The Delicate Balance: Federalism, Interstate Commerce and

Can the Founding Fathers' original model of federalism be applied to today's hi-tech industries? The Heritage Foundation's Adam D. Thierer answers with a resounding yes. In his book, The Delicate Balance, Thierer explores the friction between the competing values of state and local autonomy, interstate commerce and the free market present in American federalism. He argues that these interests can be balanced and preserved even within modern industries such as the telecommunications sector, the electric industry and the financial services market. Thierer establishes a framework to help policymakers to resolve ongoing disputes in these and other economic sectors. He concludes that the Framers' original model of federalism can be applied to these disputes in such a way that both local self-government and economic freedom of Americans is preserved and enhanced.