Things have changed, and not for the better -- Devolution around the world -- The small-republic argument -- Texas v. White (1869) : an indestructible union? -- Chuck Thompson's irreverent perspective -- Pundits ponder the possibilities -- Balkanized America : who's to blame and what's next? -- A "centrist" way out? -- Concluding remarks : coming into being and passing away.
Summary
"In Irreconcilable Differences, author David Cole speculates that Americans may be living through the beginning of the devolution of the United States-a development that may unfold after our lifetimes, although it could happen sooner. Is contemporary America an example of the Aristotelian phenomenon of "coming into being and passing away"?"--