Rethinking Federalism in a Time of Trump - A Response to Tom Nichols

Originally published at: Rethinking Federalism in a Time of Trump - A Response to Tom Nichols - TPM – Talking Points Memo

Recently, Tom Nichols – the dissident or lapsed conservative who is a key Never Trump figure – wrote a Bluesky thread on the importance of federalism. He focused on the longstanding Democratic demand (albeit a futile one) that the President be elected by a national popular vote. I’ve made the same argument, though I’ve never…