In this episode of Constitutionally Speaking, Jay and Luke finish their discussion of the Anti-Federalists by asking: What did they get right? The Bill of Rights is a great achievement, a kind of ...

In this episode of Constitutionally Speaking, Jay and Luke discuss the Anti-Federalists, the politicians and polemicists who opposed the Constitution during the ratification debate of 1787-1788.

Thankfully many Quebecers denounced premier Parizeau's bitter outcry. On Oct. 30, federalists secured a narrow referendum victory during a campaign where they constantly seemed to be on the defensive.

The very idea of decentralization also worries Iran and Syria. In Teheran’s case, the prospect of a federalist structure succeeding within the region is particularly vexing.

Madison spent considerable energy in addressing the Anti-Federalist concern that a strong nation would usurp powers of the states and result in tyranny. While elaborating on it in Federalist Paper ...