students across the political spectrum can engage in spirited, yet civil discussions. Yale College students have selected Hillary Clinton as a Class Day speaker and honored both George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush as Yale Undergraduate Lifetime Achievement Award recipients. And the university has ...
Despite a political career celebrated for its commitment to religious liberty, historians have long been puzzled when trying to identify James Madison's personal religious beliefs. Some have simply conceded to the fact that there simply is not enough evidence to identify a definitive religious ...
Neither as offered nor as adopted is the language of this Amendment anything less than absolute.Madison was emphatic about this.He told the Congress that under it "The right of freedom of speech is secured; the liberty of the press is expressly declared to bebeyond the reach of this G...
and Hillary Clinton—and a hostility toward the core liberal beliefs that have steered American politics since 1776. For more than 250 years, America has been governed by a liberal-conservative consensus forged by John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, an...
Later Madison replied: “I was deeply 15 by our private friendship and political harmony in the long period. If they are a source of 16 to you, what aren’t they not to be to me? Nothing can 17 the happy consciousness of our pure 18 to the public good. I 19 believe that enough ...
Although Madison abhorred slavery, he nonetheless bore the burden of depending all his life on a slave system that he could never square with his republican beliefs. Madison learned the fundamentals at home and then went to preparatory school before entering the College of New Jersey at ...
How did James Madison approach the issue of slavery? How did Madison's views on the power of the federal government change over his lifetime? Why was Madison's presidency marked by significant economic challenges? How did Madison's relationship with Thomas Jefferson influence his political career...
Interviewing novelist and fighter for civil rights for all, James Baldwin and discussion on the book "Nobody Knows My Name more notes of a native son". They discuss the book and Mr. Baldwin's political beliefs and his work towards change in the civil rights movement....
In his youth, he was angered by the sight of several baptist preachers being locked in jail only for promoting their religious beliefs. Belief in religious freedom was important to him for his whole life. When the state of Virginia created its own constitution in 1776, Madison was impressed...
War under President James Madison. Facing little opposition from the fractured Federalist Party, Monroe was easily elected president in 1816, winning over 80 percent of the electoral vote and becoming the last president during the First Party System era of American politics. As president, he ...