Federalism, the idea of multiple layers of government working within one system, is considered a quintessentially American creation. Yet the essence of this great modern political contribution is ...

The Founders gave us a federal system of government that, if respected, allows people of varying beliefs to live together united as Americans. We agree that there are certain things we must do ...

Publius: The Journal of Federalism recently published my review of political scientist Michael Dichio's important new book The US Supreme Court and the Centralization of Federal Authority. Although I ...

My recent book Democracy in the Time of Coronavirus argues for what political scientist Lisa Miller, in her review in these pages, dubs “aspirational federalism.” I like and will embrace this label.

However, although India has never experienced this kind of politics at the national level, it has been a feature of state politics for quite some time, notably in Kerala and West Bengal, where ...

EMMANUEL MACRON’S agenda for strengthening the European Union has revived talk of a “federal Europe”. The French president’s ambition will be easier to achieve without Britain: it has tended to follow ...

As recorded in Bunch of Thoughts, Golwalkar’s idea of an ideal nation was a country that is homogenous in every aspect, governed by a single legislature. This article went live on February ...

This article reviews recent developments in American felony disenfranchisement law. Examining several variables' impact on states' likelihood of enacting reform, I find that only initial policy ...

Federalism is a simple concept: The states, not the federal government, should control most issues. Unfortunately, America has long since abandoned most forms of Federalism. Most laws and policies in ...

Says Bhatia, “Traditionally, the (uncodified) common law of England evolved numerous safeguards, incrementally and over time, against abuse of State power.” While some of these safeguards were added ...