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Why ‘Texit’ Is Naive at Best
World
Why ‘Texit’ Is Naive at Best
January 19, 2021

Well wishing and power fantasies cannot topple geopolitical realities and the fact that Washington will simply never let a Texit take place.

‘Calexit’ May Be a Long Way Off, but Balkanization Won’t Be
April 28, 2020

California has already begun to erase the distinction between resident and citizen. It allows non-citizens (both legal and illegal residents) to vote in some local elections, to serve on state government boards and committees, and to receive state-based coronavirus relief funds.

‘Calexit’ May Be a Long Way Off, but Balkanization Won’t Be
Editor's Сhoice
Why America Is Cracking Up
Editor's Сhoice
Why America Is Cracking Up
April 28, 2020

The blow from the coronavirus revealed lines of fracture that divide New York from California, and New York State from New York City. And these were deadlier than the wrangling between the Trump administration and state governors over availability of ventilators, timing of economic closure and opening and emergency funding.