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Oct 14, 2020
28 min

Foot Voting and Federalism: An Interview with Ilya Somin

Join Ilya Somin and CCS Senior Research Fellow Sam Hill discuss Somin's new book Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Free...

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The Emergency Powers of State Governments and Governors in the U.S. Federal System

John Dinan

Jun 5, 2020
16 min

The Emergency Powers of State Governments and Governors in the U.S. Federal System

One of the many consequences of the coronavirus pandemic has been a rediscovery of the importance of state governments and an awareness o...

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Emily Linford

Jun 1, 2020
2 min

Our Final Week of Federalism Month

We have concluded our final week of federalism month. We are especially grateful this week for Christopher Dreisbach who wrote a new arti...

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A Madisonian Approach to Federalism: An Interview with Rodney Smith

Emily Linford

May 30, 2020
22 min

A Madisonian Approach to Federalism: An Interview with Rodney Smith

This week, join us as our CCS Director, Rodney Smith, talks to us about his two recent books James Madison: The Father of Religious Liber...

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Rev. Christopher Dreisbach, PhD

May 28, 2020
20 min

Federalist Literacy

Most “Anti-Federalists” were not anti-federalist: they favored a balance of power between the national government and individual state go...

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Emily Linford

May 24, 2020
1 min

Federalism Month: Week 3 in Review

There is only one more week to go before the end of federalism month. We were fortunate this past week to have Grace Mallon join us for a...

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Understanding the Federalism Disputes Exposed by COVID-19: A Primer

TroyESmith

May 21, 2020
20 min

Understanding the Federalism Disputes Exposed by COVID-19: A Primer

The federal and state governments’ lack of preparation and response to COVID-19 is disheartening given that experts have been warning for...

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Federalism, Pandemics, and Leadership: An Interview with Grace Mallon

Emily Linford

May 20, 2020
14 min

Federalism, Pandemics, and Leadership: An Interview with Grace Mallon

Last week, we had the pleasure of sitting down to an interview with Grace Mallon, a doctoral candidate in History at the University of Ox...

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Emily Linford

May 16, 2020
1 min

Federalism Month: Week Two in Review

Federalism month is flashing by. We have concluded our second week of interviews, trivia, and lectures on the topic of American federalis...

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Constitutional Literacy: An Interview with Christopher Dreisbach

Emily Linford

May 15, 2020
20 min

Constitutional Literacy: An Interview with Christopher Dreisbach

For our second week of federalism month, we had the privilege of interviewing Rev. Christopher Dreisbach and hear his thoughts on constit...

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Emily Linford

May 9, 2020
1 min

A Month of Federalism: Our First Week

For those of you who haven't followed us on social media, we have completed our first week of Federalism Month at CCS. Here's a recap of ...

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State Managed and Locally Executed: Federalism in Practice at FEMA

Andrew Bibby

Mar 20, 2020
6 min

State Managed and Locally Executed: Federalism in Practice at FEMA

Effective communication between the federal government and the states is in the most profound sense a matter of life and death.

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Unfunded Mandates: A Historical Overview

Travis Hadley

May 20, 2019
14 min

Unfunded Mandates: A Historical Overview

Since Unfunded Mandates therefore force the states to do something and spend their own money to do it, the controversy goes to the heart of

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Doug Walker

May 20, 2019
15 min

James Madison's Views of Federalism

The United States Constitution divides power between two levels of government: fifty state governments and one central government. As fed...

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