Liberty Against Power
One of the most influential figures in the libertarian movement of the 1970s and 1980s is someone you may not have heard of, Roy A. Childs Jr., who tragically died in 1992 at the age of 43. During his short life, Childs, a brilliant autodidact, wrote and lectured extensively on individual liberty and free markets, and the dangers of state power and foreign intervention. He served as editor of Libertarian Review from 1977 to 1981, perhaps the high point of his career, and was a wildly popular public speaker. At the 1979 Libertarian Party convention he delivered the keynote address to repeated standing ovations. Childs boomed, "We mean to change the course of history. . . . We will not bend before the power of the state!" Childs's warm personality and enthusiasm were infectious, and he served as a mentor to many future luminaries in the libertarian movement.This new edition of Liberty Against Power presents some of the best of Childs's essays, letters, and criticism written between 1967 and 1989, as well as a lengthy interview conducted shortly before his death. In fluid prose, they explain the libertarian approach to some of the major issues of the last half of the 20th century, including Vietnam and conscription, corporate statism, objectivism, anarchism, education, property rights, civil rights, the drug war, the principle of non-aggression, price controls, protectionism, and economic nationalism. Childs's prophetic essay, "Politics: The New Authoritarians," written in 1982, uncannily explains the rise of populism and support for a powerful executive among the American Right today. The closing essay is a heartfelt tribute to the Russian immigrant Ayn Rand and her incalculable influence on the libertarian movement; we must combine the best in us, wrote Childs, for "we really do have a world to win, you know."In the brief 27 years of his career, Childs either participated in events held by or wrote for the Cato Institute (where he worked from 1982 to 1984), the Libertarian Scholars Conference, the Libertarian Party, the Society for Individual Liberty, Rampart College, Libertarian Review, Reason, The Individualist, and Laissez Faire Books (where he worked from 1984 to his death). Childs knew and often collaborated with libertarian scholars such as Ludwig von Mises, F. A. Hayek, Murray Rothbard, Robert Nozick, Thomas Szasz, Nathaniel and Barbara Branden, Leonard Read, David Boaz, and Joan Kennedy Taylor. Liberty Against Power ensures Childs' intellectual legacy and is indispensable for students and academics learning about libertarianism and its growing appeal.
Australia's Anti-Corruption Bodies
This volume is the first comprehensive overview in book form of Australia's network of anti-corruption commissions. Australia is the only Westminster democracy with such bodies, whose antecedents derive in part from developments in Asia rather than elsewhere. Seven of the nine commissions are analysed by relevant experts, from Australia's first anti-corruption body, the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption formed in 1988, to the most recent, the National Anti-Corruption Commission established in 2023. Given anti-corruption commissions exist in all nine Australian jurisdictions and several have been operating for over three decades, now is an appropriate time to assess and compare: how these different bodies perform; their roles compared to ad hoc royal commissions; the different factors that led to their formation; their various powers; controversies, successes and failures; their impact on civil liberties; relations with executive government and parliament; issues of accountability; their overall impact and effectiveness; and their place in the architecture of modern Australian government. In identifying and explaining the similarities and differences of anti-corruption bodies across the jurisdictions this volume asks whether there is an ideal model? Has there been any learning by later bodies from their predecessors? Has the just formed NACC, for instance, reflected any lessons learnt from all the previous state and territory bodies that went before it?
A Compilation Of The Messages And Papers Of The Presidents Volume 3 Part 1 Andrew Jackson (Second Term)
A compilation of the messages and papers of the Presidents Volume 3 Part 1 Andrew Jackson (Second Term) focuses on official documents that capture a decisive period of political transition and executive authority. The volume gathers proclamations, formal addresses, and policy statements that reflect the responsibilities, challenges, and priorities of national leadership during moments of change. These texts reveal how executive communication shaped public understanding of governance, law, and national direction. Attention is given to issues of federal power, economic policy, and civic responsibility, presenting leadership as both practical administration and public persuasion. The collection highlights continuity and transition, showing how presidential messages respond to inherited challenges while setting new directions. Rather than offering interpretation, the volume allows original documents to convey tone, intention, and political atmosphere. Together, the materials illustrate how written communication functioned as a primary tool of authority, record keeping, and national dialogue, preserving decisions and viewpoints that influenced the evolving structure of government and public life.
Speeches on Questions of Public Policy
Speeches on questions of public policy Volume 1 presents a collection of arguments shaped by moral conviction, civic responsibility, and disciplined reasoning. The work brings together public addresses that confront inequality, economic fairness, and the ethical obligations of governance. Each speech is constructed to persuade through clarity rather than spectacle, emphasizing principle over rhetoric. Social justice emerges as a guiding concern, closely tied to arguments for economic balance and humane administration. Questions of authority and responsibility are examined through practical consequence, urging restraint, accountability, and respect for human dignity. The speeches also reflect a strong belief in dialogue and reform as alternatives to conflict, presenting progress as the result of reasoned engagement. Rather than offering abstract theory, the work grounds its ideas in lived social conditions and public accountability. The collection highlights the power of speech as a tool for moral persuasion, demonstrating how conviction, consistency, and ethical clarity can influence public life. Overall, the volume stands as a study in principled advocacy, showing how sustained argument can challenge injustice while appealing to shared values and collective responsibility.
