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American Federalism

May 22, 2020

Federal and State Virus Responses Analyzed

CSF Fellow John Kincaid traces the responses of the federal government and the states to the coronavirus pandemic and contends that the responses mark…

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American Federalism

May 22, 2020

Call for Increased Medicaid Funding to the States

Writing that "Medicaid is a program that exemplifies federalism," Simon Marshall-Shah contends that increased federal assistance to the states through this program will be…

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American Federalism

May 22, 2020

Threat to Withhold Funds a Menace to Federalism?

Ilya Somin writes that President Trump's recent threat to withhold federal funds from states that allow voting by mail is a "menace" to both…

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American Federalism

May 21, 2020

Federalism and Medical Product Procurement

The Health Affairs blog examines how federalism is affecting the procurement of medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.

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American Federalism

May 21, 2020

Delayed Funding for Medicaid Providers

Many Medicaid providers are facing delayed coronavirus-related payments, something that state Medicaid directors have said will threaten the providers' ability to remain open. Read…

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American Federalism

May 13, 2020

“Fend-For-Yourself Federalism”?

Ken Hicks traces the historical stages of American federalism and concludes that the coronavirus pandemic marks "a further regression of American governing capacity" down to "fend-for-yourself…

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American Federalism

May 13, 2020

Public Health Federalism

Sean B. Hecht examines the federal Public Health Act and contends that public health can benefit from the division of public-health responsibilities between the…

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American Federalism

May 13, 2020

Federalism and the Trump Administration’s Pandemic Response

In an op-ed, Frank Pignanelli and LaVarr Webb look at how the Trump administration has responded to the coronavirus outbreak, concluding that the administration…

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American Federalism

May 8, 2020

Call for Canadian Commission to Study Post-Coronavirus Fiscal Federalism

A group of scholars are calling for the creation of a non-governmental body that "will rethink the architecture of Canadian fiscal federalism" in the wake of…

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American Federalism

May 8, 2020

Increased Role of States During Pandemic Not a Surprise?

Dan Balz contends that the visible roles played by the states during the coronavirus pandemic is "very much as the Founders intended when they established…

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American Federalism

May 8, 2020

“Faithless” Elector Case to Be Heard by Supreme Court

Linda Greenhouse reports on the upcoming oral argument in the so-called faithless elector case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Greenhouse contends that the Court…

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American Federalism

May 7, 2020

Time to Rebalance State and Local Powers?

Neil Kleiman writes that the coronavirus pandemic might provide an opportunity for states and localities to reassess the balance of powers between the two…

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American Federalism

May 7, 2020

Does Trump’s Response to Virus Show a Weakness of Federalism?

Albert Hunt contends that the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic demonstrates how the nation's founders "got it right on federalism" but that…

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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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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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