The question is no longer whether there will be a civil conflict in America. The question is how the sides will divide, and who will prevail

The cracks in the foundations of the United States are widening, rapidly and on several fronts. The overturning of Roe v Wade has provoked a legitimacy crisis no matter what your politics.

For the right, the leaking of the draft memo last month revealed the breakdown of bipartisanship and common purpose within the institution. For the left, it demonstrated the will of dubiously selected Republican justices to overturn established rights that have somewhere near 70% to 80% political support.

Stephen Marche is the author, most recently, of The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future

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