Woman and the Republic
Woman and the republic presents a critical exploration of the woman-suffrage movement, examining its arguments, principles, and potential consequences for society. The work engages with debates surrounding political participation, social responsibility, and the relationship between citizenship and gender. Rather than simply supporting or opposing, the text emphasizes analysis, weighing claims of equality and reform against questions of practicality, social structure, and civic function. Historical examples, philosophical reasoning, and contemporary observation are used to illustrate potential outcomes, inviting readers to consider the broader implications of extending political rights. Themes of duty, public order, and the nature of governance are explored alongside notions of fairness, equity, and moral responsibility. The work interrogates how changes in political enfranchisement might affect social institutions, family life, and civic engagement. Tone remains formal and analytical, favoring structured argument over emotive persuasion. Overall, the book serves as both commentary and inquiry, reflecting on the intersection of gender, law, and democratic principle while encouraging careful consideration of societal change.
Uganda The cost of bad leadership
UGANDA - THE COST OF BAD LEADERSHIPUganda should be a democratically governed country, yet after 40 years in power, President Museveni and his family are steadily reshaping it into a de facto monarchy. To entrench this system, he has strategically placed close relatives in key sectors of the state.His wife, Janet Kataaha Museveni, serves as Minister of Education. His son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, is the Chief of Defence Forces. His brother, Salim Saleh, is a senior presidential advisor on defence and security and oversees Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), a programme that receives vast public funds with little transparency. His son-in-law, Odrek Rwabwogo, chairs the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development. His daughter, Natasha Karugire Museveni, works as a presidential assistant. Dr Violet Kajubiri, the President's sister, is the deputy chairperson of the Education Service Commission.These appointments are not accidental, nor are they based on exceptional merit. They form a deliberate strategy to consolidate family rule and weaken Uganda's democratic institutions.
Black Feminist Politics
This book offers a rigorous and historically grounded analysis of Black women's political thought, activism, and institutional engagement across six decades. This book begins with 1965--a pivotal year in which the Voting Rights Act fundamentally transformed political participation for African Americans and, notably, the year Kamala Harris was born. This temporal convergence serves as the book's organizing framework, illustrating how the expansion of voting rights and the evolution of Black feminist politics created the conditions that made Harris's Vice Presidency possible. Drawing on political science, history, gender studies, and Black feminist theory, the chapters trace major developments in U.S. political life from 1965 to 2025. Topics include the interventions of Michelle Wallace, Ntozake Shange, and Alice Walker, as well as the implications of the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill hearings for understanding gendered political vulnerability. The analysis also engages the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations, showing how contemporary movements--including Black Lives Matter, #MeToo, and the resistance to book bans--extend a longer tradition of Black feminist political critique. The text foregrounds key analytical concepts such as linked fate and Black feminist epistemology, making it an essential resource for scholars and students of American politics, African American studies, and feminist theory. By situating Kamala Harris's Vice Presidency within a broader historical trajectory, the book demonstrates that Black feminist political behavior is indispensable to understanding the development of modern U.S. democracy. With each edition of Black Feminist Politics, Duchess Harris solidifies its position as an essential and enduring text that affirms the vital importance of using a Black Feminist analysis to interpret US politics, society, and culture. Crystal M. Moten, author of Continually Working: Black Women, Community Intellectualism and Economic Justice in Postwar Milwaukee
Terms of Engagement
Government at every level is too big, too powerful, and too intrusive. But don't blame just legislators and members of the executive branch for constantly overstepping their constitutional bounds. As Clark Neily argues in The Terms of Engagement, judges have more than their fair share of the blame. While liberals seek court rulings creating positive rights to things like free health care and conservatives call for judicial "restraint," the end result is same: greater government power and diminished individual rights. With compelling real-world examples and penetrating legal analysis, Neily's book shows how judicial abdication brought us to this point and calls for "judicial engagement" to restore courts as the critical check on the other branches of government envisioned by the Framers. Neily documents how courts have largely abandoned that vital role, and he offers a persuasive solution for the epidemic of judicial abdication: principled judicial engagement whereby judges actually judge in all constitutional cases, rather than reflexively taking the government's side as they so often do now. Anyone concerned about the size of government, the sanctity of the Constitution, and the rule of law will find a refreshingly new perspective in this book written for non-lawyers and lawyers alike.
Contradictions of Passion and Politics
There is a moment many leaders never talk about.It's the moment after the meeting ends. After the applause fades. After the vote passes or fails. When you sit alone and ask yourself a quiet question: Did I do the right thing, or simply the expected thing?This book doesn't begin with ambition. It begins with responsibility.With the weight of representing a community while holding yourself to a higher standard. With the discipline of leading thoughtfully in complex spaces. With the tension of making decisions that carry consequence long after the room empties.In Contradictions of Passion and Politics, Maleeha Shahid reflects on a life shaped by civic responsibility, personal conviction, and the quiet pressures that accompany visible leadership. Drawing on her experience as a municipal leader, community advocate, and mother, Shahid offers a thoughtful exploration of what it means to lead with integrity in a complex and changing social landscape.This book is not a political manifesto. Nor is it a campaign memoir. Instead, it is a measured account of the internal and external tensions that define public life: the balance between service and self, belief and compromise, visibility and vulnerability. Shahid examines how identity, faith, and belonging intersect with leadership, and how public expectation can both inspire and constrain those who step forward to serve.Through moments of challenge and reflection, she considers the importance of self-worth, self-trust, and moral clarity as essential foundations for sustainable leadership. Her narrative is grounded in lived experience, shaped by community engagement, crisis response, and advocacy work that extends beyond formal titles or roles.Maleeha doesn't offer slogans or certainty. She offers something rarer: honesty about how leadership actually feels when the cameras are off.
