How one of the Constitution’s earliest critics used the founding language — and silences — to fight for freedom.

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As knowledge about the Constitution ebbs, so does allegiance to it. And because the Constitution was designed in significant ...

The Big Beautiful Bill proposes devastating cuts to clean energy, climate investments, worker protections and infrastructure.

The US Constitution says any natural-born citizen over 35 who has lived in the country for at least 14 years can run for ...

Discover who James Madison is. Learn about his early life, his key role in the Federalist Papers & Bill of Rights, and his ...

President Donald Trump’s order to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities presents a new test of the Constitution and the extent of ...

Secretary Hegseth is reportedly considering re-naming the USNS Harvey Milk. It has to be done. Naming a ship after a ...

Why have a vast majority of conservative judges remained faithful to their legal philosophies when we’ve watched a vast majority of Republicans twist themselves into pretzels celebrating Trump for ...

Introduction James Madison and James Monroe are often remembered as mediocre presidents. In C-SPAN’s 2021 Presidential Rankings Survey, Madison came in at 16 and Monroe at 12. Their reputations ...

Yet of the 85 papers written by the three authors, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and (my hero, as regular readers know) James Madison, the most famous was Federalist 10, penned by Madison this week ...