Robert Tsai and Glenn Cohen discuss federalism and states' rights in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. You can listen to the podcast here.
Ilya Somin writes that there is "value to the decentralized nature of the response to the crisis, but also some risks." He suggests that a…
In an op-ed, Lincoln Mitchell writes that America's system of federalism has many benefits, but dealing with a disaster such as the coronavirus outbreak…
Richard Kreitner contends that the generally robust response by states and localities to the coronavirus pandemic is due to luck, not design. He suggests…
Philip Oltermann writes that the devolved structure of Germany's public health system is beginning to look advantageous in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. Read more…
Writing in the New England Journal of Medicine, Rebecca L. Haffajee and Michelle M. Mello write that the coronavirus has exposed major weaknesses in the…
Chris Edwards contends that state and local leaders, not the federal government, are best positioned to respond to a nationwide disaster. Read more here.
Larry Hogan, the Republican governor of Maryland who also heads the National Governors Association, has shown a willingness to confront the Trump administration about the…
Shani M. King and Nichole Silvestri Hall examine the interaction between state courts and the federal government in deciding whether young immigrants qualify for…
In a blog post, Richard J. Peltz-Steele considers the legal and political ramifications of rising interstate tensions resulting from the coronavirus outbreak. Read more…
Nick Burns contends that the way that state and local governments have taken the lead in dealing with the coronavirus demonstrates that American "federalism isn't dead."…
Amy Swiffen examines how power is shared between the federal government and the provinces and which laws could be used to bolster the national government's…
In an op-ed, Walter Olson argues that President Trump lacks the authority to declare the nation back to normal because that authority resides with the…
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