The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has produced a promotional video about ALEC and its view of American federalism. You can view the video…
Donald F. Kettl considers Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis's hopes to implement some Florida policies on a national scale and asks, "can a candidate really…
Adam Reed Moore writes that the particular ways The Federalist Papers suggested that states "protect liberty have, to a large extent, passed from public consciousness."…
Gerald S. Dickinson calls on the U.S. Supreme Court to announce the "judicial federalization doctrine," which, he contends, would establish "a consistent practice of…
The Policy Options Podcast explores how recent elections in Alberta could affect the province's relationship with both the federal government and other provinces. You…
Suleiman Walhad considers federalism among the nations of the Horn of Africa, specifically "how useful and/or useless it has been over the years and…
John P. LaVelle contends that the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta is nothing more than "one Supreme Court opinion's errant narrative" of tribal relations…
Beckett Cantley and Geoffrey Dietrich analyze the actions of Texas and other states in dealing directly with immigration issues. Read more here.
Tika R. Pradham contends that the constitutional agencies designed to smooth Nepal's transition to federalism are being underutilized. Read more here.
Samuel Trachtman offers "a new framework for studying policy interdependence in American federalism" by exploring how state policies can affect interest group politics in other…
Rasheed Akinkuolie reviews the political history of Nigeria and contends that "the government must face the reality that the unitary system, camouflaged as a…
Andrea S. Patrucco writes that "disaster federalism" in the United States can be improved through more effective use of the Strategic National Stockpile and…
Elysa Dishman explores the implications that the major questions doctrine -- a doctrine embraced by the U.S. Supreme Court that places limitations on federal agencies'…
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