HARSH BUT FAIR: A Remedial Explanation Of Federalism For Jonah Goldberg. “It’s unclear whether Goldberg understands this or if he was just trying to be funny, but praising federalism on the one hand and calling out the abuse of power on the other isn’t contradictory, it’s complementary. If I say I like whole milk, and then complain that I hate spoiled milk, I’m not contradicting myself. Sometimes milk goes bad and you have to throw it out.”