The idea of small government- one I fundamentally agree with- is that local economies can govern themselves. When communities are self-sufficient agrarian townships, political power should be shifted towards them. Basically, economies require governance, and the government should be as close to the economy as possible.

State rights in the American sense worked marvelously when economies were (mostly) local and self-sustaining. Since the industrial revolution we have seen time and time again that local legislation and control cannot maintain the stability and security necessary to grow larger, interstate economies...Read More