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Article: The New Federalist Papers: Essays in Defense of the Constitution.(Review)
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- The Historian
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- March 22, 1999
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The New Federalist Papers: Essays in Defense of the Constitution. By Alan Brinkley, Nelson W. Polsby, and Kathleen M. Sullivan. (New York: W. W. Norton, 1997. Pp. xii, 179. $13.95.)
As any moviegoer knows, sequels are often frustrating. While applying that description to The New Federalist Papers may seem harsh, it nonetheless reminds us that Professors Alan Brinkley (History, Harvard), Nelson W. Polsby (Political Science, Berkeley), and Kathleen M. Sullivan (Law, Stanford) have only partially met the daunting task of reinterpreting the original Federalist Papers. The Twentieth Century Fund commissioned them to do so in response to what it believes is a growing ...