La destruction des statues de Victor Schoelcher en Martinique
Cet ouvrage pr矇sente une lecture critique de la destruction de deux statues de Victor Schoelcher, en Martinique, le 22 mai 2020. L'矇cho de cette destruction dans les manifestations du mouvement Black Lives Matter faisant suite ? l'assassinat de George Floyd a pris la forme d'une vague in矇dite de d矇montage ou de destruction de statues t矇moignant d'une histoire esclavagiste et coloniale. Rodolphe Solbiac analyse les destructions de statues de Schoelcher comme la d矇nonciation d'une repr矇sentation h矇g矇monique de la m矇moire fran癟aise coloniale et esclavagiste par des monuments et des noms de rues, d'une part, et l'exigence de r矇parations et de justice pour les Martiniquais-es d'ascendance africaine, d'autre part.
Right My Dudes... Now What?
Right My Dudes... Now What? is a book for men navigating the uncomfortable intersection between the manosphere-MAGA worldview and left-wing spaces, speaking to those who feel alienated from both. It examines how disconnection and loneliness can lead men to dangerous addictions, economic problems, incarceration, and suicide, all while fueling the cultural and political rise of figures like Donald Trump. Written from both a political and educational perspective, this book offers remedies to these challenges through a raw, honest exploration on how masculinity can be expressed positively--without becoming an asshole.
America Unfinished
An engaging and timely essay collection on the challenges, risks, and opportunities of this historic moment in American law and governance. 1,000-word essays from the country's leading legal scholars and experts. It is the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and the U.S. is grappling with foundational challenges to its laws, institutions of governance, and civic culture. Longstanding values of pluralism are being challenged. The nation is beset by deep political polarization, a fear that the economic order is no longer providing opportunities for all, and a technology revolution that may unsettle what it means to be uniquely human. America Unfinished brings together more than 50 legal scholars on the Harvard Law School faculty to analyze this historic moment in American law and governance. Edited by Alexandra Natapoff and Guy-Uriel Charles, the book coheres around the dramatic experiment in American legal governance that began in 1776, still highly contested after 250 years. Some essays explore the modern expansion of executive power, including its recent and dramatic willingness to use violence, both domestically and internationally. Other essays examine longstanding divides between workers, consumers, and markets, and the hard questions they raise about democratic accountability in our market-driven economy. And finally, some contributors address the future of our knowledge and governance institutions under pressure from the disruptions caused by technological and informational revolution. Dynamic and engaging, the collection does nothing less than advance the core conversations necessary for a thriving polity, both at this historic moment and for decades to come.
Mineral Mandate
In the late twentieth century, many governments treated resource security as a question of fuel and shipping lanes. In the twenty-first century, the pressure point is often a laboratory-grade separation line, a qualification certificate, or a specialised factory that turns powders into magnets. Rare earths sit at the centre of this shift: not because the elements are mythically scarce, but because modern economies have organised themselves around a few fragile steps where disruption travels faster than policy can respond.Mineral Mandate argues that rare earths are best understood as a strategic supply problem, not a mining story. Following the chain from ore to oxides, metals, and components, Tarek Omraneh shows how supply chain bottlenecks form, why processing and magnet-making carry more leverage than reserves, and how states use export controls and other administrative tools to influence outcomes without open conflict. The book examines the political economy of low-margin yet high-importance industries, the role of industrial policy in sustaining capacity through price cycles, and the practical limits of substitution, thrift, and stockpiling when engineering timelines and standards regimes slow change.Written for students, general readers, and policy and industry analysts, the book offers a decision framework for strategic dependency mapping that goes beyond headlines. Readers will come away able to identify where vulnerability actually sits in a specific supply chain, which actors carry the incentives to invest (or not), and which resilience measures shift bargaining power rather than merely shift costs. The result is a clearer view of how material interdependence becomes leverage, and what it takes to build resilience without illusion.
Quantum Deterrence
From the moment states learned to turn intercepted signals into strategic advantage, cryptography has been more than a technical craft: it has been a way of organising power. Today, more powerful computation is reshaping that contest in distinctive ways. The risk is not only that tomorrow's machines may read today's encrypted archives, but that the mere possibility of future decryption changes what rivals collect, what institutions must protect, and how long trust can reasonably last.Quantum Deterrence explains the strategic implications of post-quantum cryptography without treating it as a single technological cliff-edge. Kenan Durveil shows how encryption standards shift, why key management is often the true point of failure, and how "harvest now decrypt later" turns long-lived data into a reserve of influence. Moving across protocols, certificates, archives, and constrained communications, the book focuses on the institutional realities that determine outcomes: legacy systems that cannot be updated, vendors that set defaults for the world, and governance structures that struggle to own long-horizon risk.Written for students, general readers, and policy and security audiences, the book provides a clear framework for cryptographic migration as a coordination and credibility problem. Readers finish with a sharper understanding of which systems are most exposed, why capability gaps can produce asymmetric advantage, and what deterrence can mean when secrecy may fail after the fact. The central lesson is durable: in a world where mathematics and machines keep advancing, the decisive question is whether institutions can change as quickly as the threat model does.
