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Firstly, today is the 250th anniversary of George III’s proclamation of 1763, which created the boundary line prohibiting American colonial settlement in the west of Britain’s North American territories. You can read a few takes on the global significance of the proclamation here.
Secondly, here is an interesting article on several Colorado counties debates about whether to secede, form a new state, or join Wyoming, suggesting that the debates about secession that characterized 1790s Pennsylvania are alive and well today.