The “American System” that gives its name to this essay series is perhaps most directly associated with mercantilism, industrial policy, and federal investments in infrastructure. An element that is ...

President Donald Trump said Sunday his administration is strengthening "Buy American" policies, limiting federal purchases of foreign-made goods and tightening enforcement against false "Made in ...

This series begins by asking what new ideas we can discover by looking at Henry Clay’s old idea of the American System, arguing for more robust state action to rebuild our industrial base, restore ...

The war against terrorism, like other wars before it, will enhance respect for the national government and increase its growth. That prediction, and the corollary prediction of federalism’s demise, ...

The Dual Role of State Attorneys General in American Federalism: Conflict and Cooperation in an Era of Partisan Polarization The Dual Role of State Attorneys General in American Federalism: Conflict ...

“Canada is like a nice family living over a biker bar,” Dustin Hoffman once quipped. “They keep telling the downstairs neighbors to keep down the noise, people are trying to sleep.” But our Canadian ...

America, since 1787, has had a distinctive system of federalism. A number of responsibilities, such as national defense, are clearly given to the national government, but a substantial number of ...

“Money does not grow on trees” is an old expression of wisdom that seems to have been disregarded by 21st century American policymakers. People all over the world and throughout time base their ...