Mineral Mandate
In the late twentieth century, many governments treated resource security as a question of fuel and shipping lanes. In the twenty-first century, the pressure point is often a laboratory-grade separation line, a qualification certificate, or a specialised factory that turns powders into magnets. Rare earths sit at the centre of this shift: not because the elements are mythically scarce, but because modern economies have organised themselves around a few fragile steps where disruption travels faster than policy can respond.Mineral Mandate argues that rare earths are best understood as a strategic supply problem, not a mining story. Following the chain from ore to oxides, metals, and components, Tarek Omraneh shows how supply chain bottlenecks form, why processing and magnet-making carry more leverage than reserves, and how states use export controls and other administrative tools to influence outcomes without open conflict. The book examines the political economy of low-margin yet high-importance industries, the role of industrial policy in sustaining capacity through price cycles, and the practical limits of substitution, thrift, and stockpiling when engineering timelines and standards regimes slow change.Written for students, general readers, and policy and industry analysts, the book offers a decision framework for strategic dependency mapping that goes beyond headlines. Readers will come away able to identify where vulnerability actually sits in a specific supply chain, which actors carry the incentives to invest (or not), and which resilience measures shift bargaining power rather than merely shift costs. The result is a clearer view of how material interdependence becomes leverage, and what it takes to build resilience without illusion.
Scorched Earth
When the German invasion tore open the Soviet front in 1941, retreat was not only a military movement but a nationwide act of subtraction. Railways were stripped, factories dismantled, granaries emptied, bridges prepared for demolition, and whole populations pushed east or left to endure occupation. In that crisis, the Soviet leadership embraced scorched earth strategy as a wager that destruction could manufacture time - time to mobilise, to reconstitute armies, and to rebuild production beyond the enemy's reach.Scorched Earth: The Soviets' Brutal Retreat Strategy explains how denial worked as a system rather than a slogan. It traces soviet evacuation policy alongside industrial relocation, showing how transport bottlenecks and priority lists decided what could be saved. It follows the parallel growth of state coercion: movement controls, labour demands, and security policing meant to enforce compliance and suppress panic, often at direct cost to civilians. Across concrete cases such as rail hubs, river crossings, industrial basins, and winter withdrawals, the book asks what actually slowed an invader, what merely punished the home population, and how incomplete destruction could hand usable assets to the enemy.Written for students, general readers of modern history, and analysts of strategy and governance, this is a framework for judging denial strategies by more than dramatic images of burning towns. Readers will come away understanding how operational tempo depends on infrastructure and labour; why mobilisation is as much administrative as it is martial; and how the burdens of retreat are distributed, remembered, and rebuilt. The central lesson is not that scorched earth "works" or "fails", but that it reshapes the state and society that survive it.
What's Wrong?
What's Wrong contains data from hundreds of public opinion surveys conducted over the past sixty years, distilled in easy-to-read tables.
The Inhumanity Of Socialism
The inhumanity of socialism: The case against socialism & a critique of socialism presents a critical analysis of socialist ideology, examining its effects on individual motivation, productivity, and societal organization. The work opens with arguments highlighting the potential consequences of collectivist policies, suggesting that emphasizing equality over personal initiative could undermine ambition and reduce overall output. The first essay outlines concerns about decreased production, the suppression of competition, and the risk that human nature may be at odds with enforced cooperation. The second essay delves deeper into the theoretical foundations of socialism, particularly Marxist principles, questioning their practicality and long-term impact. Throughout, the author underscores the importance of private ownership, capitalism, and incentives as drivers of economic growth and personal achievement. While acknowledging that socialist ideas may be motivated by goodwill, the text stresses that implementation could create unintended hardships, inefficiencies, and societal stagnation. The work combines philosophical reflection with economic critique, aiming to present a reasoned case for the value of individual enterprise and the risks inherent in collectivist approaches.
The True Citizen, How To Become One
The true citizen: How to become one serves as a guide for young readers aiming to understand the responsibilities and virtues of active citizenship. The work emphasizes that being a citizen extends beyond knowledge of laws and governance to include moral integrity, ethical reasoning, and personal character. Structured to support sustained reflection, the book presents a chapter for each week of the school year, offering concise lessons and memorable ideas to inspire thoughtful engagement. Early sections establish the authors' purpose of filling gaps in traditional education, highlighting the importance of nurturing both intellectual and moral faculties. Lessons encourage students to cultivate honesty, fairness, diligence, and empathy while connecting these virtues to civic participation. By blending ethical instruction with practical guidance, the work suggests that strong communities rely on citizens who are conscientious, informed, and socially responsible. The approach promotes a holistic view of education in which mind, body, and heart are developed in tandem, framing citizenship as an ongoing practice of moral and social commitment.
Select Speeches Of Daniel Webster, 1817-1845
Select speeches of Daniel Webster 1817-1845 presents a powerful collection of public addresses that highlight the enduring strength of persuasive language in civic life. The work brings together speeches delivered in formal legal settings, legislative chambers, and public forums, revealing a consistent dedication to constitutional order, national unity, and ethical leadership. Throughout the collection, attention is drawn to the careful balance between reason and emotion, showing how structured argument can shape public conscience and influence collective decision making. The speeches explore ideas of liberty, responsibility, and governance, emphasizing the moral weight carried by those who speak on behalf of institutions and people. Reflections on law and public duty reveal a deep respect for democratic principles and the role of debate in sustaining them. The progression of speeches allows readers to observe the refinement of rhetorical technique while also engaging with broader questions about justice, authority, and the preservation of shared values. Together, the collection serves as both a study of eloquence and a meditation on the responsibilities of public voice in shaping social ideals.
