Aretae couldn’t stay away for long. He’s back with some thoughts on the separation of powers:
The only part of the balance of power taught in the schools this last 35 years (what I remember) is the balance between the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches. However, that wasn’t the only balance built into the foundation of the country, nor even the most important one. The primary balance built into the founding of this country was the balance between the federal government and the states.
Read the whole thing, of course.