Are you an aspiring lawyer? Or, are you interested in a career as a government official? Perhaps you’re simply interested in learning about Western politics and how our political landscape became what ...

Democracy has had its fair share of critics. So what is it, and what should it be? A government by the people, for the people sounds like a good idea. But is democracy really all it’s cracked up to be ...

Explore the complexities of Just War Theory through the lens of the Iraq War. Is war ever justified, and how could we tell if it were? In this episode of Crash Course Political Theory, we tackle Just ...

On and off, I have spent decades studying Greek history. I am not so sure, however, that I fully understand what made the ancient Greeks so original and, at times, so self-destructive. Greatness, ...

This review essay focuses on three recent books on 20th century political philosopher Leo Strauss which stand out for their comprehensiveness, significance and originality: Una filosofia in esilio.