`The Divided States of America` : Can federalism be fixed in a hyper-partisan age?

The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.”

This amendment, Donald Kettl, a professor of public policy at the University of Texas, Austin, reminds us, established “federalism” as a core component of government in the United States. In “The Divided States of America: Why Federalism Doesn’t Work,” Mr. Kettl argues that this approach has had “far-reaching implications,” including significant “dark-side” variations in policies from state-to-state...

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Ken Notes: I talk every week to leaders in business and government and I believe we need to change the way we communicate. We need to understand the views and concerns of the other side - We do not. Until we figure out how to talk we will never fix the problems that prevent environmental excellence planned economic development and great jobs.