Police investigate a shooting in New York City (Steve Sanchez Photos/Shutterstock) tates matter again because Democrats’ radicalism has invigorated federalism.
States have long been incubators of government innovation, and COVID was a watershed when state responses — especially lockdowns and school closures — accentuated differing governing approaches: Democrats responded to their predilection; Republicans responded to the pandemic. More recently, Democrats’ radicalism, combined with the Biden administration’s unprecedented open-border policy, has staged a stark comparison between blue and red states. Blue Policies are Failing Blue States
Beginning with the federal government’s growth in the 1960s, states seemed a governmental backwater. Government then emanated from the top down. Yes, states had their moments: Proposition 13 in California signaled the coming Reagan revolution. But power — money, regulations, and judicial decisions — came from Washington. In 1964, federal government spending amounted to 17.9 percent of GDP; all state and local spending amounted […]
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