Wednesday 24 June 2026
Chris Stirewalt /

Federalism Akimbo

Marketplaces of ideas are great. But that’s different from states trying to force Americans in other states to live a certain way.
Federalism Akimbo

I adore James Bond movies, but that doesn’t mean I like all the ways in which the franchise has been used. The same goes for delicious bacon. It’s great, but it isn’t right for every situation. Sometimes it’s just plain wrong.

I’m thinking about the misapplication of good things because of what’s happening to federalism in the United States.

Chris Stirewalt is a contributing writer for The Dispatch, the politics editor for The Hill and NewsNation, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, co-host of the Ink Stained Wretches podcast, and author of Broken News, a book on media and politics.

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