James Madison wrote Federalist No. 10. It is one of The Federalist Papers, published under the pseudonym Publius, and appears as the tenth essay in the collection arguing for ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

• Authorship: James Madison

• Context: Part of a series aimed at explaining and defending the Constitution; the full set has 85 essays by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay, with Madison contributing No. 10 and others.

• Publication: First appeared in The Daily Advertiser (New York) on November 22, 1787, under Publius.