NY Times Op-Ed Essay: We Tried Fuzzy Borders in the 19th Century. It Didn’t Go Well Then, Either.

Professor Stephen Hanson, W & M department of government & Professor Jeffrey S. Kopstein, political science at the University of California, Irvine co-authored a guest essay in the New York Times this past May 2026. Their essay builds on their recent work “The Assault on the State: How the Global Attack on Modern Government Endangers Our Future.” To read the full essay visit the N. Y Times essay, We Tried Fuzzy Borders in the 19th Century.  It Didn't Go Well Then, Either.