There is something about this time of year that moves the commentariat to ponder weighty issues. The resulting columns sometimes make interesting reading.
John Hinderaker, the first among equals at Power Line, makes a prediction that federalism - the relation between the states and the national government - will be an issue much in the news going forward. The entire column is worth your time, his conclusion will give you a sense of where his thoughts lead.
There are strong reasons for the states to re-assert their sovereignty, and, given how poorly our national government is performing, that can only be a good thing. Perhaps the prospect of disunion will concentrate the minds of the political class in Washington. Or perhaps disunion will become a reality, maybe sooner than we can now imagine.
CA, where I am vacationing, appears all too ready to go its own peculiar way. I can’t imagine much of the mountain west (except CO) wanting to go along for that very woke ride.