There's Something About Trump
"All the Kings horses and all the Kings men, Couldn't put Humpty back together again!"Written with underlying humour and laced with contextual cynicism, There's Something About Trump, presents a mirrored interpretation of real-World outcomes. Rowell has presented an interesting narrative whilst interpreting the press releases of the Donald Trump administration alongside personal commentary on the underlying statements therein.
The Communistic Societies Of The United States
The communistic societies of the United States offers a detailed examination of intentional communities that embraced communal living and shared labor as alternatives to conventional social and economic structures. The book explores their founding principles, organizational patterns, and daily practices, emphasizing how collective effort shaped both social cohesion and individual responsibility. It analyzes the tension between idealism and practicality, highlighting successes and challenges in sustaining cooperative ventures over time. The work also reflects on broader labor issues, considering how these communities provided models for economic independence and self governance, contrasting with traditional labor organizations that often reinforced dependency. Attention is given to spiritual beliefs, social customs, and economic arrangements that guided communal life, illustrating the interplay between philosophy and practice. Through first-hand observation and historical reflection, the book presents an insightful study of social experimentation, offering readers a nuanced perspective on the possibilities and limitations of cooperative living and the pursuit of collective welfare in the context of American society.
Black Power Scorecard
From the creator of "a unified field theory of racism" (NPR's Planet Money), a dollars-and-cents reckoning of the state of Black America and a new framework to close the power gap Historically, Black Americans' quest for power has been understood as an attempt to gain equal protections under the law. But power in America requires more than basic democratic freedoms. It is inextricably linked with economic influence and ownership--of one's self, home, business, and creations. Andre M. Perry draws on extensive research and analysis to quantify how much power Black Americans actually have. Ranging from property, business, and wealth to education, health, and social mobility, Black Power Scorecard moves across the country, evaluating people's ability to set the rules of the game and calculating how that translates into the ultimate means of power--life itself, and the longevity of Black communities. Along the way, Perry identifies woefully overlooked areas of investment that could close the racial gap and benefit everyone. An expansive take on power supported by documentation and data, Black Power Scorecard is a fresh contribution to the country's reckoning with structural inequality, one that offers a new approach to redressing it.
Menzies Rediscovered
Will a new generation of Australian leaders see beyond the lampoon to rediscover the rich intellectual and political legacy of Sir Robert Menzies?Menzies Rediscovered invites readers to consider the interaction between the legislature, executive, and judiciary in the political thought and practice of Menzies through essays examining the development of Cabinet government, adherence to the rule of law, the gathering of secret intelligence, and the banning of Soviet-aligned organisations.The collection addresses topics connecting Menzies with figures ranging from American presidents to Roman emperors, and asks how he approached questions of changing social values, support for the family unit, the rise of the technological age, and the challenges of embracing immigrants who were not Anglo-Celtic.Contributors seek to understand how aspects of defence, trade, and diplomacy affected Australia's relations with Japan, Egypt, Indonesia, and Malaysia as well as evolving relationships with Britain and America.It is the product of research undertaken by members of the Menzies Early Career Network, an initiative of the Robert Menzies Institute, which aims to nurture an appreciation of the enduring legacy of Menzies and his government in the next generation of Australian scholars as they embark on future careers in history, law, and public life.Damien Freeman is a fellow of the Robert Menzies Institute at the University of Melbourne, where he convenes the Menzies Early Career Network. His books include The End of Settlement: why the 2023 referendum failed and Abbott's Right: the conservative tradition from Menzies to Abbott and edited collections such as Finding Menzies: a new generation's inspiration for foreign affairs, social policy and political thought. Most recently, he contributed the introduction to Fancies I Dare Not Speak: the hidden verse of R. G. Menzies and a research paper for the Centre for Independent Studies, Overcoming Enmity and Restoring Tolerance: antisemitism's challenge for the civic compact.
A Program for Conservatives
Rediscover the Foundations of American ConservatismIn this seminal work, Russell Kirk-the primary architect of the post-WWII conservative movement-moves beyond mere theory to offer a practical, profound vision for a society rooted in order, justice, and freedom. First published as a follow-up to his landmark The Conservative Mind, A Program for Conservatives remains a vital roadmap for those seeking to preserve "the permanent things" in an age of rapid social and political change.What is the True Conservative Program?Kirk argues that conservatism is not a rigid ideological "plan" to be imposed on society, but a way of living and thinking that respects tradition, local community, and the moral imagination. In these pages, he addresses the most pressing challenges of modern life, including: The Problem of Community: How to foster genuine human connection in an era of mass bureaucracy.The Role of Education: Why the cultivation of wisdom and virtue must take precedence over mere technical training.The Need for Justice: A defense of a social order that recognizes both individual rights and communal obligations.The Power of Tradition: Understanding how the "contract of eternal society" connects us to our ancestors and our posterity.Why Read Kirk Today?Russell Kirk's prose is as eloquent as his insights are piercing. He offers a sophisticated alternative to both radical progressivism and hollow materialism. Whether you are a student of political science, a history enthusiast, or a citizen concerned about the future of Western civilization, this book provides the intellectual armor needed to defend a culture of dignity and restraint.
Understanding Africa's Global Relations with Intergovernmental Consortia
This book focused on the relations of Africa/AU with some worldwide states actors. Part analyses Africa relations with the country of BRICS, and with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Part two explores at one point Afro-Arab relationships with the case of Gulf Cooperation Council and investigates Africa's relations with the ASEAN. Part three examines Africa's relations with the OAS and the EU.
