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The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America
Jeffrey Rosen
2025
Repeated blocks of James Madison's presidential portrait, fading to become unrecognizable.

American Democracy Wasn’t Designed for This

Can our 18th-century institutions survive 21st-century technology?
by Jeffrey Rosen via The Atlantic
This publication restricts nonsubscriber access to some or all of its articles.
on June 8, 2026
Collage showing a hand casting a ballot, a painting of the Consitutional Convention, and Donald Trump.

The Founders Would Have Opposed ‘Nationalizing’ Elections

The writers of the Constitution sought an approach that balanced control between the states and the federal government.
by Jeffrey Rosen via The Atlantic
This publication restricts nonsubscriber access to some or all of its articles.
on February 16, 2026
Illustration of a Revolution, of a mob holding forks and knives, fighting men on horses.

The Insurrection Problem

Violence has marred the American constitutional order since the founding. Is it inevitable?
by Jeffrey Rosen via The Atlantic
This publication restricts nonsubscriber access to some or all of its articles.
on October 9, 2025

The Fourth Battle for the Constitution

The latest struggle to define America's founding charter will define the country for generations to come.
by Jeffrey Rosen via The Atlantic
This publication restricts nonsubscriber access to some or all of its articles.
on September 25, 2019

America Is Living James Madison’s Nightmare

The Founders designed a government that would resist mob rule. They didn’t anticipate how strong the mob could become.
by Jeffrey Rosen via The Atlantic
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on September 12, 2018

Taft and Trump

Much more than time separates the 27th president from the 45th.
by Jeffrey Rosen via The Atlantic
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on March 19, 2018
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