Commentary

• The Philosophy of the American Constitution: A Reinterpretation of the Intentions of the Founding Fathers

  - Eidelberg, Paul. The Philosophy of the American Constitution: A Reinterpretation of the Intentions of the Founding Fathers. New York: Free Press, 1968.

• Fame and the Founding Fathers: Essays

  - Adair, Douglass. Fame and the Founding Fathers: Essays. New York: Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture at Williamsburg, Va., by Norton, 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 Thinking Revolutionary: Principle and Practice in the New Republic

  - Lerner, Ralph. The Thinking Revolutionary: Principle and Practice in the New Republic. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1987.

• Federalism: Evaluating the Founders’ Design

  - McConnell, Michael W. “Federalism: Evaluating the Founders’ Design.” The University of Chicago Law Review 54, no. 4 (October 1, 1987): 1484–1512.

• The Federalist

  - Diamond, Martin.  "The Federalist."  History of Political Philosophy (Third Edition).  Edited by Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey.  University of Chicago Press, 1987.
  Excerpt: Publius is aware that his scheme involves an enormous reliance on the ceaseless striving after immediate private gains; the commercial life must be made honorable and universally practiced.  Publius counts on a portion of patriotism and wisdom in… More

• The American founding: essays on the formation of the Constitution

  - Barlow, J. Jackson, Leonard Williams Levy, and Ken Masugi. The American founding: essays on the formation of the Constitution. Vol. 205. Greenwood Pub Group, 1988.

• The Last of the Fathers: James Madison and the Republican Legacy

  - McCoy, Drew R. The Last of the Fathers: James Madison and the Republican Legacy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989.

• James Madison’s Extended Republic

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

• The American Polity: Essays on the Theory and Practice of Constitutional Government

  - Erler, Edward J. The American Polity: Essays on the Theory and Practice of Constitutional Government. New York: C. Russak, 1991.

• The Learning of Liberty: The Educational Ideas of the American Founders

  - Pangle, Lorraine Smith, and Thomas L. Pangle. The Learning of Liberty: The Educational Ideas of the American Founders. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1993.

• The Federalist: Design for a Constitutional Republic

  - Carey, George Wescott. The Federalist: Design for a Constitutional Republic. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1989.

• Republics Ancient and Modern: Inventions of Prudence: Constituting the American Regime

  - Rahe, Paul Anthony. Republics Ancient and Modern: Inventions of Prudence: Constituting the American Regime. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press, 1994.

• The Mild Voice of Reason: Deliberative Democracy and American National Government

  - Bessette, Joseph M. The Mild Voice of Reason: Deliberative Democracy and American National Government. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994.

• Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution

  - Rakove, Jack N. Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution. New York: A.A. Knopf, 1996.

• Jaffa versus Mansfield: Does America Have a Constitutional or a ‘Declaration of Independence’ Soul?

  - West, Thomas G. “Jaffa versus Mansfield: Does America Have a Constitutional or a ‘Declaration of Independence’ Soul?” Perspectives on Political Science 31, no. 4 (2002): 235–246.

• 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.

• Understanding the Founding: The Crucial Questions

  - Gibson, Alan Ray. Understanding the Founding: The Crucial Questions. Lawrence, Kan: University Press of Kansas, 2007.

• 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

Multimedia

• Thomas L. Pangle on The Federalist Papers

  - Video. Thomas L. Pangle, discusses the Federalist Papers with the George Mason University Law & Economics Center. Time: 1:13

• Role of Government

  - Video. Role of Government Panel Discussion hosted by the New Criterion Magazine, Princeton Club, New York City, November 9, 2010.
  Panelists were Harvey C. Mansfield, WIlliam Kristol and Amity Shlaes, Discussion of the Federalist, Progressive era, and other constitutional issues.