The masterpiece that illuminates the necessity of a good political system is based on good people.

The realism Machiavelli brings to political thought is timeless. Rulers sometimes can not afford mercy without sacrificing the government and rule of law. Is it better to be feared or loved?

Hamilton, Jay and Madison defend the need for a stronger central government. With a system of checks and balances to retain the sovereignty of state power under a powerful federal government, the Constitution they were selling has stood the test of time. The Federalist papers dive into the depths of this historic document.

Plato is once again exumed, but sadly few pay attention. A prophet of how political problems develop from cultural decay and the growth of Big Business.

No matter what anyone may say about making the rich and corporations pay the taxes, in the end they come out of the people who toil. It is your fellow workers who are ordered to work for the government, every time an appropriation bill is passed. The people pay the expense of government, often many times over, in the increased cost of living. - Calvin Coolidge

Kirk coined the term "Conservative" by labeling this outlined narrative of political thought. The historical outline of conservative thought as it propagated through popular politicians and artists.

Kennedy's insights into the themes of national strength and war in regards to a democracy's disadvantage to totalitarian regimes. A study in Defense Policy by a classical Democrat.

The threat of global warming is confronted by a former Green Peace activist with controversial statistics.

The thoughts of an American liberal who didn't leave the Democratic party, but the party left him.

A book alluding to Kennedy's title. A cataloguing of political boners from Nixon, Carter and Reagan to G.W. Bush that allowed the tragedy of September 11th.