Federalist 11
Having dealt with the disease of faction attendant to republican forms of government, Hamilton, in Federalist #11 returns to the issue of unity.
Federalist 10 Part II
In my last essay, part 1 of a reflection Federalist #10, I dealt with Madison’s definition of faction.
Federalist 10, Part 1
Federalist 10, along with 51, are the two best-known of the 85 essays.
Federalist 9
After directing his attention to the problems of internal dissolution, Hamilton expands on the problem in Federalist #9, one of his most carefully thought through essays, and one that draws on a number of different sources for his argument.
Rootedness Over Time and Affection for the Real
Outside the screened-in porch and downwind from us fourteen lambs graze in the dark.
Dissolution From Within: Federalist 6 - 8
John Jay fell ill after he completed the fifth Federalist, contributing only one more to the series (No. 64).
Little Convents on the Prairie
Like so many other Americans, I was captivated as a child by the stories in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House novels and in Michael Landon’s TV show inspired by the books.
Robert A. Goldwin: The Scholar as Teacher, the Teacher as Healer
Among Gerald Ford’s firsts was to be the first Republican to make a place in the White House for a full-time scholar.
The Jay Papers: Federalist 2-5
John Jay is the neglected author of The Federalist. He only wrote five of the papers, but four of them are among the first five.
Reflection and Choice
Last week we introduced our readers to The Federalist, that collection of essays essential to understanding the animating ideas and principles of American Constitutionalism.
The Federalist: An Introduction
Over the next months, we will be presenting a series on The Federalist, which many persons and scholars take to be the definitive interpretation of The Constitution.
Gerald R. Ford's Remarks Upon Taking the Oath of Office as President
The oath that I have taken is the same oath that was taken by George Washington and by every President under the Constitution.
Historic Partners: Gerald R. Ford and Woodrow Wilson
In his 1979 autobiography, “A Time to Heal,” President Ford mentioned former President Woodrow Wilson.
Our Teachable Moment: Is Anyone Learning Anything?
It is the fatal habit of college professors to seek out and try to exploit “teachable moments”
The Man Who Loved His Wife
No single American Founder lived to be so badly burned by the work of his own hands as John Adams.
The Otis Family and the Revolution: On Just Missing Out
Most Americans know the mythology of the American Founding—its key events, characters, and narrative arc.
What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?
This week’s Heritage Essay is a little longer than usual, mostly because of the length of the speech excerpted, but also because of the importance of the topic and the interesting way in which it is handled.
The Flags of the Tribe
We’ve been writing a series of essays on the importance of symbols in political life, with a special focus on the flag as an avatar of the nation.
More Thoughts on the Flag
Last week I discussed the importance of symbols in political life, and of the flag in particular.
Remembering Dwight David Eisenhower, Part 2: The Presidential Years
Dwight David Eisenhower was known as a man of dispassionate and independent judgment.