Why Breaking Up the U.S. Is Nearly Impossible

Stephen Marche: “Talk of secession is still mostly just talk, but wouldn’t it be a civilized way to deal with the deep divisions in the country? Wouldn’t it beat, say, the civil war that a restive segment of the population hungers for?… Secession, surely, is preferable to that alternative.”

“But in ways secession-curious Americans may not appreciate, it’s also almost impossible.”