Founders
James Iredell: Forgotten Founder and Great Legal Mind
One of the greatest legal minds of the founding generation was also one of the most reserved and unobtrusive. On many levels, James Iredell differed from his peers. Outspoken Federalist from New York, John Jay, became the first Chief Justice of the United States...
A Check on Federal Power: “Superior to All Parchment Checks that can be Invented”
While James Madison wrote the most specific and complete set of instructions on how to stop the federal government without going to the federal government, he was far from the only founder to talk about states as a check on federal power. A little-known Founder from...
John Dickinson: The “Penman of the Revolution”
In modern times, few recognize the name John Dickinson. Despite a lifetime of influence and accomplishment, he has truly become a figure overshadowed by other eighteenth century associates. Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, and others typically...
James Madison on How to Enforce the Constitution
A good place to start in determining how to enforce the Constitution is with the guy whoโs commonly referred to as the โFather of the Constitution.โย While thereโs some debate that James Wilson was actually far more fitting of that title, Madison was obviously quite...