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Blue States
secession
Oct. 4, 2021
No, We Can’t Get a National Divorce
There’s growing sentiment for secession, particularly on the right. It should be rejected.
By
Ed Kilgore
coronavirus
Apr. 23, 2020
The Coronavirus Is Spreading Into Trump Country
Any temptation Trump has to make easing of coronavirus precautions a divisive campaign issue may be frustrated by COVID-19’s spread.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Apr. 22, 2020
Will Trump Allow the Coronavirus to Ravage Blue America?
The urban–nonurban divide characterizes the coronavirus response and economic crises to a dangerous degree.
By
Ed Kilgore
coronavirus
Mar. 20, 2020
Red America May Blame Blue America for Coronavirus
Right now, much of nonmetropolitan America feels relatively immune to COVID-19 fears. But if that changes, metro America, not Trump, could be blamed.
By
Ed Kilgore
partisanship
Nov. 14, 2018
Maybe It’s Time for America to Split Up
The country is hopelessly split. So why not make it official and break up?
By
Sasha Issenberg
Aug. 7, 2017
Republicans Are Playing With a Stacked Deck in the Senate
The GOP’s advantage in dominating small states is giving it a permanent advantage in controlling the U.S. Senate, even in “bad” years for the party.
By
Ed Kilgore
the urbanist
Apr. 18, 2017
The Urban-Rural Divide Matters More Than Red Versus Blue State
The more metropolitan liberals resist, protest, and strike, the more foreign they will become to the rest of the country.
By
Justin Davidson