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Trump and the Tenth Amendment

In this podcast, titled "Federalism 2.0," Laura Tyson and Lenny Mendonca assert that President Trump's populism represents a danger to the nation that can be…

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U.S. Education Department Loses Student Loan Lawsuit

This week a group of 19 states prevailed in a lawsuit that accused the Department of Education of wrongly delaying implementation of Obama-administration rules intended to…

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Patient Care and Fiscal Federalism in Italy

Paolo Berta, Carla Guerriero, and Rosella Levaggi analyze the effects of fiscal federalism on the quality of patient care in Lombardy. The authors contend that…

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Fiscal Federalism Issues in Nepal

In this op-ed, Laxmi Bilas Koirala writes that the National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission can play a vital role in promoting cooperation among…

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Altiero Spinelli Remembered

The New Federalist has published a portrait of the life of one of the "founding fathers" of the European Union, Altiero Spinelli. Read more here.

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Federalism, the Incorporation Doctrine, and the European Union

Lee J. Strang provides an overview of the U.S. Supreme Court's process of incorporating the Bill of Rights against the states. Strang contends that…

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Mayors Meet to Discuss Climate Change

Members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors gathered in San Francisco this week to discuss ways to take action on climate change. Many mayors…

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Loyalty to the States — and to the U.S. Senate

J.J. McCullough writes that fewer Americans value their states as unique entities. He warns that this could lead to decreased support for the principle…

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Sessions and State Attorneys General to Discuss Tech Companies

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will meet with state attorneys general this month to discuss the administration's concerns that tech companies might be engaging…

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Work Mandates Bar Thousands from Medicaid in Arkansas

Arkansas, the first state to move forward with work requirements for people covered under the Affordable Care Act's expansion of the federal program, has…

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New Tax Law and Interstate Migration

Chris Edwards writes that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 included a number of provisions that might affect interstate migration. For example,…

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The EU, Subnational Mobilization, and State Rescaling

Sandrina Antunes and John Loughlin look at the effect that the European Union has had on subnational mobilization in small unitary states. After comparing…

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Donald Trump and Presidential Federalism

Nicholas F. Jacobs and Connor M. Ewing write that the Trump administration has used the administrative powers of the presidency to advance the president's…

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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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