Harper v. Moore Analyzed
A "leading case" article in the Harvard Law Review suggests that although the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Harper v. Moore largely rejected the so-called Independent State Legislature…
A "leading case" article in the Harvard Law Review suggests that although the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Harper v. Moore largely rejected the so-called Independent State Legislature…
Ilya Somin writes that the diversity created by federalism helps to promote unity. Read more here.
Allison Whelan examines how state restrictions on pharmaceuticals approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration contribute to disparities in health-care access. She contends that…
A group of scholars explore the "political competition" among German state leaders to benefit the most from announced and actually implemented measures to combat the Covid…
C.R.G. Murray and Etain Tannam consider Northern Ireland's post-Brexit future and suggest that non-zero sum policies are still possible and should be explored. Read…
David Melding, a long-serving member of the Welsh Parliament, has written an article titled, "Federalism, Union, and Secession." Read more here.
In an op-ed, Andrew Coyne decries the "disintegration of a national consciousness" that he asserts is occurring as provinces increasingly "thumb their noses at…
Chris Edwards writes on the passing of federal judge and U.S. senator James Buckley that Buckley's Saving Congress from Itself is "a great introduction…
The World Federalist Movement has announced a live and Zoom event titled, "The Climate Crisis and World Federalism," to be held November 12. Read…
Alan Ehrenhalt explores what he terms the "quixotic efforts" of counties and localities to secede from the state where they are located. Read more…
Amanda Z. Sin contends that the use of intergovernmental service agreements (IGSAs) is a fundamentally flawed way for the U.S. government to carry out…
Olivier Jacques explores differing "cost pressures, retrenchment capacities and revenue constraints" between the federal government and the provinces that, he asserts, could "reshape Canadian federalism…
Feng Lin and Mengtian Fei write that despite China's claims to be a unitary nation, some scholars have argued that it functions as a…
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