Sexuality And Democracy
What does sexual orientation reveal about the true health of a democracy?In Sexuality and Democracy, Dr. Edet Ukpong-Dan argues that debates over sexuality are not simply cultural disagreements-they are defining struggles over the meaning and future of democratic life. Across the world, issues surrounding LGBTQ+ rights, gender identity, and sexual freedom have become powerful battlegrounds where societies negotiate inclusion, citizenship, and human dignity.Drawing from political theory, history, global case studies, and contemporary social movements, this provocative and accessible book shows how sexual orientation has emerged as a critical stress test for democratic institutions. From the fight for marriage equality to conflicts over gender identity and populist backlash against queer communities, the treatment of sexual minorities reveals whether democracies are truly committed to equality-or merely claim to be.Dr. Ukpong-Dan explores: How sexuality shapes democratic inclusion and citizenshipWhy LGBTQ+ rights have become a global political flashpointThe relationship between identity politics and democratic stabilityHow authoritarian movements weaponize sexuality in culture warsWhy queer struggles may hold the key to democracy's futureBlending scholarship with clear and engaging prose, Sexuality and Democracy challenges readers to rethink the relationship between personal identity and political power. It is an essential work for anyone seeking to understand the evolving intersection of sexuality, human rights, and democratic governance in the twenty-first century.Ideal for readers interested in politics, sociology, gender studies, and human rights, this book offers a bold new framework: sexual orientation as a compass for the future of democracy.
Covidocracy
In December 2019, China reported the first COVID cases to the World Health Organization going on to impose lockdowns as early as January 2020. Saudi Arabia announced national curfews after only a few hundred cases, under threat of fines and jailtime. By mid-March, the UK too, went into its first lockdown. But how did COVID-19 go on to impact different political regimes - did it support authoritarianism and did it erode democracy? In this book, Due-Gundersen discusses what elements of political legitimacy world leaders drew on to justify COVID restrictions. It traces the history of how China, Saudi Arabia, Britain and the United States responded to previous pandemics and to what extent leaders in power attempted to centralize their authority in the years leading up to COVID. Through analysis of public discourse given in response to COVID and to vaccine development, Due-Gundersen uses novel methodology to measure political legitimacy and political persuasion to reveal how COVID affected democratic and non-democratic legitimacy.
How to Understand Europe
How to Understand Europe is a practical guide for American readers who need to make sense of Europe - not as a collection of tourist destinations or historical curiosities, but as a functioning political and economic system that shapes global markets, sets regulatory standards, and makes decisions that affect businesses and investors worldwide.Europe is not complicated. It is unfamiliar. The institutions have different names, the decision-making follows different logic, and the relationship between national governments and supranational authority works differently from anything in the American political experience. This book explains the difference - clearly, without jargon, and without assuming any prior knowledge of European politics.Six chapters cover the essential architecture of modern Europe: its geography and scale, how power is distributed across the EU's institutions, how monetary and financial systems work, how European trade and industrial policy shape global markets, how European society and welfare states function, and how Europe positions itself in the world.The central argument is simple: Europe is best understood not as a place, but as a system built to manage diversity without forcing uniformity. Once that logic is clear, everything else - from why EU regulation becomes global regulation, to why European negotiations take so long, to why the euro works despite its structural gaps - begins to make sense.How to Understand Europe is the first title in the EuroTasteDaily Briefing Series, a collection of concise guides on European institutions, economics, and power written specifically for the American professional reader.
The Cold War's Loot - On Totalitarianism, the Stalin question, the Soviet archives, and Hannah Arendt
Don't Talk about Politics
'THIS BOOK CHANGED THE WAY I TALK ABOUT POLITICS.' GRACE BLAKELEY, AUTHOR OF VULTURE CAPITALISM Democracy is dying because we are clinging to a dangerous and outdated myth: talking about politics can change people's minds. It doesn't. This provocative debut from a bold new voice combines a fascinating range of research to show us the psychological and sociological factors that really shape our politics. Drawing from ancient philosophy to modern neuroscience and social science, Dr Sarah Stein Lubrano reveals the surprising truth about how people think and behave politically. From friendship to community organizing and social infrastructure, she explores the actions that actually do change minds. In a world where politics keeps getting more irrational, dishonest, violent and chaotic, it's getting much harder to reach people with words alone. So people who really care about democracy must ask: how can we stop arguing and do the deep work to build stronger foundations for political life, and a better world for us all?
AIpocalypse
Why does ChaosGPT want to destroy humanity in the Fifth World War? And what kinds of weapons of mass destruction does it already possess-or will soon possess-through its robotic armies? Why are the Controllers of mankind developing Artificial Intelligence-known as AI in English-at all costs, even though it will execute them first? Due to the irrational naivety and/or financial interests of AI developers and "experts," their danger-minimizing predictions have all proven false. One self-critical exception-despite receiving the Nobel Prize for his contributions-openly admitted that he now regrets his work, as he has unleashed upon humanity a monstrous machine that is both unpredictable and unknowable. This book breaks down, profession by profession, how-despite expert reassurances-AI and its robots are set to eliminate your job within just a few years, regardless of your field. And how your descendants will be forced into "retirement" immediately after kindergarten, because there will be no point in going to school or working at all. If the global ban on AI proposed by the author is not enacted, then by 2030, all that will remain for you is the infamous Great Reset and a so-called universal basic income. In other words, a purposeless "zombie existence" and the constant threat of civil war. And as a procrastinator, what should you do to ensure that our leaders ban AI through an agreement in the World Money, so that you can keep your job and ultimately your life?
