The true meaning of the Tenth Amendment, and the extent of state versus federal power, would ultimately be tested by the Civil War. After the Civil War, some states tried to craft unique solutions ...

Musk and Ramaswamy can end Washington’s habit of paying for everything from bike paths to bus stops.

Broad interpretation of the Elastic Clause has allowed expanded Congressional power. Federalism is one of the most important and innovative concepts in the U.S. Constitution, although the word ...

The second was to reaffirm the nature of the federal system. Because the Constitution created a government of limited and enumerated powers, the Framers initially believed that a bill of rights ...

However, those regulations that violate federal law, or intrude upon the separation of powers, or are flat-out unconstitutional, should be jettisoned. There is no need to wait for the courts to act.

At the political level, the United States seems inexorably divided. There are heated ideological divisions among red and blue states; among cities, states, and the federal government; and among ...