Federalism media roundup

In case you missed it, below are three recent op-eds highly relevant to the work at American Habits:

America Needs a State Revival 
Madison Ray in Newsweek | May 28, 2025

States Should Cut the Federal Cord and End Dependency on Washington 
Ray Nothstine in The Hill | May 23, 2025

Ten States Are Still Standing Strong Against Government Expansion
Jennifer Butler in National Review | May 18, 2025

James Madison was clear in Federalist 46 that rather than being duplicative governing structures, “The federal and state governments are in fact but different agents and trustees of the people, constituted with different powers, and designed for different purposes.” Our federal government, in other words, was intended to serve only a limited set of functions. Madison Ray in Newsweek.

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