Unity Is Dead, Long Live the Union

A realistic definition of unity in the 21st century.

Published August 29, 2024

Sarah and David break down the latest update in Jack Smith’s January 6 case against Donald Trump before speaking with Yuval Levin about his book, American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation―and Could Again.

The Agenda:
—Jack Smith’s superseding indictment
—Not thinking alike but acting together
—Federalist No. 10
—Underestimating how unified we are
—Proceduralism is not amoral
—Restringing narrow majorities
—Congress, do your job
—The federalism solution
—Supreme Court reforms
—Reforming Article I

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Sarah Isgur

Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals.

David French

David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.

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