America is built upon the principle of federalism, a form of government in which power is balanced and responsibilities are shared between the states and the federal government. The Trump ...

THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION CLAIMS THE authority to stop Oregon physicians from using prescription drugs to implement that state’s unique program of physician-assisted suicide. But the administration’s ...

Conservatives are attached to the principles of federalism and free speech online even when these principles make it harder to achieve their policy aims, suggest two recent studies. Meanwhile, ...

Conservatives face an apparent Catch-22. We respect federalism and local control, but we also want our national political leaders to stop radical left-wing encroachments on the family — particularly ...

Last year, giant meat-packing companies brought a case to the Supreme Court challenging California’s right to prohibit the in-state sale of meat produced through cruel and unsafe practices. They ...

James Buckley is a former U.S. senator from New York (1971-77), undersecretary of state for international security affairs (1981-82), and a judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District ...

In 2005, President George W. Bush signed into law the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), a statute designed to protect gun makers, dealers, distributors, and importers from being sued ...

The principles of federalism are being tested in real time through abortion law. For years, conservatives claimed to be defenders of state sovereignty and champions of local control. Yet that respect ...

When the founding fathers of Nigeria opted for a federal system of government in 1954, as opposed to a unitary system, it was a conscious decision designed to protect the diversities and identities of ...