A conversation with Rita Koganzon about her recent book, Liberal States, Authoritarian Families (Oxford University Press, 2021). Hear more interviews from The Political Theory Review.
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Kant and the Law of War: Author Interview with Arthur Ripstein
A conversation with Arthur Ripstein about his recent book, Kant and the Law of War (Oxford University Press, 2021). Hear more interviews from The Political Theory Review.
Examining the Consistency of John Adams’s Political Thinking: What His Early Political Writings Can Tell Us
In her 1805 History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution, family friend Mercy Otis Warren harshly criticized John Adams for what she alleged was his apostasy from republicanism, positing that his long residency in Europe had caused him to favor monarchy and aristocracy. In a series of venomous letters written to […]
Madison 2022: “Property” in a Pandemic World
Contemporary law schools rarely teach property in ‘property class.’ Rather, they teach how to balance state interests with private property interests. Reflection on Madison’s essay Property elucidates the problematic shift in American political thought away from an understanding of property as rooted in fundamental rights toward property as rooted in interests. Madison begins his discussion […]
The Dark Side of Political Compromise: Why the Filibuster Needs to Go
Compromise is often seen as a silver bullet for the problems plaguing modern politics. If only our politicians were less confrontational and better at negotiating compromises, we are told, much of the rancor characterizing contemporary political discourse would disappear. For this reason, many observers on both left and right defend the filibuster, a Senate procedure […]
