Federalism as a Check on Populism
John O. McGinnis writes that the U.S. Constitution reflects classical political theory by using populist and elitist elements. He contends, however, that populism has…
John O. McGinnis writes that the U.S. Constitution reflects classical political theory by using populist and elitist elements. He contends, however, that populism has…
A bipartisan measure to ban rebuilt diesel engines in large trucks has passed the California State Assembly, despite EPA leadership's interest in allowing such…
Christopher M. Parker has built a dataset of Supreme Court federalism cases from 1789 to 2007 in an effort to assess the role of…
Plans to triple the capacity of the Trans Mountain pipeline in British Columbia and Alberta have sparked legal conflicts between the two provinces. The…
More cities, such as Washington DC, Baltimore, and Atlanta, have turned to environmental impact bonds (EIBs) as a way to comply with EPA regulations.…
Vincent Aluu claims that although Nigeria has nominally been a federal state for more than half a century, in reality military rule has "virtually…
Mahua Venkatesh writes that Narendra Modi's government has pushed for improved cooperative federalism between the central government and the states, but many state leaders…
Nyla Ali Khan writes that increased regional autonomy will likely remain in an ambiguous state because of the "murky den of centralized federalism" in…
Robert Jay Dilger with the Congressional Research Service has written a historical perspective on the changing nature of federal grants to state-and-local governments, including…
Katherine Adeney and Harihar Bhattacharyya write that India's multinational federation continues to experience challenges stemming from coalition politics and the process of economic liberalization.…
Shitong Qiao and Richard Epstein present papers stemming from a conference at the University of Hong Kong concerning decentralization and development. They express the hope that the…
In this op-ed, Noah M. Horwitz writes that a recent Seventh Circuit decision limiting the federal government's ability to compel sanctuary jurisdictions to cooperate…
The U.S. House Speaker's Task Force on Intergovernmental Affairs is considering reviving a version of the defunct Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR). Task…
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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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