When the 13 United States of America declared independence from the United Kingdom in 1776, the founders were attempting to break free from the tyranny of Britain’s top-down centralized government.

The COVID-19 shock has significant negative consequences for the finances of US state and local governments, especially since they are bound by balanced-budget requirements. Estimates of (expected) ...

There is a strong parallel between the issues raised by Brexit and those in American Federalism. When America debated the proposed Constitution in 1787-88, a key concern raised by the Anti-Federalists ...

The United States started its life as a confederacy, but today it is a federal nation, which is reflected in the way it conducts elections. But wait, what even IS federalism, and how does it compare ...

Across the United States, voters are losing trust in elections. But government intervention to address this growing concern and impose reform creates a debate: Should elections be the responsibility ...

Sean Beienburg dives into the forgotten history of federalism within the United States. The years before the New Deal shaped American states' rights. The U.S. was traditionally a powerful national ...

If you listen long enough to modern American politics, you might think our biggest problem is that the “other side” has too much power. But talk to enough Americans, and a different picture emerges: ...

I was 10 years old in 1976, when the United States celebrated its bicentennial. I remember fireworks, lots of patriotic bunting, and commemorative packaging galore, but what really caught my eye was ...

The US federal budget deficit for 2026 officially came in Friday at $1.992 trillion, a final tabulation to close out the government's fiscal year and another reminder of Washington's spiraling ...