Book Reading and Discussion Dec. 1, 2022

November 29, 2022 by David Toscano

Bellwether: Virginia's Political Transformation, 2006-2020 Please join us
for a book reading and discussion of
Bellwether:
Virginia’s Political Transformation, 2006-2020

THE CENTER at Belvedere
Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 6:00 pm
A book signing will follow. If you’ve already purchased a book,
please bring it for David to sign. Books will be available for sale at the event,
plus they are available for purchase at New Dominion Bookshop
and online at Hamilton Books and Amazon.

This event is FREE and open to the public.
A reservation is requested.
Please reserve your spot by clicking here.

540 Belvedere Boulevard,
Charlottesville, VA 22901
https://thecentercville.org/

State Preemption and the Fracturing of America

Americans justifiably worry about our national divisions, the effective operation of our institutions, and the future of democracy itself. Republican-led states differ dramatically from those run by Democrats, and these differences reveal themselves both in the capitol buildings of our state capitals and in Congress. In the last several decades, a new source of division has also sprouted, one that pits localities against their own state governments. In some instances, conservative rural areas have been the source of these clashes (the clearest example involves “Second Amendment sanctuary jurisdictions,” where local leaders pledge to ignore gun regulations they claim to be “unconstitutional”). Most of these conflicts, however, emanate from democratic-leaning communities, many of which are attempting to chart policy directions different from their ruby red states.

Read the full article on the Harvard Social Impact Review website.

Order now from University of Virginia Press

In a timely book, David Toscano has focused us on the path forward in this divided, polarized country—the states, where within a federal framework the laboratories of democracy can experiment with ideas and solutions. He shows us how the states can tackle a wide range of problems with perhaps more success than one-size-fits-all proposals from Washington, D.C.

– Larry Sabato, Director of the Center for Politics, University of Virginia

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