In many ways, the United States has always been just one domestic political spat away from disunion. This has been true since the halcyon days of the American Revolution. Yet even through threats of secession and a bloody Civil War, Americans have somehow managed to keep the continental superstate together.
Great writers, such as Angelo Codevilla have lamented the dawning of a “cold civil war” in today’s America between radical Marxists on the Left and nationalists on the Right. He is correct in this description. But rather than give into our darker impulses, this moment in history calls for state-building on an epic scale. Instead of acceding to disunion, American patriots everywhere should demand that their government not only protect the rights of all Americans but also enhance the union of all 50 states.
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