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Podcast on Data Federalism

The Lawfare Podcast recently hosted Professor Bridget Fahey to discuss her recent article, "Data Federalism." You can listen here.

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Litigation As a Tool Against Preemption

Writing that "local voters and policymakers around the country have been at the forefront of policy innovations in recent years," Sabrina Adler and Meryl…

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Spending Bill Passes Senate, Freeing Up State and Local Funding

The U.S. Senate has passed a $1.5 trillion spending bill that will free up previously passed state and local transportation funds. Read more here.

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Federalism and Philosophy

Michael Da Silva writes that federalism "should be considered philosophically important" and he explores how federalism relates to a number of philosophical concepts. Read more…

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Centralized Tax Reform in China

Yu Hao and Kevin Zhengcheng Liu look back at how efforts at centralizing tax reform in late-imperial China "backfired." Read more here.

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Is Ethiopia’s Ethnic Federalism Still Viable?

Eghosa E. Osaghae analyzes why Ethiopia's system of ethnic federalism has been "troubled and unstable." Read more here.

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Federalism and the U.S. Cannabis Industry

Jake Avetisian examines the federalism-related financial challenges faced by the cannabis industry. He contends that, "the recent slew of state legislation legalizing cannabis (whether…

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Have Recent Emergencies Revealed that Federalism Is in Crisis?

In a blog post, Nicole De Palmenaer explores whether federalism is in crisis, or whether the current form of crisis management is outdated. Read…

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Federal Support for Transit Agencies Announced

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has announced that the federal government will award more than $2 billion in grants to transit agencies in 18…

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How did the Framers Approach the Balancing of National and State Power?

Allen Guelzo writes that balancing national and state power was "perhaps the single most important and most challenging question confronting the early republic." Guelzo examines…

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A Regional Approach to Infrastructure Issues?

MarySue Barrett contends that local communities would be better served by approaching infrastructure challenges -- and in obtaining the federal funds needed to do…

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Nepal’s “Federalism Milestone”

Nagit Wagley looks back at Nepal's first five years under a federal constitution and considers the opportunities and challenges offered by upcoming elections this…

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Decentralization in Cameroon

Armel Joris Massoda reviews the progress of decentralization in Cameroon, with an emphasis on the effects of a 2019 law intended to support this…

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Federalism Matters Podcast

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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Federalism’s influence on American government, culture and society is pervasive and profound, yet often unexplored. This short podcast examines single, practical topics to show how federalism’s influence is real and relevant in average citizens’ daily lives.

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