John C. Fortier and Walter Suza debate the proper role of federalism in the nation's system of elections. Read more here.
Mark Weatherford examines the federal government's increasing calls for infrastructure security and how that could affect states and localities. Read more here.
In an op-ed, Achyut Wagle contends that Nepal's National Planning Commission is "an archaic relic of the centralized planning era of the Panchayat dictatorship"…
James Ha writes that localities can ensure better use of federal stimulus funds by centralizing the responsibility for grant oversight and by using digital…
Rory Gillis explores two questions related to interprovincial infrastructure: when should the federal government allow the provinces to decide whether interprovincial infrastructure proceeds, and how…
Abdulyakeen Abdulrasheed and Jemilu Abdulsalam examine Nigeria's federalism-related challenges through the lens of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's writings. Read more here.
Yanbei Andrea Wang and Justin Weinstein-Tull argue that both the conflict and coordination exemplified at various levels of government over how to best respond…
Gregory P. Marchildon and Peter Bleyer write that the coronavirus pandemic has provided Canada an opportunity to "use federalism more intelligently" after the virus…
The Environmental Protect Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have announced plans to roll back the Trump administration's definition of "waters of…
Andrea Noble examines the funding that the federal infrastructure bill would provide for state and local cybersecurity. Read more here.
On August 18, the Manhattan Institute will host a forum titled, "Is Devolution the Solution? Unity and Innovation in American Federalism." Read more here.
Andrea Noble explores how the proposed federal infrastructure plan would help pay for roads, bridges, and public transit. Read more here.
Ana Maria Dimond and Benjamin M. Brunjes write that the Biden administration, while making vaccines more widely available, is attempting to give localities more…
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