> The federal government has the total combined power and scale that it does because we are a massive and complex modern nation. That's inevitable.

Perhaps massive and complex (I'd say complicated) nation-states inevitably create industrial complexes, but it's certainly not inevitable that nation-states grow so large (or even exist) in 2026.

The idea that we still need soverign-esque entites across entire continents, when we can now communicate and coordinate instantly across them, and use cameras to documents truth all around us at all times, is just downright silly.

We can reduce states to the size that you can walk across in a day or two, and everybody will be much happier and healthier.