James Madison
Madison’s Definition of Democracy Is Now Irrelevant
by Ryan McMaken, Mises Institute The claim that the United States political system is “a republic, not a democracy” is often heard in libertarian and conservative circles, and is typically invoked whenever the term “democracy” is used in any...
Federalist #20: Imbecilic Government
EDITORโS NOTE:ย The following is the 20thย in aย series of articlesย giving an introduction to the Federalist Papers, aย collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States...
James Madison and the First American Immigration Crisis
Most Americans reflexively assume the federal government has absolute control over immigration matters. But James Madison’s response to America’s first immigration crisis casts doubt on this idea. In fact, “the Father of the Constitution,”...
Madison, Parsons, Jefferson: States as a Check on Federal Power
James Madison, Theophilus Parsons and Thomas Jefferson all agreed – the states are a powerful and essential check on federal power. The following post is excerpted from the script for Nullify: Season 1. Watch all the videos from this series at this link...