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Canadians Look to National Government for Climate Change Leadership

Andrew Parkin reports that most Canadians prefer leadership from the federal government, rather than the provincial governments, in developing the nation's approach toward climate…

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Federalism and Simultaneous Elections in India

In a blog post, Santosh Paul contends that simultaneous elections pose a threat to both federalism and democracy. Read more here.

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Blue State Federalism

In a podcast, Sam Wang, Julian Zelizer, and Daniel Hemel explore ways that blue states have begun to embrace federalism in response to Republican…

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Three Issues Facing Philippines Move to Federalism

In an op-ed, Chito Gavino III identifies three overarching issues which he contends must be carefully thought through as the nation continues to consider…

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Federalism As a Solution to Partisan Gerrymandering?

In the wake of the recent Supreme Court ruling in which the Court declared that the federal courts have no role in preventing partisan…

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Increased Impact Factor for Publius

The latest Journal Citation Reports (Web of Science Group, 2019) reveal that the Impact Factor for Publius: The Journal of Federalism has risen to 1.528. To celebrate this…

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American Federalism

The Liberal Embrace of Federalism

In an op-ed, Ilya Somin traces the rise of liberal support for federalism, highlighting a series a federal court rulings that have supported this change…

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Will Congress Settle the Cannabis Fight?

Ilya Shapiro and Randal John Meyer explore the two leading policy proposals for dealing with cannabis at the federal level. They contend that Congress must…

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Is Federalism a Questionable Ally for Progressives?

Writing in Law and Political Economy, Lisa L. Miller contends that federalism is a "questionable ally" for progressive politics. Read more here.

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Federalism and Regulatory Overlap

Thomas A. Hemphill reviews the recommendations of the Business Roundtable regarding the federalism implications of regulatory overlap among federal, state, and local agencies. Read…

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States Revisit Welfare Family Cap

In many states, women who have a certain number of children receive no additional welfare dollars when they have more children. These limits are allowed…

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Tribal Sovereignty and Cooperative Cannabis Enforcement

Patricia Danielle Cortez writes that the cannabis industry is "a difficult space to navigate" for Native Americans, but that there are several steps that…

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Intergovernmental Conflict Relations in Nigeria

A group of scholars has studied the role of ethnicity on the allocation federal finances in Nigeria. Read more here.

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