I have previously attributed the troubling rise of national political polarization to the erosion of the middle class — a deep concern of thinkers as far removed in time and space as Aristotle and ...

Madisonian democracy is designed to avoid the concentration of political power, not wealth.

The concerted, nationwide educational effort this week to remind Americans of the crucial importance of Freedom of the Press to our constitutional system finds historical footing in the Founding ...

The path to “a more perfect union” has served the country relatively well for nearly 250 often contentious years. Today, the promise embedded in Madisonian democracy – separation of powers, checks and ...

My August 22, 2025 piece for The Hill looks at how the MAGA movement within the Republican Party is destroying Madisonian checks and balances while fueling anti-Madisonian factionalism. The result is ...

The path to “a more perfect union” has served the country relatively well for nearly 250 often contentious years. Today, the promise embedded in Madisonian democracy — separation of powers, checks and ...