Hamilton was very involved in writing the Constitution, though. In fact ... fearing it granted too much power to the central ...

I am rather fond of my native land and her robust and quirky republican traditions, but Jesus did not preach democracy nor ...

“Writing the Constitution” by Austin Peay State University history professor, Dr. Kevin Tanner, will tell the story of how ...

James Madison is often referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.” There is a life-size statue of him in the Madison County Courthouse, as well as a commemorative plaque. Your James Madison ...

James Madison, writing in August of 1823 from his home in Montpelier, Virginia, to which he repaired in what turned out be a ...

With a very closely divided, near-dysfunctional House, President-elect Trump should not be cannibalizing the Republican caucus for spots in his administration.

James Madison, writing in August of 1823 from his home in Montpelier, Virginia, to which he repaired in what turned out be a futile effort to retire from public life, continued to assess the defects ...

The most extreme accusations Democrats and Republicans hurl at one another today would be familiar to the Founding Fathers.

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Forging unity is the ongoing work of American life. After an election, after an arduous legislative process, after more than ...