Liberals, longtime proponents of a stronger central government, are now championing an ideology that evokes odious memories of slavery and segregation. Many state leaders hope that a renewed focus on federalism could help lower the national political temperature. By shifting more political decisions to the states, they envision a nation less subject to blue-red swings that change the entire course of federal law enforcement, environmental policy and business regulation.
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The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, July 5, 2026
Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village, Chekhov’s “Beggar,” a story of caring before hectoring, Andy Sipowicz saves Danny’s job, a few lines from Joseph Heller’s Something Happened.