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.
Michael Kenny looks at the possible benefits that more devolution could offer for inequality in English society. Read more here.
Charlie Savage and Jack Healy explore how Texas's efforts to enforce a law that would allow the state to arrest undocumented immigrants underscores the…
Girard Miller writes that, thanks to America's unique "federalist heritage," states and localities can take advantage of financial opportunities in municipal bond markets as long as care is taken not…
Zina Hutton reports that many states are facing shortfalls in unemployment trust funds, despite the availability of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds. Read…
Charles Berthelet writes that some of Québec’s political leaders are again urging for more autonomy for the province "in the absence of substantial changes to…
Busingye Kabumba contends that Uganda would benefit from a system of ethnic federalism. Read more here.
Jessica Asbridge notes that the U.S. Supreme Court has recently ruled that the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment applies to the states…
Ji Yoon Han writes that "executive federalism, where the prime minister and premiers drive much of the institutional response," was the basis of the Canadian…
Karla Jones warns that the National Popular Vote interstate compact, which would ensure that the winner of the popular vote for president would take office,…
In an op-ed, Indira Jaising contends that India's Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019, which allows citizenship to undocumented Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian…
The Biden administration has announced a $3.3 billion grant to states and localities to reconnect communities divided by highways and other transportation infrastructure. Read…
Officials in some U.S. cities have become increasingly vocal about the preemption tactics that autonomous car manufacturers have promoted to increase the use of such vehicles on city streets.
Nicholas Woode-Smith contends that federalism offers South Africa an opportunity to unlock the nation's potential. Read more here.
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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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