Clinton, NY — In the late 1780s, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote a series of essays defending the U.S. Constitution called the Federalist Papers. Now, more than 230 years later, ...

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay (credit: Wikimedia Commons) Between October 1787 and May 1788, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay undertook what was essentially a public ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Boston College professor Mary Sarah Bilder gives a brief overview backgrounding the Federalist Papers An introductory overview of The Federalist ...

Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Today’s question: Why were the Federalist Papers important?

The Federalist – known today as the Federalist Papers – is at once the best known single work in American political thought and rarely read in its 85-essay entirety. The American Bar Association and ...

After the British surrender at Yorktown brought a victorious end to the Revolutionary War in October 1781, The Courant’s circulation slipped to 3,000. Looking for alternative sources of revenue, ...

The first of The Federalist Papers were published 225 years ago this weekend. Weekend Edition host Rachel Martin talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Jon Meacham about their ...

This paper explores The Federalist Papers with a view to throwing clearer light on the way of life, and the kind of human being, the Founders saw the Constitution as fostering. The thought of Madison ...

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