Political Science
A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome
Volume Four of Creighton's "History of the Papacy" opens with the election of Pope Paul II, whom the author describes as "a m…
From Dictatorship to Democracy
From Dictatorship to Democracy, A Conceptual Framework for Liberation is a book-length essay on the generic problem of how to destroy a dict…
Whom We Shall Welcome
In 1952, Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, which had many provisions objectionable to many Americans. President T…
Reflections on Violence
Considered one of the more controversial books from the 20th century, Sorel's Reflections on Violence argues in favor of uprisings and strik…
The Life and Adventures of Jonathan Jefferson Whitlaw
The novel begins with the arrival of a family staking a claim in the black delta of the Deep South. Whitlaw is a brutish sort who bullies hi…
The Life of Washington
This fourth volume covers the final battles and the peace conditions of the war, Washington at home, Washington as first President, and the …
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…
Revolution
The collapse of the U.S.S.R. in the future. What would happen after a collapse? This story is set many years before the actual collapse of t…
United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection
This is the third LibriVox collection of speeches given in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The collection comprises recordings o…
A Political Pilgrim in Europe
Written in the aftermath of Word War I, Viscountess Snowden recounts her travels in post war Europe in, as she describes it, "an attemp…
The American Democrat
This little work has been written, in consequence of its author's having had many occasions to observe the manner in which principles that a…
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is the most famous speech of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and one of the most quoted speeches in United States hist…
The 9/11 Commission Report
The 9/11 Commission Report, formally known as the Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, provi…
The Deportation Cases
"The study here presented embodies the findings of an investigation into the recent [1919-1920] deportations of persons deemed to be un…
The Anti-Coup
Supporters of political democracy, human rights, and social justice have good reasons to be alarmed about coups d'état. These abrupt …
Mother Earth
Mother Earth was an American anarchist journal that described itself as "A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature&qu…
The Market For Liberty
Well over a quarter century old, Morris and Linda Tannehill’s iconoclastic "The Market for Liberty" is one of the most important b…
The Gettysburg Address
The Dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, in November, 1863, followed a few short months after the roiling, acrid clouds of gun…
Ways of the Hour
Originally written shortly before Cooper's death and published posthumously, The Ways of the Hour examines the social evils of the criminal …
Jailed For Freedom
A first-hand account of the 1913-1919 campaign of American suffragettes, detailing their treatment at the hands of the courts, and the true …