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March 10, 2023

Democracy and Federalism During the Covid Pandemic

In an interview, constitutional lawyers from Switzerland and Italy discuss democracy and federalism in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more here.

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March 9, 2023

A Federal Carbon Tax for the United States?

Kristin Eberhard and Matthew Brandon Lee review the passage of Canada's federal carbon tax and consider whether such a tax could be enacted in…

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American Federalism

March 9, 2023

States Push Back Against Pandemic Measures

The Washington Post reports that governmental responses to the Covid-19 pandemic have inspired at least 30 states, led mostly by Republicans, to strip their public…

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March 8, 2023

Language Policy in Federations

Writing for the Forum of Federations, F. Leslie Seidle examines language policy in federal and devolved nations. Read more here.

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American Federalism

March 8, 2023

Is the Puerto Rico Constitution a Failure?

Rafael Cox-Alomar explores whether the seventy-year-old constitution of Puerto Rico is "a failed experiment in American federalism." Read more here.

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March 7, 2023

Reforming Canada’s Healthcare Funding

Daniel Béland and Trevor Tombe offer suggestions on how to improve Canada's federal healthcare funding. Read more here.

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March 7, 2023

Fiscal Federalism in Belgium

Yu Ching Wong of the International Monetary Fund reviews the status of fiscal decentralization in Belgium and offers recommendations. Read more here.

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March 6, 2023

Australia’s Political Order and Indigenous Rights

Dylan Lino asserts that Australia's constitutional order, which includes a commitment to federalism, can be used to draw the nation's political traditions into the service of…

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March 6, 2023

Case Study of Local Defiance in China

Hangzhou Zhang and Alfred M. Wu explore an example of local defiance against the increasing centralization of power in China. Read more here.

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American Federalism

March 3, 2023

Book on Federalism and Educational Accountability

John Portz has written Educational Accountability and American Federalism (New York: Routledge, 2023). The book explores the types of accountability that take place in different institutional settings…

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American Federalism

March 3, 2023

Can States Protect the Right to Abortion on Gender Grounds?

Marc Spindelman contends that, in the wake of the Dobbs decision that eliminated federal abortion rights, states should consider protecting this right on sex-equality grounds. Read…

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American Federalism

March 2, 2023

Federalism and State Monopolies

Gregory Day writes that state monopolies have been widely used to oppress marginalized groups, but benefit from immunity from antitrust review as a matter of…

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March 2, 2023

Nomenclature in Indian Federalism Discourse

In an op-ed, Sarath Pillai considers the distinction between "union" and "the center" in Indian political discourse. Read more here.

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