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.
Flashback Friday is an occasional feature in which we look back to noteworthy articles from the past. Daniel J. Elazar famously referred to federalism…
In a blog post, Erin F. Delaney discusses her research into how judicial systems construct and police the boundaries of federalism and how federalism, in…
In a Heritage Foundation report, David Ditch and Nicolas Loris explore how federalism can improve surface transportation. Read more here.
Hans Beck, et al., have edited Ethnos and Koinon: Studies in Ancient Greek Ethnicity and Federalism (Stuttgart: Steiner Franz Verlag, 2019). The essays in this volume explore the often…
Tom Campbell reviews several instances of federal-state and state-local conflicts that have arisen in California. He contends that the path to resolution of these conflicts…
The Supreme Court's ruling last term that partisan gerrymandering is beyond the reach of the federal judiciary has raised concerns that partisan state courts…
Melbourne Law School has issued a call for papers for papers concerning how federalism could help with the "challenges posed by the process of…
Robert Verbruggen explores whether healthcare federalism "will ever have a chance" while both parties hope to impose their healthcare plans on the entire nation. Read…
The Pew Charitable Trusts reports that state attorneys general from both parties are showing an increasing willingness to insert themselves into fights with the…
Jared Bernstein writes that deaths among low-income adults have fallen consistently after the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion. Bernstein contends that Republican state-level efforts…
In the wake of a federal district court's ruling that the 1996 Female Genital Mutilation Act is unconstitutional, Daniel Rice explores whether federalism principles…
Congressional Democrats are stepping up oversight efforts of the "opportunity zones" created by the 2017 tax law. The zones have been criticized for offering…
In a case appealed by Maui County, Hawaii, this week the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the federal Clean Water Act permitting requirement,…
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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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