Secession Planning
A looser union with more room for state and regional autonomy, as two recent books advocate, would cede much of America to the mercies of the Right.
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Days after an election in which many considered the future of the republic to be at stake, a prominent political voice entertained an idea: I actually think that we’re trending toward secession. I see more and more people asking, “What in the world do we have in common with the people who live in, say, […]