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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Lisa Parshall of the Rockefeller Institute of Government considers the effect of the current federal government shutdown on states and localities. Parshall writes that the…
Carl Smith reports that a new analysis of the past costs of disaster relief could shed light on what states can expect to pay…
In an interview, Alice Hill discusses how responses to climate disasters are changing in the United States under the Trump administration. Read more here.
William A. Galston contends that federalism offers a critical check on executive overreach. Read more here.
Michael Da Silva seeks to address the question of whether federalism requires judicial review of legislative actions. Read more here.
Mario Draghi writes that "almost every principle on which the [European] Union was founded is under strain." Draghi contends that "the future of Europe must…
Ragip Soylu writes that the recent election of Tufan Erhurman as president of Northern Cyprus could move Turkey to reconsider the merits of federalism for the island.…
Tony Woodlief warns that states have become, to their peril, "addicted" to federal funding. Read more here.
Andrea Katz reviews the centuries-old federal-versus-state debate reignited by the Trump administration's use of the federal military in the nation's cities. Read more here.
Igor Calzada compares the experiences of Wales and Basque Country as "devolved nations navigating post-pandemic crises, climate transition, and digital transformation." Read more here.
In an op-ed, Eric Reinhart contends that states can engage in "anti-fascist federalism" by temporarily withholding federal tax revenues until the federal government "upholds…
Writing that "recent regulatory (or deregulatory) efforts have brought questions around AI federalism to the forefront," Kylie Zhang and Peter Henderson consider the Atomic Energy…
Liz Komar explores the "increasing encroachment" of federal criminal law into criminal activity traditionally treated as local offenses. 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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