Published:
March 19, 2020
Author Colin Woodard reviews The Divided States of America, the latest book by Donald Kettl, in the Washington Post.
"If ever there was a time to reexamine Madison’s invention, this would seem to be it.
"University of Texas professor Donald F. Kettl takes up this task in his new book, The Divided States of America. He seeks to show how we got to this impasse and presents an argument for how federalism itself could be the instrument of our salvation. Kettl offers a clear and cogent exposition of the problem, but his answer to it, a 'Hamiltonian solution to Madison’s great dilemma,' is little developed."