Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Publius, Our Contemporary: An Introduction 1
4. PART 1. Something Must Be Done to Save the Union 7
5. PART 2. Bigger Is, in Fact, Better 37
6. PART 3. Why “Confederation” Is Both “Odious” and an “Imbecility” 55
7. PART 4. The State and the Machinery of Death (or, at Least, Defense): Standing Armies 83
8. PART 5. How Does One Pay for the Services Supplied by the Union? On Taxes and the Taxing Power 109
9. PART 6. To Err Is Human (and Perfect Clarity Is Chimerical) 133
10. PART 7. On the Limits of the “Rule of Law” 147
11. PART 8. National and State Prerogatives (and Maintenance of a Federal Political Order) 155
12. PART 9. Veneration versus Reflection 181
13. PART 10. Institutional Design: The Legislature 189
14. PART 11. Who Should Be in Charge of Elections? 221
15. PART 12. On the Senate 231
16. PART 13. On the Executive 253
17. PART 14. The Roles of the National Judiciary 297
18. PART 15. Reprise: The Importance of Institutions and the Necessity of a Strong National Government 321
19. Acknowledgments 331
20. Notes 335
21. Index 345