Sleepwalking into Secession

In short, everything possible should be done to take the Podesta Gambit off the table quickly. If it becomes normalized, it can be used. If it is used, it could easily spin out of control, to the point of destroying our Constitution and our country. Though it seems to have burst upon us suddenly, this moment has been a long time in the making, both in politics and the larger culture. Even if disaster is averted this year, the political and cultural currents that fed the Podesta Gambit will still be there. But at least Americans may buy themselves some time to fix what ails them.

Andrew Busch is Crown Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College