James Madison and Modern Divisive Politics

This video originally aired on Wednesday, December 14, 2011.

About This Video

Columnist Richard Brookhiser talked about his American History Magazine article on James Madison which claims that the fourth president was the founder of the politics of parties, partisan media, sound bites, and slogans.

Keywords

History & Society, Executive Branch, James Madison, Journalism

Related Subjects/Topics

  • Political Parties
  • Political Participation
  • U.S. History
  • U.S. House of Representatives

Speakers

  • Columnist Richard Brookhiser