The threat of territorial fragmentation from universal secession rights is empirically overstated, as demonstrated by Buchanan's own acknowledgment that most nations lack viable separable territories.

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Buchanan(as the originator of the economic theory being discussed): James M. Buchanan was an American economist who won the Nobel Prize for developing constitutional economics, which studies how the rules and structures of government (like a constitution) affect economic outcomes and individual freedom.
Empirically overstated(as used in political philosophy): A claim that seems more serious or common when you actually look at real evidence and data, but isn't as bad as people say it is.
Territorial fragmentation(as used in political philosophy): When a country breaks apart into smaller, separate countries or regions instead of staying unified.
Universal secession rights(as used in political philosophy): The idea that any group of people should have the legal right to leave their country and form their own independent nation.

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