Historian Michael Beschloss discussed President James Madison during the War of 1812.

James Madison University is named after the fourth president of the United States, but its mascot is named after the college's second president. Here's why.

When President Barack Obama unilaterally ordered the bombing of Libya in 2011, I argued that Obama was acting "in violation of the U.S. Constitution and the War Powers Act until he gets Congress's ...

As President Biden visits Israel Wednesday, here’s a tour through the history of presidential visits to war zones—some of them covert, rash and even life-threatening.

JAMES MADISON: COMMANDER IN CHIEF (627 pp.)—Irving Brant—Bobbs-Merrill ($7.50). The enemies of the fourth President of the U.S. called him “little Jemmy,” or “his little majesty,” or ...

Madison feared modern fiscal-military states because he despised war, which he saw as the cause of debt and taxes, too powerful an executive, and suppression of the people.

James Madison fue coautor, junto a Alexander Hamilton y John Jay, de The Federalist Papers (Artículos federalistas, 1787–88), un conjunto de ochenta y cinco ensayos que abogaban por la ratificación de ...

On Saturday, March 4, 1809, James Madison stood before his inauguration ceremony in the chamber of the House of Representatives. The new president’s tone was optimistic and conciliatory, while still ...

Lizzo makes history playing 200-year-old flute that belonged to James Madison 01:59 Lizzo made history last week when she played a 200-year-old flute once owned by former President James Madison.

More than 40 per cent of Americans thought civil war was at least somewhat likely in the next 10 years, according to a 2022 survey, but that figure jumped to more than half among self-identified ...

James Madison is looking to become the 2024 NCAA Tournament's Cinderella. Here's everything to know about the school as its run continues.

James Madison University is named after the fourth president of the United States, but its mascot is named after the college's second president. Here's why.