Is Mr. Reinsch representative of the
City Journal staff?
Richard M. Reinsch,
Madison’s Gift to AmericaA new study points to the Virginian’s emphasis on civic virtue
Dr. Wilson: "It was the centralists who made up theory post facto against established understanding. Their theory was bolstered by semantics and false history. James Madison was not the "Father of the Constitution" but a weaselly trimmer who constantly contradicted himself. Which is why he is the hero of every bad historian, "political philosopher," and tyrannical judge in the land."
