Readings for Constitution Day

Essential Books, and a Few of My Writings

If someone put a gun to my head, and said “quick, name the ten most essential books on the American Constitution,” I would say:

1. The Federalist Papers, Hamilton, Jay, & Madison. The edition edited by Kesler has the best introduction and notes, and I once laid out the most important numbers to study.

2. Readings in American Government, ed. by Nichols & Nic…