’s plan would increase states’ powers while potentially limiting rights protected by the federal government

Segregation is supposed to be forbidden, but it still thrives. And it's coming back

Critics quickly mocked Greene's comment as "beyond parody"

Vermont has an idea or three about how to deal with life in the time of George W. Bush.

Political scientists suspend their disbelief to explain how secession might play out for the Golden State

Who needs this whole "United States" thing, anyway?

The governor who's talked about Texas seceding from the U.S. implies Obama isn't "in love" with America

Ballots split between fractious parties make the prospect of secession from Spain less likely than ever

Obama hoped to emulate Lincoln's sense of justice and compassion. He may follow him in less flattering ways

Countries look to reorganize along ethnic and religious lines -- which is bad news for pluralism and progress

The neo-Confederate organization is training to advance a second southern secession by any means necessary