Political theory and political philosophy are disciplines that interrogate the fundamental principles underlying political life, ranging from the nature and legitimacy of power to the evaluation of ...

Released in 2014, here is Werner Bonefeld's seminal book on critical theory and the critique of political economy. Bonefeld originally studied with Johannes Agnoli and was a founder of the Open ...

Explore the pros and cons of going global versus keeping it local in today’s politics. What do we owe other people? Are we just as obligated to help someone on the other side of the world as someone ...

See how artists have shaped politics and politicians have failed to stop them. Art and politics may seem like mortal enemies, but they’re more like best frenemies forever. In this episode of Crash ...

Originalism’s politico-theoretical premises are hostile to the premises undergirding the administrative state and living constitutionalism. The concentration of lawmaking power into the hands of the ...

This is the season for columnists to offer some new idea that encapsulates the year that was. I got nothing. But 2023 was the year I finally abandoned my opposition to an old idea — the horseshoe ...

Exploring political behavior and polarization through the lens of social identity theory (SIT) provides insights into how individuals' self-concepts are shaped by their group memberships, influencing ...

I've long warned about the dangers of voter ignorance. But the Trump era and the current election reveal that, on one crucial point, I was actually too optimistic. I've never been a big believer in ...

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, ...

Plato and Aristotle in discussion, 1437, by Luca della Robbia (ca 1400-1482), marble tile, depicts two of the greatest philosophers, who wrote two of the all-time best philosophy books. Philosophy ...