by Henry Oliner | Jan 16, 2021 | Politics, Progressivism
From Thomas Koenig at National Review, A Republic Not a Democracy: As James Madison wrote in Federalist No. 10, a republic is a form of government “in which the scheme of representation takes place.” Madison recounted how flawed “popular government” had proven...
by Henry Oliner | Oct 14, 2016 | History, Politics, Progressivism
from Roger Kimball at The Wall Street Journal. Since Men Aren’t Angels: Madison, Hamilton and other supporters of the Constitution worried about the potential incursions of federal power just as much as did the anti-Federalists, who opposed adopting the...
by Henry Oliner | Sep 17, 2016 | Politics
“The modern undergraduate assigned The Federalist Papers usually makes the reasonable assumption that faction is dangerous because political fragmentation and contentiousness are to be avoided. The real point of Federalist 10 is counterintuitive: Republicanism is...
