The United States Will Divide Into More Than One Country

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i think it's increasingly likely that the united states will divide into more than one country. To be divided in one country, all you have to do is weaken the federal government's role in some affairs and increase the role of the state. California can beii sib without united fifth. You then let the idea iofdea oft exactly.

A language, a flag, a national anthem and shared history—like a heart that has to pump harder to support a heavier body, the bigger a nation gets, the harder to curate an identity. Nassim Nicholas Taleb talks about scale and governance with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Taleb sings the virtues of smaller relative to larger and decentralized as much as possible relative to centralized. Along the way, he provides a framework for Russia's war against Ukraine and explains why the United States has thrived despite its size and scope.