Commentary

• A Discourse on Statesmanship: The Design and Transformation of the American Polity

  - Eidelberg, Paul. A Discourse on Statesmanship: The Design and Transformation of the American Polity. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1974.

• Liberty, Virtue, and Republicanism: 1776-1787

  - Agresto, John T. “Liberty, Virtue, and Republicanism: 1776-1787.” The Review of Politics 39, no. 4 (October 1, 1977): 473–504.

• The Founding of the Democratic Republic

  - Diamond, Martin. The Founding of the Democratic Republic. Itasca, Ill: F.E. Peacock Publishers, 1981.
  A reprint of four chapters by Martin Diamond from THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (Diamond, Garfinkel, and Fisk), this book provides a more complete view of our political foundations than can be found in contemporary American government textbooks.

• The Problem of the Public Good in ‘The Federalist’

  - Erler, Edward J. “The Problem of the Public Good in ‘The Federalist’.” Polity 13, no. 4 (July 1, 1981): 649–667.

• The Spirit of Modern Republicanism: The Moral Vision of the American Founders and the Philosophy of Locke

  - Pangle, Thomas L. The Spirit of Modern Republicanism: The Moral Vision of the American Founders and the Philosophy of Locke. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1988.

• The Virtuous Polity, The Accountable Polity: Liberty and Responsibility in The Federalist

  - Zuckert, Michael P. “The Virtuous Polity, The Accountable Polity: Liberty and Responsibility in The Federalist.” Publius: The Journal of Federalism 22, no. 1 (January 1, 1992): 123–142.

• The Noblest Minds

  - McNamara, Peter. The Noblest Minds: Fame, Honor, and the American Founding. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1999.
  Ever since Douglass Adair convincingly demonstrated that a love of fame was central to the American founding, political scientists and historians have started to view the founders and their acts in a new light. In The Noblest Minds, ten distinguished scholars… More

• Interpreting the Founding: Guide to the Enduring Debates Over the Origins and Foundations of the American Republic

  - Gibson, Alan Ray. Interpreting the Founding: Guide to the Enduring Debates Over the Origins and Foundations of the American Republic. Lawrence, Kan: University Press of Kansas, 2006.

• As Far as Republican Principles Will Admit: Essays by Martin Diamond

  - Diamond, Martin. As Far as Republican Principles Will Admit: Essays by Martin Diamond. Edited by William Schambra. Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1992.
  Essays by one of the preeminent theorists of the American Founding. Of particular interest to students of the Federalist are essays entitled, “Ethics and Politics: the American Way,” “Democracy and the Federalist: A Reconsideration of the… More

Multimedia

• The Founders’ Key

  - A lecture delivered by Dr. Larry P. Arnn at The Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship of Hillsdale College.  This lecture took place on December 2, 2011 at The Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center in Washington D.C.

• Why did Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagree about representation?

  - Gordon Wood, "Why did Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagree about representation?" The Choices Program, 17 Sept. 2012.