When Charles Murray writes, he is always worth reading, even if you disagree violently with his observations and conclusions. Here in The Spectator World Murray writes that identity politics will wreck America. A choice quote from his conclusion:
Events since the summer of 2020 make me think it is too late to talk about if whites adopt identity politics. Many already have. That’s the parsimonious way to interpret the red-blue divisions over wearing masks, the widespread belief in red states that the 2020 election was stolen, and the rage that resulted in the invasion of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
This is all evidence that the federal government has lost its legitimacy in the eyes of many whites. If that reaction spreads, the continued ability of the federal government to enforce its edicts in the reddest portions of the nation will be thrown into question. The prospect of legal secession may be remote, but the prospect of reduced governability from Washington is not.
States have already begun to pass laws saying they won't enforce selected federal edicts. Extreme federalism, anyone? You may also find Murray's red vs. blue voter and racial distribution maps interesting.
