Source: Law & Liberty
by Michael Lucchese
“The Federalist remains one of the most influential books ever written about our country because no other single text better or more clearly expresses the mind of the American Founders. Cited in everything from Supreme Court decisions to Broadway musicals, this collection of eighty-five papers by the pseudonymous Publius still has considerable sway over our national imagination. Something about this book keeps Americans coming back to it in search of self-knowledge. Still, reading these documents cannot help but inspire an aching sense of loss.” (09/26/25)