Totally agree; I think the impact of relatively robust federalism in the USA was clear already with SD's refusal to lockdown in the Spring of 2020; then the defection and strengthening opposition of DeSantis and some other red govs. Compared to Australia, Canada (federal systems in name only for the most part) we have been subjected to only Pandemic-lite in the US. In Dec 21, el gato posted interstate migration numbers for mid 2020-mid 2021 - which showed huge net gains for FL and, in general, red states. "Voting with your feet" - still is a possibility in the US - the driver seemed to be particularly pandemic school closure policies