Tony Woodlief

Jan 23, 2025 | americanhabits.org | Tony Woodlief |Ray Nothstine

Much of the coverage of President Trump’s flurry of executive orders in the first 48 hours of his return to office focuses on whether the outcomes intended by these orders are desirable. In light of the beating federalism has taken for decades, we at the Center for Practical Federalism decided to take a different approach, and ask not whether the desired outcomes are good or bad, but how specifically they affect state and local authority.

Sep 24, 2024 | frontporchrepublic.com | Tony Woodlief

The most memorable nugget I mined from counseling was this admonition: What doesn’t get talked out gets acted out. Perhaps it’s predictable, coming from a profession that charges by the hour for talk. I am what those in The Professions more broadly call a cynic because I regard the counsel of doctors, therapists, lawyers, management consultants, and other degreed experts with suspicion.

Jun 10, 2024 | americanhabits.org | Tony Woodlief |Ray Nothstine

In late 2022, the Pew Research Center gave citizens in several countries a multiple-choice survey to ascertain what they believe makes someone a good member of society. The top answer was voting. This was followed by taking steps to reduce climate change, reading political news, getting a COVID vaccine, joining political demonstrations, and going to church.

Apr 26, 2024 | governing.com | Tony Woodlief |Donald F. Kettl |Alan Ehrenhalt |Erin Norman

First, some background. In June the U.S. Supreme Court will likely hand down a decision that curtails Chevron, a decades-old precedent used by federal agencies to forge ever-expansive interpretations of congressional statutes.