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May 22, 2025

Would a SALT Deduction Undermine Federalism?

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…

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May 22, 2025

Call for Canadian Conservatives to Embrace Federalism

Alykhan Velshi contends that Canadian conservatives could increase their influence by looking to the provinces rather than focusing on controlling national policy. Conservatives must,…

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May 21, 2025

Is Vietnam Moving Towards Federalism?

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…

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May 21, 2025

Should Congress Ban State AI Regulations?

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…

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May 20, 2025

Are States Better Equipped to Handle Disasters than the Federal Government? 

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…

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May 20, 2025

Federalism and Bond v. United States

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…

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May 14, 2025

De Tocqueville, the European Union, and Comparative Federalism

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…

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May 14, 2025

Federalism and the CAA

The Congressional Research Service has issued a "Legal Sidebar" about cooperative federalism and the Clean Air Act. Read more here.

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May 13, 2025

The Relationship Between Federalism and Separation of Powers

Ernest A. Young contends that cooperative federalism and other forces have changed the role of states in American separation of powers. He writes that…

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May 13, 2025

Fiscal Federalism and Macroeconomic Performance

Philippe van Gruisen and Jaroslaw Kantorowicz present a review of the literature on the macroeconomic implications of fiscal federalism. Read more here.

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May 12, 2025

Territorial Jurisdiction and Extraterritorial Legislation

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…

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May 12, 2025

Federalism and the Trump Administration’s Budget

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…

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May 9, 2025

Should the Fourteenth Amendment Be Ignored?

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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