Political Science
The Life of Washington
Volume five of John Marshall's biography follows Washington through his second term ending in the election of John Adams and Washington's re…
The Best Laid Plans
"The Best Laid Plans" is a satirical novel of Canadian politics written by Terry Fallis. It recounts the unlikely and amusing alli…
The Ukrainians and the European War
The WWI (European war) for Ukrainians was the hope of its nation unity and freedom from Austria-Hungary but mostly from Russian Empire. Gali…
Crime, Its Causes and Remedies
Published as the third volume in the Modern Criminal Science Series, Cesare Lombroso, renowned Italian criminologist, collected a wealth of …
Twenty Years of the Republic
Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole gene…
John Stuart Mill
This biography is actually a series of essays by prominent personalities of the time that shed light on John Stuart Mill's life and areas of…
United Nations Agreements
The Charter of the United Nations signed at San Francisco on 26 June 1945 is the constituent treaty of the United Nations. It is as well one…
State of the Union Addresses
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…
The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy
Lothrop Stoddard's most famous treatise on race. Written in the aftermath of the First World War, Stoddard examines the racial trends of his…
Mirrors of Moscow
"Mirrors of Moscow" by Louise Bryant is a collection of journalistic sketches and profiles that examines the political and social …
The Anti-Coup
Supporters of political democracy, human rights, and social justice have good reasons to be alarmed about coups d'état. These abrupt …
Locke
John Locke (1632-1704) was an English philosopher and physician who, after Sir Francis Bacon, was one of the first of the British empiricist…
The Story of Gladstone's Life
William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), four times Prime Minister of Great Britain, dominated the Liberal Party for thirty years, but ultimatel…
Imperialism and World Politics
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke was an Irish statesman, economist, and philosopher. Born in Dublin, he moved to London in 1750 and later served as a member of …
The World’s Famous Orations
In 1906, William Jennings Bryan, himself a famous American orator, and Francis Whiting Halsey published a series of the most famous orations…
Signs of Change
In the 1880s William Morris, the artist and poet famously associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, left the Liberal Party and threw him…
Shall It Be Again?
While we now view America’s entry into World War I as a necessary step to save Europe from German domination, it was actually one of the mos…
What is Industrial Democracy
An explanation of the concept of industrial democracy and its relation to capitalism. (Summary by progressingamerica)
Ambassador Morgenthau's Story
Ambassador Morgenthau’s memoirs of his years in the service of the United States in Constantinople, (today Istanbul), are an important prima…