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Blue States

  1. secession
    No, We Can’t Get a National DivorceThere’s growing sentiment for secession, particularly on the right. It should be rejected.
  2. coronavirus
    The Coronavirus Is Spreading Into Trump CountryAny temptation Trump has to make easing of coronavirus precautions a divisive campaign issue may be frustrated by COVID-19’s spread.
  3. vision 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.
  4. coronavirus
    Red America May Blame Blue America for CoronavirusRight now, much of nonmetropolitan America feels relatively immune to COVID-19 fears. But if that changes, metro America, not Trump, could be blamed.
  5. partisanship
    Maybe It’s Time for America to Split UpThe country is hopelessly split. So why not make it official and break up?
  6. Republicans Are Playing With a Stacked Deck in the SenateThe 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.
  7. the urbanist
    The Urban-Rural Divide Matters More Than Red Versus Blue StateThe more metropolitan liberals resist, protest, and strike, the more foreign they will become to the rest of the country.