In 1775, the American colonies were a hotbed of political discord. Many of the British policies, specifically taxes, had caused American colonial leaders to consider the unthinkable: declaring independence from the British Empire and its King George. One such leader, Thomas Jefferson, wrote Common Sense: a pamphlet that explained the advantages of immediate and complete independence. In 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed, Common...

Plato's most famous work and one of the most important books ever written on the subject of philosophy and political theory, "The Republic" is a fictional dialogue between Socrates and other various Athenians and foreigners which examines the meaning of justice. It is primarily from the writings of Plato that Socrates's ideas are passed down to us. Written around 380 BC, the work is an important contribution to the age old question of how to best...

"The idea that American conservatism is identical to "classical" liberalism-widely held since the 1960s-is seriously mistaken. The award-winning political theorist Yoram Hazony argues that the best hope for Western democracy is a return to the empiricist, religious, and nationalist traditions of America and Britain-the conservative traditions that brought greatness to the English-speaking nations and became the model for national freedom for the entire...

El contrato social es un libro emblemático en la historia del pensamiento político occidental, un libro impulsor de revoluciones –la de 1789– y de revolucionarios –de Robespierre a Simón Bolívar y Fidel Castro–, una obra a contracorriente que ensalza, en el contexto de la Europa de las monarquías absolutas, la democracia directa de las repúblicas de la Antigüedad en las que el pueblo, reunido en asamblea, legislaba. El texto, malentendido...

"Love it or hate it, political science impacts our daily lives in so many ways. Get a step ahead by learning about the structure of various political systems, exploring the evolution of political science, understanding key terms, and finding out how international relations shape our world. Discover the differences in various authoritarian regimes, how different legislatures work, a bit about international law, and the basis of assorted political ideologies....

"In today's political climate, more and more presidential candidates are espousing socialist--or democratic socialist--policies. Once associated with oppression, socialism is now a current topic of conversation with everyday Americans, including policies like taxing the rich and healthcare for all. But what exactly is socialism and why does it spark such an intense debate? Socialism 101 provides an easy-to-understand, unbiased overview to the nearly...

With over 60 million copies of her books in print, New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown delivers a masterpiece in her latest novel A Kiss Remembered. Heading back to college at the age of 26, Shelley Browning didn't expect the searing memory of Professor Grant Chapman's kiss to come flooding back. Certain he wouldn't remember, Shelley keeps her distance until he asks her to have an innocent cup of coffee with him. Time had changed little...

One of the founders of the Tea Party traces the movement's principles back before the founding of the United States to the roots of English liberty, describing the three core values of the Tea Party and explaining how and why this movement arose.

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Thomas Paine was the first international revolutionary. His Common Sense (1776) was the most widely read pamphlet of the American Revolution; his Rights of Man (1791-2) was the most famous defence of the French Revolution and sent out a clarion call for revolution throughout the world. He paid the price for his principles: he was outlawed in Britain, narrowly escaped execution in France, and was villified as an atheist and a Jacobin on his return...