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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The Brookings Institution has released a study of state transportation planning, funding, and accountability, including a discussion of the allocation of federal funds. CSF Fellows…
Girard Miller considers the implications for public finance posed by the incoming Trump administration. Read more here.
André Lecours and Eric Champagne have authored Unraveling Fiscal Federalism in Canada (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2024). The book examines Canada's fiscal system, including less…
Writing that "metaphor can enlighten, but it can also mislead," Sanford Levinson and John M. Golden contend that when aspects of federalism are wrapped…
Artem M. Joukov contends that exclusive tribal jurisdictional sovereignty brings fewer benefits to tribes than a more nuanced approach that permits the sharing of…
Gerald S. Dickinson considers the role of judicial federalism before and after Rucho v. Common Cause, the 2019 U.S. Supreme Court case that largely removed the federal…
Roderick M. Hills, Jr., writes that Donald Trump proposes to revive "farm-bloc federalism" in the context of abortion by pushing the issue to the…
Jared Brey reports that although voters backed higher taxes for improved transportation infrastructure, it remains unclear how recent elections will affect federal funding for…
Nicholas Aroney has prepared a methodological approach to comparing courts in federal systems. The author offers a "taxonomy of the federalism disputes that commonly arise…
Stephen Bainbridge writes that the idea of federal preemption of Delaware corporate law would be unwise, contending that "those who favor preemption betray a…
Vikram Hegde and Harsh Jain review recent Supreme Court of India rulings related to alcohol regulation and mineral levies. They describe the judgments as milestones in…
The Madam Policy podcast has posted an interview with former Environmental Protection Agency chief of staff Mandy Gunasekara, who discusses her book Y’all Fired: A Southern…
Jessica Bulman-Pozen and Miriam Seifter offer "a new conversation" about the best way to consider and litigate issues related to state constitutions, including democratic…
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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.
Federalism’s influence on American government, culture and society is pervasive and profound, yet often unexplored. This short podcast examines single, practical topics to show how federalism’s influence is real and relevant in average citizens’ daily lives.
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