Analysis

Sep 68 min read

Why Democracies Love Centralization - and Why They Should Avoid It (according to Tocqueville)

A nation that loves equality too much may be vulnerable to the pull of centralization and authoritarianism

Jan 36 min read

Dobbs, State Constitutions, and Federalism

Justin Stapley In the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling in 2022, the Supreme Court experienced what appeared to be a collapse of...

Nov 17, 202310 min read

Lions, States, and Bears, Oh My!

Wildlife Management as a Case Study in the Complexities and Nuances of American Federalism Wildlife management in the United States has...

Feb 25, 20224 min read

State Constitutions and American Federalism

State Constitutions and American Federalism was a Federalism Index Project event that took place at UVU’s Center for Constitutional Studies.

Aug 19, 20214 min read

Measuring Leviathan

Our newest dashboard focuses on one of the key conceptual difficulties in American federalism and how power has "shifted" from the states

Mar 20, 20206 min read

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.