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Oct 14
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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