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July 4, 2018

The Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson wrote that the Declaration of Independence was “neither aiming at originality of principles or sentiments, nor yet copied from any particular and…

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July 3, 2018

The Mayflower Compact

The Mayflower Compact (1620) was the first American frame of governance based on popular consent. CSF Fellow Donald Lutz provides commentary on this document…

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American Federalism

July 2, 2018

Center Fellow Kincaid Discusses Mayors’ Pushback on Federal Policy

U.S. mayors are increasingly pushing back against federal policy. Center for the Study of Federalism Fellow John Kincaid explains why and points to other…

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July 2, 2018

The Importance of Reading Founding Documents

In honor of Independence Day the Center for the Study of Federalism (CSF) will be linking to content on American founding documents over the…

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June 29, 2018

Call for Local Autonomy in Japan

Yuichiro Tsuji writes that the Japanese Diet is considering the possibility of amending the nation's constitution. Tsuji contends that now is the time to…

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June 29, 2018

Philippines Poll Shows Low Support for Federalism

According to a poll conducted by Social Weather Stations, less than half of Filipinos support President Rodrigo Duterte's federalism initiative. Approximately one out of…

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June 28, 2018

Climate-Change Politics Versus Federalism

Ed Whitcomb writes that climate-change politics are undermining Canadian federalism. He suggests that provincial-level objections to federal climate-change policy make this an appropriate time…

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Books

June 28, 2018

Book on Federations

Mark Bruerton, Tracey Arklay, Robyn Hollander, and Ron Levy have edited A People’s Federation (Leichhardt, NSW: The Federation Press, 2017). The book brings together…

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American Federalism

June 27, 2018

A Way Forward for Challenging Partisan Gerrymandering?

Michael Li and Yurij Rudensky with the Brennan Center for Justice write that although the Supreme Court recently returned partisan gerrymandering appeals from Wisconsin…

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American Federalism

June 27, 2018

Supreme Court Upholds Texas Redistricting Plan

The Supreme Court has largely affirmed a redistricting plan that plaintiffs charged was based on racial animus. Amy Howe writes that the ruling was an almost…

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American Federalism

June 27, 2018

The Tenth Amendment, Patent Law, and Federalism

In a white paper prepared for the National Academy for State Health Policy, a number of scholars analyze whether, despite federal patent law, the Tenth…

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American Federalism

June 27, 2018

Federalists and Specific Powers Left to the States

The Federalist Society writes that one of the most divisive issues during the ratification debates was whether the proposed constitution granted excessive authority to the…

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June 26, 2018

Philippines Move Toward Federalism Continues

The Consultative Committee to Review the 1987 Constitution recently held a press conference to advocate for the expected change to a federalist form of…

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