Constitution: Government & The State

Richard Nixon's election to the presidency in 1968 was an improbable vindication for a man branded as a loser after unsuccessful presidential an...

The democratic ideal demands that the citizenry think critically about matters of public import. Yet many Democrats and Republicans in the Unite...

The United States has become increasingly polarized, although the concept of a two-party system is not new. This book traces the major parties' utt...

In Useful Bullshit Neil J. Diamant pulls back the curtain on early constitutional conversations between citizens and officials in the PRC. Scholars...

New York Times bestseller An unassailable case that, in the eyes of history, Barack Obama will be viewed as one of America's best and most accompl...

Forty years after its original publication, Lineages of the Absolutist State remains an exemplary achievement in comparative history. Picking up fr...

Written by Thomas Hobbes and first published in 1651, Leviathan is widely considered the greatest work of political philosophy ever composed in the...

With the 2012 presidential election upon us, will voters cast their ballots for the candidates whose platforms and positions best match their own? ...

The Magna Carta has long been considered the foundation stone of the British Constitution, yet few people today understand either its contents or i...

John Bach McMaster, a professor of American history, and Frederick D Stone, librarian of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, assembled newspape...

John Bach McMaster, a professor of American history, and Frederick D Stone, librarian of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, assembled newspape...

The Constitutional Revolution of 1906 opened the way for enormous change in Persia, heralding the modern era and creating a model for later politic...

The people of Scotland are set to make history in 2014. As the country''s future governance continues to provoke debate and inspire opinion, Scotla...

Far and away the most incisive examination of the central development in contemporary politics: the rise of populism on both the right and the left...

Whether it's asking tough questions during a presidential debate or pressing for answers to today's most important issues, Megyn Kelly has demonstr...