Ballot Boxes, Not Bullets: Jason Fry’s Peaceful Path to National Divorce

Can the national divorce conversation cool America down? Jason Fry says yes—if it’s lawful, non-violent, and sequenced. We unpack Texit vs. Calexit impulses, the case for local sovereignty, and a practical glidepath: binding referendum, structured negotiations, and a timed transition for pensions, payments, and bases. Why gerrymandering, executive whiplash, and federal overreach keep pushing us here—and how to keep hotheads from lighting the match.