I n Federalist 10, explaining some of the protections of the new Constitution in 1787, James Madison observed that, "Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm…."The Founders defined ...

In the Federalist, James Madison laid out the logic by which tyranny would be prevented in the new American nation. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are testing his logic as never before. Madison’s ...

The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the United ...

Donald J. Kochan is a professor of law and executive director of the Law & Economics Center at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School. He is also a nonresident scholar at the Center ...

Born: March 16, 1751, in Port Conway, Virginia... James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution," co-authored The federalist Papers, helped to establish a system of checks and balances for the ...