We talk with federalism scholar Jessica Bulman-Pozen about how things get done in an age of partisan polarization. Executive federalism, the negotiated implementation of policy between the executive branch and states, not only leads to state-differentiated refractions of national policy, but, Jessica argues, is the right form of governance in gridlocked times.
This show’s links:
Jessica Bulman-Pozen’s faculty profile (http://www.law.columbia.edu/faculty/jessica-bulman-pozen) and writing (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=825651)
Jessica Bulman-Pozen, Unbundling Federalism: Colorado's Legalization of Marijuana and Federalism's Many Forms (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2366388)
Ernest A. Young, Modern-Day Nullification: Marijuana and the Persistence of Federalism in an Age of Overlapping Regulatory Jurisdiction (http://scholarship.law.duke.edu/faculty_scholarship/3540/)
Jessica Bulman-Pozen, Executive Federalism Comes to America (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2687205)
James M. Cole, DOJ Memorandum Guidance Regarding Marijuana Enforcement (https://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/resources/3052013829132756857467.pdf)
Special Guest: Jessica Bulman-Pozen.