Book on Pennsylvania Politics and Policy
CSF Fellow J. Wesley Leckrone and Michelle J. Atherton have edited Pennsylvania Politics and Policy: A Commonwealth Reader (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2018). The…
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.
CSF Fellow J. Wesley Leckrone and Michelle J. Atherton have edited Pennsylvania Politics and Policy: A Commonwealth Reader (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2018). The…
Daniel DiSalvo examines how pressure exerted by labor unions and hospitals has affected New York's Medicaid program. Read more here.
Steve Vladeck examines Ortiz v. United States, in which the Supreme Court offered an analysis of what kinds of military-law cases it will review.…
Christian Ronald writes that the desire to protect individuals from commercial exploitation after death has led many states to pass postmortem right-of-publicity laws. Ronald…
CSF Founder Daniel J. Elazar argued that “while the idea of constitutionalism is quite ancient in the Western world and actual constitutions can be…
The Articles of Confederation was the first formal constitution of the United States of America. Barbara Allen provides a discussion of the document in…
Thomas Jefferson wrote that the Declaration of Independence was “neither aiming at originality of principles or sentiments, nor yet copied from any particular and…
The Mayflower Compact (1620) was the first American frame of governance based on popular consent. CSF Fellow Donald Lutz provides commentary on this document…
U.S. mayors are increasingly pushing back against federal policy. Center for the Study of Federalism Fellow John Kincaid explains why and points to other…
In honor of Independence Day the Center for the Study of Federalism (CSF) will be linking to content on American founding documents over the…
Yuichiro Tsuji writes that the Japanese Diet is considering the possibility of amending the nation's constitution. Tsuji contends that now is the time to…
According to a poll conducted by Social Weather Stations, less than half of Filipinos support President Rodrigo Duterte's federalism initiative. Approximately one out of…
Ed Whitcomb writes that climate-change politics are undermining Canadian federalism. He suggests that provincial-level objections to federal climate-change policy make this an appropriate time…
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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.