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.
Lizhi Liu and Barry R. Weingast write that because China lacks a strong legal infrastructure, businesses there are much more vulnerable than business ventures…
Richard Epstein discusses controversies about federalism, including environmental regulation and immigration.
Will Freeman offers case studies of Mexico and Serbia in suggesting that pockets of democracy sometimes exist within authoritarian regimes. He theorizes that when…
Tracy Hester writes that climate litigation has revived in state courts after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2011 that the federal Clean Air…
Lynn Edelman contends that the adherence to federalism by the conservative majority of the Supreme Court has had such disastrous consequences for the African-American…
Nikolaos Komninos Hlepas writes that Greece introduced decentralization measures after admission to the European Union in 1981. Hlepas suggests that in recent years, however,…
A group of Canadian scholars write that the nation needs financial equalization to ease regional inequalities such as the varying quality of public services…
Mark Wegierski contends that "true federalism" offers a path to a more conservative future for the nation. Read more here.
In this op-ed, the Washington Post traces state-level efforts to curtail partisan gerrymandering. Read more here.
A Montana hemp farmer has been granted the right to use federally controlled water for irrigating a hemp crop. The U.S. Department of Agriculture…
The administration hopes to weaken vehicle pollution standards and restrict the ability of states to implement stricter standards. Read more here.
Daniel Becker writes that Justice Anthony Kennedy made significant contributions to the Supreme Court's "federalism revolution" of the last few decades. Read more here.
A wave of state ballot initiatives are expected to either expand or restrict the right to vote before the 2020 presidential election. Read more…
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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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