How Madison and Hamilton wrote the Federalist Papers, defined the Constitution, and made democracy safe for the world [video 46min]

Michael Meyerson recounts the writing of the Federalist Papers in his new book Liberty's Blueprint (Perseus Publishing). In it, he profiles the essayists, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, and contends that their writings were widely read and assisted in the understanding of the U.S. Constitution. Meyerson is a law professor at the University of Baltimore. He is the author of Political Numeracy: Mathematical Perspectives on Our Chaotic Constitution. This event was hosted by Olsson's Books & Records in Washington, DC, on April 1st 2008.