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The Federalist is an online magazine that covers politics, policy, culture, and religion. It was co-founded by Ben Domenech and Sean Davis; senior editors include David Harsanyi and Mollie Hemingway.
Federalism is a division of power between the federal government and the individual state governments. Each government entity has responsibilities over the matters that are best addressed at that level of government. Federalism is established through the Constitution's Supremacy Clause.