My take on the article is that the author is basically advocating less powerful central government. What he fails to recognize in the article are that strong state and local governments are part of the balance that the Constitution put in place and they work quite well.
Indeed, not only is strong local governance a good preventative measure against the unlikely military coup, it works for all kinds of things. Want socialized healthcare? No reason your state can't do it. Don't want a national war on drugs? California is about find out if one is actually constitutional.
When you have states with economies that are larger than most countries, there is no reason to be bumping so many responsibilities up to the federal level.
Indeed, not only is strong local governance a good preventative measure against the unlikely military coup, it works for all kinds of things. Want socialized healthcare? No reason your state can't do it. Don't want a national war on drugs? California is about find out if one is actually constitutional.
When you have states with economies that are larger than most countries, there is no reason to be bumping so many responsibilities up to the federal level.