Review excerpt:
The historical James Madison has long been buried under an avalanche of liberal mushy-mindedness. By cutting through the mush, From Parchment to Power not only offers fresh insight into the mind of our most politically astute Founding Father, but also injects a healthy dose of realism into our current discourse.
Robert A. Goldwin is a resident scholar of constitutional studies at AEI.
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