James Madison was the shortest president. Standing 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing about 100 pounds; proof that good things ...

On this day in 1789, the Bill of Rights was sent to the states for ratification. With the right to free speech still hotly contested 300 years later, Eliot Wilson goes back to the start.

The Philadelphia Convention -- The reluctant candidate -- The road to Richmond -- The Virginia Ratifying Convention -- The ratification vote -- The anti-federalists fight back -- The election -- ...

Columnist Rod Miller took an informal poll of friends across the political spectrum and heard a chorus of "no." ...

The checks-and-balances of our government have been increasingly tested in ways our founding fathers never anticipated, yet ...