John Jay

Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison pulled off the incredible feat of outlining an entire democratic government with rhetorical and syntactical flair in this collection of 85 articles and essays. Written under a pseudonym, and meant to persuade a skittish collection of former colonists to ratify the United States Constitution, this book lays bare the underpinnings of many aspects of our government that we now take for granted - from checks...

“El federalist” publicado en 1788 en forma de libro, es una recopilación de los artículos periodísticos que defendieron la ratificación de la Constitución federal para Estados Unidos escritos por tres de las principales figuras en la campaña a favor de la misma: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison y John Jay —bajo el pseudónimo de Publius—. En ellos no solo se ofrece el el análisis más serio del texto constituyente estadounidense, sino...

Widely considered to be among the most important historical collections of all time, The Federalist Papers were intended to persuade New York at-large to accept the newly drafted Constitution in 1787. Authored in parts by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay, the documents have been referred to and heavily cited countless times in all aspects of American government and politics. Their influence is undeniable, as they remain prevalent in our political climate...

"Originally published anonymously, The Federalist Papers first appeared in 1787 as a series of letters to New York newspapers exhorting voters to ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States. Still hotly debated, and open to often controversial interpretations, the arguments first presented here by three of America's greatest patriots and political theorists were created during a critical moment in our nation' s history, providing readers...