{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695d5c48154465cd6010f4b3/695d5c6864fe6d212773e6cc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A National Divorce Would Be A Good Thing","description":"<p>On today’s episode of Hear Me Out… the case for breaking up the union.</p><p><br></p><p>Frank Buckley, professor at George Mason University and author of <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/dp/1641770805/?tag=slatmaga-20\"><em>American Secession</em></a>, makes a case for allowing states to peacefully secede — not just in the interest of preventing another civil war, but in hopes of creating a happier, more functional society for us all. </p><p><br></p><p>Podcast production by Maura Currie</p><p><br></p><p><em>Y</em><em>ou can skip all the ads in Hear Me Out by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at </em><a href=\"http://slate.com/awordplus\"><em>slate.com/hearmeoutplus</em></a><em> for just $15 a month for your first three months.</em></p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}