James Madison

Putting What Where? Trying to Understand McCain's Slogan

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

If we were to, as a society, put country first, who would define what "country" is or what putting it "first" might mean?

What Books on America Has Sarah Palin Read?

Steve Clemons | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

I think that if ABC has another shot at her, or if any other journalists get to spend any time on this uncertain gamble for the second highest office in the land, they should give her a book test.

Sarah Palin: A Right-Wing Gidget for Leader of the Free World

Michael Russnow | Posted 09.04.2008 | Politics


Michael Russnow

Watching the Republican convention tonight, I was struck by a number of things, most notably how the prime-time star speakers whipped up the audience ...

Obama/Gore 2008

Norman MacAfee | Posted 08.18.2008 | Politics


Norman MacAfee

Broken record here. The more I think about it, the more Al Gore seems the only really interesting choice for Barack Obama's vice presidential choice. ...

History Lessons

Janet Ritz | Posted 04.13.2008 | Politics


Janet Ritz

The Bush administration's seeming incompetence, its torture memos and its rush to war parallels the way that Caesar and his contemporaries used war to further wealth and political ambition.

The Biggest Loser: James Madison

The Brennan Center for Justice | Posted 02.29.2008 | Home


The Brennan Center for Justice

The issue of presidential power, which is an unlikely answer to pollsters' endless queries as to what is the most important issue in this election, is actually quite ubiquitous. Yet, the issue has not arisen - even once -- in any of the 40 debates.

Jefferson's Revenge

Cass R. Sunstein | Posted 12.12.2007 | Politics


Cass R. Sunstein

In crucial ways, the tale of constitutional stability is a myth.

Dennis Kucinich Makes History with HR-333 Impeach Cheney!

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.07.2007 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

Even the most cursory reading of anything James Madison wrote on the subject of executive power clearly shows that Dick Cheney's expansive views of the powers of the Executive Branch are totally un-American.

Constitution Day 2007

Eric Lane and Michael Oreskes | Posted 09.16.2007 | Politics


Eric Lane and Michael Oreskes

We revere the framers. We gobble up books about them and love snippets of their wisdom. They have become our secular gods. Yet we have little sense of what it was they actually invented.

Outrage Fatigue

John Seery | Posted 09.07.2007 | Politics


John Seery

The Duke Cunninghams, Tom DeLays, and Larry Craigs don't seem to be simply the isolated exceptions and bad apples--they're just the ones who got caught.