The Federalism Library is an online multimedia collection of articles, books, and podcasts exploring contemporary and classic questions related to federalism. It includes material created by the Center for the Study of Federalism, as well as carefully curated information from prominent writers on federalism.
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Thomas Savidge argues that a proposed increase in the state and local tax deduction in a pending U.S. House of Representatives bill would undermine "federalism by shielding…
Alykhan Velshi contends that Canadian conservatives could increase their influence by looking to the provinces rather than focusing on controlling national policy. Conservatives must,…
Hai Hong Nguyen considers whether Vietnam's proposed governance reforms could move the nation in the direction of a federalist form of government. Read more…
In an op-ed, Scott Brennen and Zeve Sanderson contend that a proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives that would create a decade-long moratorium on…
Carlos Martín considers the possible effects of, as the Trump administration proposes, shifting much of the responsibility for disaster responses from the federal government to…
Von Wooding looks back at the U.S. Supreme Court's 2014 decision Bond v. United States to explore how the decision "redefined" federal versus state power and strengthened…
Signe Rehling Larsen reviews the continuing influence of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America, particularly in regard to how the European Union is conceptualized. Read…
The Congressional Research Service has issued a "Legal Sidebar" about cooperative federalism and the Clean Air Act. Read more here.
Ernest A. Young contends that cooperative federalism and other forces have changed the role of states in American separation of powers. He writes that…
Philippe van Gruisen and Jaroslaw Kantorowicz present a review of the literature on the macroeconomic implications of fiscal federalism. Read more here.
Jeffrey M. Schmitt questions the U.S. Supreme Court's use of the territorial framework of international law as the appropriate way to approach extraterritorial legislation by…
In a commentary on the American Association of Community Colleges website, Jim Hermes writes that a theme that runs throughout the Trump administration's proposed…
William Watkins argues that the Fourteenth Amendment should be treated as a nullity because, he contends, the amendment "inhibits federalism." Read more here.
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Federalism is American government’s best kept secret. Its influence is pervasive and profound. Though not mentioned in the Constitution, federalism’s meaning and application have been at the center of disputes from 1776 to the Civil War to our current culture wars. We are scholars who focus on federalism, and through this podcast, we explore how federalism, from practice to theory, shapes our politics, policies, culture, society, and daily life.
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