Commentary

• An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States

  - Beard, Charles A. An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States. New York: The Macmillan company, 1935.

• The Tenth Federalist Revisited

  - Adair, Douglass. “The Tenth Federalist Revisited.” The William and Mary Quarterly 8, no. 1 (January 1, 1951): 48–67.

• ‘That Politics May Be Reduced to a Science’: David Hume, James Madison, and the Tenth Federalist

  - Adair, Douglass. “‘That Politics May Be Reduced to a Science’: David Hume, James Madison, and the Tenth Federalist.” Huntington Library Quarterly 20, no. 4 (August 1, 1957): 343–360.

• Notes on James Madison’s Sources for the Tenth Federalist Paper

  - Ketcham, Ralph L. “Notes on James Madison’s Sources for the Tenth Federalist Paper.” Midwest Journal of Political Science 1, no. 1 (May 1, 1957): 20–25.

• Madison’s Theory of Representation in the Tenth Federalist

  - Morgan, Robert J. “Madison’s Theory of Representation in the Tenth Federalist.” The Journal of Politics 36, no. 4 (November 1, 1974): 852–885.

• The Political Theory of the Federalist

  - Epstein, David F., The Political Theory of the Federalist. Chicago: U of Chicago Press, 1984.
  In The Political Theory of  “The Federalist,” David F. Epstein offers a guide to the fundamental principles of American government as they were understood by the framers of the Constitution. Epstein here demonstrates the remarkable depth and clarity… More

• Saving the Revolution edited by Charles Kesler

  - Kesler, Charles, editor. Saving the Revolution: The Federalist Papers and the American Founding. New York: Free Press, 1987.
  A group of preeminent political and constitutional scholars, including Edward Banfield and William Kristol, offer fresh perspectives on The Federalist Papers’ ideals, arguments, and enduring effects on American political life.

• James Madison’s Extended Republic

  - Onuf, Peter S. “James Madison’s Extended Republic.” Texas Tech Law Review 21 (1990): 2375.

• 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 Commercial Republic & the Pluralist Critique of Marxism: An Analysis of Martin Diamond’s Interpretation of ‘Federalist’ 10

  - Gibson, Alan. “The Commercial Republic & the Pluralist Critique of Marxism: An Analysis of Martin Diamond’s Interpretation of ‘Federalist’ 10.” Polity 25, no. 4 (July 1, 1993): 497–528.

• Explaining America: The Federalist

  - Wills, Garry. Explaining America: The Federalist. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1981.

• James Madison and the Spirit of Republican Self-Government

  - Sheehan, Colleen A. James Madison and the Spirit of Republican Self-Government. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
  In the first study that combines an in-depth examination of Madison’s National Gazette essays of 1791-92 with a study of The Federalist, Colleen Sheehan traces the evolution of Madison’s conception of the politics of communication and public… More

• 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