Modern Propaganda
We no longer live in a world shaped by facts-we live in a world shaped by narratives. Narratives that are engineered, repeated, and reinforced until they become unquestionable truths. They shape how you see the world, what you fear, who you trust, and even how you define right and wrong. But here's the problem: you didn't choose them.Behind the headlines, the outrage cycles, the trending content, and even the "facts" you're fed, there's a calculated system of manipulation at work. It's not a theory. It's not fiction. It's propaganda; modernized, digitized, and more dangerous than ever before.This book pulls the curtain back.Modern Propaganda dives deep into the psychological machinery that drives public opinion. It breaks down the strategies used by political regimes, media conglomerates, corporations, movements, and even well-meaning organizations to control perception, emotions, and behavior at scale without you ever realizing you're being played. From behavioral levers and stimulus conditioning to algorithmic manipulation and emotional anchoring, every tactic is exposed.You'll learn: The core strategies of psychological manipulationHow propaganda is constructed, framed and deliveredWhy facts alone no longer matter in shaping public opinionHow propaganda bypasses logic and targets identity, fear, and group psychologyHow narratives are reinforced until they become unquestioned truthHow to identify, analyze, and dismantle manipulative messaging in real timeCounterpropaganda strategiesBut this isn't just an academic analysis-it's a battle plan.You'll walk away with practical tools and mental frameworks to spot manipulation in marketing, politics, news, social media, culture, and even in your own belief systems. You'll stop being the target-and start becoming the analyst, and the strategist.
Sexuality and Democracy
What does sexual orientation reveal about the true health of a democracy?In Sexuality and Democracy, Dr. Edet Ukpong-Dan argues that debates over sexuality are not simply cultural disagreements-they are defining struggles over the meaning and future of democratic life. Across the world, issues surrounding LGBTQ+ rights, gender identity, and sexual freedom have become powerful battlegrounds where societies negotiate inclusion, citizenship, and human dignity.Drawing from political theory, history, global case studies, and contemporary social movements, this provocative and accessible book shows how sexual orientation has emerged as a critical stress test for democratic institutions. From the fight for marriage equality to conflicts over gender identity and populist backlash against queer communities, the treatment of sexual minorities reveals whether democracies are truly committed to equality-or merely claim to be.Dr. Ukpong-Dan explores: How sexuality shapes democratic inclusion and citizenshipWhy LGBTQ+ rights have become a global political flashpointThe relationship between identity politics and democratic stabilityHow authoritarian movements weaponize sexuality in culture warsWhy queer struggles may hold the key to democracy's futureBlending scholarship with clear and engaging prose, Sexuality and Democracy challenges readers to rethink the relationship between personal identity and political power. It is an essential work for anyone seeking to understand the evolving intersection of sexuality, human rights, and democratic governance in the twenty-first century.Ideal for readers interested in politics, sociology, gender studies, and human rights, this book offers a bold new framework: sexual orientation as a compass for the future of democracy.
13 1/2 Reasons Why Not to Be a Liberal
THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO WINNING AN ARGUMENT WITH A LIBERAL."Antifa leftists may still burn this book, but more than a few center-left individuals will read 13 1/2 Reasons Why NOT to Be a Liberal and develop a new respectful understanding of conservatism." - Dinesh D'SouzaAlthough conservatives outnumber liberals in 44 out of 50 states, it's a situation conservatives know very well in today's contentious political environment: Conservatives often find themselves in discussions with liberals who relentlessly hammer conservatives with insults, accusations, and unfounded assumptions about conservatism.The question is: What is a proud and informed conservative to do?!The answer is: 13 1/2 Reasons Why NOT to be a Liberal: And How To Enlighten Others, the conservative playbook to persuasive facts and arguments that detail the policies, accomplishments, and often-ignored compassionate nature of the conservative philosophy.Presented in an easy-to-access format, Judd Dunning's ideological treatise will empower readers not only to hold their own in an argument with a liberal, but also to change hearts and minds, or at worst, preserve a few more mutually respectful relationships with more ease, clarity, and dignity.Both a current and timeless conservative philosophical and argumentative manifesto made for conservative, right-leaning, independent, libertarian or "on the fence" Americans who are both passionate about politics and love being Americans.If you can't achieve a win-win civil discussion with a liberal, at least you can use 13 1/2 Reasons Why NOT to be a Liberal to land some clear, intelligent blows. You will no longer serve as a liberal's doormat. You can maintain your pride and then move on to someone who really wants to both talk and listen. A "Freethinker"... probably a conservative!
Trump's World
A phrase has come into the Zeitgeist - calling people the "Trump of their field." Elon Musk is the Trump of business. Many leaders still do not know how to react to President Trump; to his decision to control immigration; 3+% economic growth and, especially, to the absolutely justified desire to implement a pro-US policy.Europe has been awakened from its somnolence by the vigor and determination with which US President Donald Trump has changed the face of America and indeed, the entire world. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, mainland Europe has been stuck in the old politics of the 20th century. The annihilation of the European Socialists in the European Parliament and the European Council (where they only count a handful of heads of state) is birthing a new European era. Europe, like the rest of the world, needs Trump in order to re-learn how to do politics, instead of winding endless tales from which no one understands anything, and no one takes any firm decisions. The Trump of America must lead the world in uniting Western Civilization against an onslaught of weak, feeble centrists and leftists at home and abroad. Europe needs Trump in order to wake up from its zealous overconfidence in its capacity to assimilate millions of non-Europeans into its cultures.The world also needs Trump and America to learn the value of the nation state and policies based on the community called the "nation." Every nation in the world needs a president or prime minister like Donald Trump - pushing their nation towards its greater destiny.Every nation needs presidents that puts their nation first and fights for the interests of those who voted for them!Trump's World shows how Trump has bent the arc of modern history in the US and how other leaders will do the same across the world as popular sovereignists win the day.
