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 ...

That was the true message of Trump’s victory. K. Ward Cummings is an essayist and social critic. He lives in Baltimore.

The framers of our Constitution expected these divisions. They called them “factions.” James Madison discussed this problem ...

called The Federalist Papers), and wrote the first essay while on board a Hudson River boat making its way between Albany and New York City. The Federalist Number 1 was published in The ...

I still believe Jefferson and Washington, though flawed, were highly evolved for their time. I also believe that if every ...

Some have argued that this variation and decentralization could, in the event of another contested result, pose a danger to ...

The United States does not have a state religion and does not force religion of any kind onto the people living here.

Breslin is the Joseph C. Palamountain Jr. Chair of Political Science at Skidmore College and author of "A Constitution for ...

They both recognized that much political speech in the time of the Framers (such as The Federalist Papers itself) was anonymous. Indeed, much political speech justifying resistance to Parliament ...

Explore key historical events from Oct. 27 to Nov. 2, including the first Federalist Paper, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the ...

Less than a third of Americans want to keep the Electoral College, one survey found. Here's how this system is used to elect ...

The Federalist Society, a conservative organization founded at Yale Law School, built a pipeline between law schools and top ...