James Madison was one of our nation’s most important Founding Fathers and played a critical role in shaping the United States ...

Founding Father James Madison wrote in the Federalist Papers that the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive and ...

He was only 5 feet tall, but as Richard Brookhiser writes of James Madison in this highly readable biography, he had "a towering intellect." That was shown on numerous occasions as he became an ...

History tells us a lot about the signers of the Declaration of Independence, but not much is known about their dads. There were 56 men that signed the Declaration of Independence and are considered to ...

When Americans speak of the "Founding Fathers," they usually have a group of about six men in mind: George Washington, Thomas ...

"Our passions are like torrents" -- The good doctor -- A nexus imperii -- The high tract of public life -- "The annals of heaven" -- "If this be treason, make the most of it!" -- Suspending his ...