As the formal economy that shaped the last two centuries begins to contract, many Canadians are quietly shifting toward local solutions. This isn’t driven by nostalgia or a rejection of modernity.

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.

With talk-radio stars like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity regularly using their pulpits to rail against anything that smacks of government-mandated "localism," the nation's largest radio company is ...

Controversy over such issues as school curricula and local law enforcement policies has roiled municipalities across the United States in the past year. Votes by San Francisco, California, school ...

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. As we approach the Christmas holiday, the wheels of housing policymaking are grinding to a halt. While that means there's a little less news ...

Remarking on Jeremy Beer’s article on meritocracy, Patrick Deneen concludes with this grim, but correct, observation: This, in a microcosm, is a central paradox of our political system: our ...

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 ...

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 ...

Localism, while understandable, is a counterproductive response to the planetary ecological and socio-political crisis, as it emphasizes the parts before the whole and ultimately contributes to the ...

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, ...