#16 - Federalist 10, Factions, and the Republican Primary

On the sixteenth episode of The Constitutionalist, Shane Leary and Dr. Benjamin Kleinerman discuss Federalist no. 10, and Publius' proposed solutions for factions, an element of political life he argues is inherent to free and popular government. They then discuss the perception of factions in contemporary American politics and developments in the Republican primary following the Iowa Caucus. The Constitutionalist is a podcast cohosted by Professor Benjamin Kleinerman, the RW Morrison Professor of Political Science at Baylor University and Founder and Editor of The Constitutionalist Blog, and his student, Shane Leary. Each week, they discuss political news in light of its constitutional implications, and explore a unique constitutional topic, ranging from the thoughts and experiences of America's founders and statesmen, historical episodes, and the broader philosophic ideas that influence the American experiment in government.