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Each year, thousands of Americans are diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses and run out of approved treatment options. Some of these patients turn to experimental drugs, treatments that have passed early safety testing but have not completed testing for effectiveness. A new federal law, the Right to Try, gives some of these patients access to unapproved treatments.

Housing affordability has become one of the most widely discussed economic challenges in the United States. Over the past decade, home prices have risen faster than incomes. Lawmakers in the 119th Congress are debating new policies to address rising costs and limited housing supply. These debates highlight a core question in American government: What role should the federal government play in solving economic and social challenges?

As America approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Everything Policy analysts are exploring what the Founding Fathers might say about the evolution of our political system. In this brief, we consider the topic of Federalism from the viewpoint of Elbridge Gerry, a Massachusetts politician who was a key player at the Constitutional Convention and the ratification debates.