The Federalism Library is an online multimedia collection of articles, books, and podcasts exploring contemporary and classic questions related to federalism. It includes material created by the Center for the Study of Federalism, as well as carefully curated information from prominent writers on federalism.
The states are policy innovators, developing new solutions to many of the most pressing issues facing the country.
Olakunle Adeniran considers the upcoming (October 19) vote in the Canadian province of Alberta about whether the province should begin the process of separating from…
The State Policy Network has updated its "Federalism Scorecard," which the organization says rates which states are best able "to resist federal overreach." Read…
Andy S. Bibby and Robert J. Burton have edited Schools of Democracy: American Federalism and Civic Education (Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge, 2027) as part of John…
Carl Smith reports that many state and local leaders are expressing relief that the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked new U.S. Postal Service rules that…
Jed Herrmann reports that a proposed federal rule change would make it easier for the federal government to terminate grants to localities. Herrmann writes that…
Tracy Beck Fenwick contends that Australia's federation "isn't working" in part because of increasing centralization that "stifles policy diversity and interstate competition." Read more here.
Harihar Bhattacharyya has written Indian Federalism: Structure, Process and Agency (Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge, 2026) as part of John Kincaid's Routledge book series on Federalism…
Jule Pattison-Gordon reports that the federal government and a growing number of states disagree about who has the authority to regulate prediction markets. Read more…
Lily Hong writes that conflict between federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and states and localities "makes clear that states’ authority under federalism is…
Lisa K. Parshall and Jim Twombly have written Presidential Federalism: The Enduring Role of Presidents in Shaping National-State Relations (London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2026). The authors…
James Baratta writes that the prevalence of corporate "dark money" -- contributions that do not disclose a source -- in federal elections could be…
Justin Theal and Riley Judd report that the share of state dollars spent on Medicaid for fiscal 2024 grew by double digits for two…
Nicole Huberfeld contends that HR1, a 2025 federal reconciliation bill, limits state options in order to undermine the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Huberfeld argues…
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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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