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A less perfect union : the case for states' rights / Adam Freedman.

by Freedman, Adam.

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New York, NY : Broadside Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, c2015.

United States. Constitution -- History.

States' rights (American politics) -- History.

Federal government -- United States -- History.

9780062269942 (hbk.) :

0062269941 (hbk.)

viii, 357 pages ; 24 cm

Introduction: the war against the states -- The past: everything they taught you is wrong. The bill of (states') rights -- Free speech, free trade, and nullification -- States' rights and the abolitionists -- Progressives give birth to a nation -- FDR creates satellite states -- Big brother comes of age -- The present: the case for states' rights today. The blessings of liberty -- Democracy, for a change -- Real diversity -- A more competent government -- A lasting peace -- The future: reviving states' rights. An action plan.

"Liberals believe that "states' rights" is merely a smokescreen for racist repression. What we have forgotten is that the Constitution itself is a compromise between state and federal governments--a compromise the Federal government no longer respects. Historically, the doctrine of states' rights has been a powerful engine of prosperity and a protector of American freedoms. Conservatives need to reclaim states' rights as an honorable tradition, and a necessary component of constitutional government"--

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