Opponents of "YIMBY" ("Yes in my Backyard") zoning reform often emphasize the need for "local control" of land-use decisions. The state and federal governments, they say, should not override local ...

People are at last beginning to pay attention to localism. It’s worthwhile, amid all this attention, to revisit the work of those who have been touting the benefits of localism for a decade or more.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. FCC Chairman Michael Powell’s plan to establish a localism task force amounts to a “ready, fire, ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The first real snag came around Day 120. For four straight months, the Levitch family had stuck to their 365-day pledge to "go local" — forgoing Starbucks venti iced teas for ...

WASHINGTON—In today’s TV landscape, it is important that local news stations have the ability to provide high quality programming to strengthen localism. According to the FCC, localism may outweigh ...

In the months that followed President Trump’s election, many thoughtful Democrats and progressives re-discovered the beauties of federalism. After all, with a brute in the White House, maybe the best ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fifth essay of a RealClearPolicy series centered on the American Project, an initiative of the Pepperdine School of Public Policy. The project looks to the country’s ...

Of all the complex and potentially fateful decisions faced by public radio program directors as they navigate the emergence of multiplatform distribution, one of the most significant is the drive to ...