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 State Policy Network has released an updated version of its "Federalism Scorecard." Read more here.
In an op-ed, Sean Beienburg urges Democrats to turn to the Constitution's division of power between the federal government and the states to keep the…
Franklin Foer writes that Democratic-leaning states intend to turn to federalism to resist the policies of the incoming Trump administration (password required). Read more…
See Chee How contends that Malaysia should "reset to reform federalism" by shifting control of valuable petroleum rights from the federal government to the East…
A federal district court has blocked the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act on grounds that the law oversteps constitutional bounds by intruding too far…
Ilya Somin warns that the incoming Trump administration's possible efforts to force cities to assist the federal government in deporting undocumented immigrants will, again,…
Mark Sappenfield of the Christian Science Monitor points to two of the newspaper's recent articles relating to federalism -- one about upcoming legal battles between the Trump…
Alison L. LaCroix writes that the United States is "an unhappy union" and that "a larger and more dangerous rift over the concept of…
Michael Greve reviews the state of American federalism and asserts that "good federalism is competitive federalism." Read more here.
David Presslein explores the roles of American federalism and state sovereignty in the aftermath of the presidential election. Read more here.
Liz Carey reports that the federal Centers for Disease Control has worked with state rural health offices to develop a five-year plan to boost healthcare…
Kelly Wert reports on how state digital equity spending -- some of which is supported by federal funding -- can benefit economies, health care,…
Quinn Yeargain writes that, now that the federal constitutional right to abortion has been eliminated by the U.S. Supreme Court, litigants have begun to turn…
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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.
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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