Mary Sarah Bilder
Professor of law and history at Boston College Law School and author of books on Madison and the Constitution, contributing expertise on Madison's evolving views and the framing era.
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Apr 2, 2026 • 46min
Madison's Vision and Revisions: Looking Back on the Constitution's Father
Jonathan Rauch, Brookings senior fellow and democracy writer; Robert P. George, Princeton professor and political philosopher; Mary Sarah Bilder, law and history scholar of Madison. They discuss Madison’s evolving constitutional design, the unintended rise of parties, debates over representation and the Senate, checks against tyranny, and how civic virtue and institutional flexibility shape lasting governance.