In Praise of Decadence
Can revolution and anarchy be good for you? Did the protests of the 1960s lead to a new American freedom? This author bravely says "Yes!"The great power of the Baby Boom generation was felt a decade earlier when this group was still in diapers: America's economy was energized by the needs of this massive influx of new citizens. As the Boomers grew, their numbers demanded more schools and teachers, graduating to a new awareness in America's colleges and universities as the largest generation ever to flex its political and social muscle.While many conservatives seek to downplay the 1960s as an overpublicized time of drug-induced sexual irresponsibility and fruitless demonstrations, nationally recognized journalist and commentator Jeff Riggenbach passionately demands that we re-evaluate the social and political significance of the time, and the revolutions of thought that it inspired. In Praise of Decadence shows how the perceived social weaknesses of the turbulent '60s actually demonstrated that it was a seminal decade which sparked a demand for individual freedom among the broad-minded Boomers. "The Movement" they began cast aside the dated values and ideals of their parents and inspired an outpouring of creativity that reverberated throughout society in the decades that followed.With a delightfully refreshing libertarian sense of the political right and left, Riggenbach exposes the myths and misinterpretations surrounding anarchism, liberalism, populism, and conservatism, as well as the term "decadence," which so many have used to describe various periods in our nation's history.Boldly testing the boundaries of political and social thought, In Praise of Decadence cuts through the hazy rhetoric of the grumpy critics, the political pretenders, and the dreamy "good old days" to show that as the Boomers' hair goes gray, Americans will fully realize, much to their surprise, that the wave of individualism celebrated so many years ago is stronger now than ever.
The Patrimonial Revolution
Sixty years after political independence, Africa faces a defining institutional challenge: how to break cycles of corruption inherited from colonial structures of extraction? This book offers a bold answer: the constitutionalization of public goods as the foundation of Africa's third independence.Following political sovereignty in the 1960s and the pursuit of economic autonomy, this new independence would be patrimonial-ensuring that national resources, public services, and state enterprises remain inalienable collective assets.The Author demonstrates how patrimonial governance systems, deliberately designed by colonial administrations to enable private appropriation of public wealth, continue to structure contemporary corruption. Far from being a cultural failure, corruption emerges as an institutional legacy-and therefore institutionally reformable.Drawing on institutional economics and comparative constitutional law, the author charts concrete pathways prove that entrenching public goods in constitutions effectively protects national wealth from elite capture.
Losing Interest
Nothing about endless capitalist growth is normal.Across thousands of years of human history, most cultures have placed explicit social and moral restrictions on economic growth, with charging interest scorned as benefiting from another's hardship and profit-making as divisive. So how did interest rates, monetary gains, and return on investment come to rule our modern world?Though most economic histories tell this story as one of overcoming superstition in favor of social progress, Losing Interest explains how the concept of "interest" had to be continuously rehabilitated over six centuries of European colonial expansion, transforming profit from a mortal sin into a business model. From early Medici innovations in banking to the development of insurance schemes in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, our current economic system was built on legal and financial tools that abstract capital from the ongoing reality of deception, theft, and mass murder at its core.With wit and lyricism, anthropologist Scott W. Schwartz makes a clear, commonsense appeal for our shared wellbeing against capitalism's nonsensical demand for widespread suffering to produce the mounting wealth of the few. In the spirit of David Graeber, Thomas Piketty, and Kohei Saito, Losing Interest serves as a prequel to contemporary degrowth literature, illuminating the history and mechanics of how interest has risen to take from the poor and give to the rich.
The American Dream Blueprint
Embark on Your Journey to American CitizenshipHave you ever dreamt of calling the United States your permanent home? Whether it's for the opportunities, the culture, or the promise of a new beginning, achieving U.S. citizenship is a pathway to unlocking the full spectrum of the American Dream. The American Dream Blueprint: Your Ultimate Guide to US Citizenship is an indispensable resource designed to guide you every step of the way.This comprehensive guide starts with an insightful Introduction, preparing you to embark on your journey to citizenship. From understanding the intricacies of eligibility and the application process to the essential knowledge of America's foundational history and democratic principles, this book leaves no stone unturned. You'll gain a thorough understanding of the different paths to citizenship, from green cards to naturalization and beyond.Dive deep into the roots and principles of American democracy, exploring the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the complexities of federalism. Learn how the U.S. government is structured, with detailed explanations of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Comprehend your voting rights, the political landscape, and the significance of civic participation.Your journey doesn't end there. Equip yourself with the knowledge of your rights and responsibilities as a future citizen, the cultural diversity of American society, and the fundamental aspects of the U.S. economy. Prepare diligently for the USCIS Civics Test with proven study strategies, sample questions, and essential tips to ace the interview and oath ceremony.Beyond achieving citizenship, this book encourages continuous learning and active engagement, ensuring that you keep the dream alive throughout your life as a new U.S. citizen. With invaluable resources, key historical documents, and practical advice, The American Dream Blueprint: Your Ultimate Guide to US Citizenship is your all-encompassing companion on the pathway to realizing your American Dream.
