Apropos the States Rights discussion…

“Federal power is impersonal, uniform, abstract and rule-oriented. Local power is personalistic, relational, affectionate, irregular and based on a shared history of reciprocity and trust.” https://t.co/4MjybItqH8

— David Brooks (@nytdavidbrooks) July 20, 2018

This is why we don’t need outside agitators stirring up trouble with their freedom rides and protest marches.

Let local folks handle things inside our own communities the way we always have. https://t.co/Cz2NBCXLuO

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) July 23, 2018