James Madison and The Federalist

About this episode

This episode explores James Madison's contributions to The Federalist and their significance both historically and in contemporary discussions.

James Madison was one of the two primary authors of The Federalist. What ideas did he promote through his essays? Where did he disagree with the points he argued? As we consider the American Founding and try to understand how the Founders turned goals into ideas in systems, we examine Madison’s contributions to The Federalist and what they meant over 200 years ago, and what we can learn from them now. Host: Jeff Sikkenga Executive Producer: Jeremy Gypton Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/theamericanidea Homepage: https://ashbrook.org/the-american-idea-podcast/

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Sikkenga

Topics covered

• American Founding
• Federalist Papers
• James Madison
• Political Ideas
• Historical Analysis

Keywords

• James Madison
• The Federalist
• American Founding
• political ideas
• historical significance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ashbrook Center

Books & works: The Federalist

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