In Federalist 10, James Madison identified what he saw as one of the greatest dangers to popular government: factions. How did he define and understand them? Does his definition and his argument still stand up today? How can, by understanding the view on this issue at the Founding, better understand our current politics?

Read Federalist 10: https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/federalist-no-10-3/

Read Madison’s “Consolidation”: https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/consolidation/

Read Madison’s “A Candid State of Parties”:  ...