The Talented Mr. Madison

Historian and AEI fellow Jay Cost is back on The Remnant to discuss his new ...

Published November 11, 2021

Historian and AEI fellow Jay Cost is back on The Remnant to discuss his new biography of James Madison, which focuses on the political theory of Jonah’s favorite Founding Father. Jay and Jonah fuse rank punditry with historical nerdery to explore how a little Madisonian wisdom could go a long way toward solving our most pressing institutional challenges. What are the greatest misconceptions about Madison and the founding? How should the Declaration of Independence be understood? And could American politics use more smoke-filled rooms?

Show Notes:

–Jay’s page at AEI

–Jay’s previous Remnant appearance

–Jonah and Jay on AEI’s Viewpoint

–James Madison: America’s First Politician

–Jay previews the book in the Wall Street Journal

–Jay’s previous book, The Price of Greatness

–Federalist 10

–Polybius (the historian, not the mythical video game)

–Jefferson and Madison on Malthus

–Why Nations Fail

–Inventing Freedom, by Daniel Hannan

–The Remnant with Steve Teles

–Jonah: “That Shor Sounds Good”

–The Remnant with Mike Duncan

–The Webster-Hayne debate

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Jonah Goldberg is editor-in-chief and co-founder of The Dispatch, based in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, enormous lizards roamed the Earth. More immediately prior to that, Jonah spent two decades at National Review, where he was a senior editor, among other things. He is also a bestselling author, longtime columnist for the Los Angeles Times, commentator for CNN, and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. When he is not writing the G-File or hosting The Remnant podcast, he finds real joy in family time, attending to his dogs and cat, and blaming Steve Hayes for various things.

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