Political Science

In September 2024, Canadian influencer Lauren Southern suddenly found herself in the eye of a media storm, accused of spreading Russian propaganda. The US government had just alleged that the founders of the startup she’d been making videos for - Tenet Media - were working with Russian state media, in a $10 million Kremlin-backed operation. What exactly did Russia want with a group of YouTubers? And did they succeed? Who knew what was allegedly going on within Tenet Media, and when? And what does all of this say about where everyone gets their information?

Many worry that Britain is stuck in a doom loop of higher debt and higher taxes. In Not Bust Yet, Jeremy Hunt argues that getting out of Britain's low growth is a solvable problem, and that we should approach the country's economic future with optimism. Hunt asks the key questions: How...

READ BY RACHEL MADDOW From a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and a former White House senior advisor, a deeply reported manual about how anyone can defy an authoritarian – based on original interviews with more than 100 dissidents, activists, and theorists across the world. The...

Bloomsbury presents Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left by Roger Scruton, read by Kris Dyer A devastating critique of New Left thinking. In Fools, Frauds and Firebrands, Roger Scruton first surveys and then deconstructs the golden idols of left wing thought from the 1960s to...

For decades, Rupert Murdoch's global media empire has shaped political landscapes, influenced elections and fuelled public opinion. But behind the headlines lies a darker story – of targeted campaigns, smear tactics and relentless attacks on those who don't fit the Murdoch mould. From LGBTQI communities and women's rights advocates to progressive politicians, human rights defenders and even conservatives deemed 'not right enough', Getting Murdoched: How Murdoch's Media Wields Power and Punishment exposes how dissent is silenced and reputations destroyed.

Robert Ingersoll (1833-1899) is one of the great lost figures in United States history, all but forgotten at just the time America needs him most. An outspoken and unapologetic agnostic, fervent champion of the separation of church and state, and advocate of the rights of women and Black Americans, he drew enormous audiences in the late 19th century with his lectures on “freethought.”

In the tradition of The Lonely Crowd, an ambitious sociological, psychological, philosophical, and economic analysis of the rise since the 1960s of a new American elite whose narcissism and moral corruption threaten to destroy the fabric of the nation.

Ein erschreckend realistischer Thriller – relevant, dramatisch, wahr Nach einer verheerenden Pandemie ist die Welt nicht wiederzuerkennen: Massenarbeitslosigkeit und Armut haben das demokratische Gleichgewicht gekippt, marodierende Banden beherrschen die Straßen der großen Stadt. Colin Lowe...

Ist die Zukunft unserer Demokratie populistisch? Narrative wie Brandmauern oder "Kampf gegen Rechts" können ihre Wirkung verfehlen und gesellschaftliche Spaltungen beschleunigen statt lindern. Die aktuellen Nervositäten der Gesellschaft und die Auswirkungen auf die Politik, die zu diesem...

In The Ultimate Goal, Vikram Sood, former chief of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), explains 'the narrative' and how a country's ability to construct, sustain and control narratives, at home and abroad, enhances its strength and position. Intelligence...

In 1953 a second edition was published which omitted out-dated material. A further revision was made for the third edition in 1964. Since then, the progress made by humanity has been such that the nature of the problems has changed to a marked degree. For example, problems relating to the worlds children continue to exist but in different forms and under different conditions to those of the post-war period. The problems of capital, labor and employment have changed greatly in an increasingly automated and computerized world.

New York Times journalist Jesse Wegman tells the story of James Wilson, a Founding Father whose bold vision shaped American democracy but whose legacy was lost to scandal. This program is read by the author. As a young lawyer, James Wilson made a celebrated case for American independence in an...

If you asked a passerby on the street what anarchism is, they may answer that it is an ideology based on chaos, disorder, and violence. But is this true? What exactly is anarchism? This Very Short Introduction provides a new point of departure for our understanding of anarchism. Prichard...

A revelatory account of how words and actions combined to destroy Britain's colonial rule and secure Washington's American victory The American Revolution was not only fought on bloody battlefields, it was waged with the ink of pen and print. George Goodwin shows how the leaders of the American...

Um em cada quatro brasileiros está abaixo da linha de pobreza, (sobre)vivendo sob condições inaceitáveis. Saber que milhares de pessoas, inclusive crianças, sofrem com as consequências da desigualdade imediatamente nos provoca um senso de indignação e um desejo de resolver a situação, mas as respostas para eliminar a pobreza parecem vir de todos os lados, apontando para caminhos opostos.

In this timely book, distinguished historian Thomas Madden explores the people, events, and factors that led to the collapse of some of the world's most enduring republics—from Carthage to Rome to Venice and beyond—and examines the worrying lessons these failures hold for the United States and other democracies today.

Prosperity, Freedom, and Order by Richard Allen Beach is a serious and thought-provoking work that explores how liberty, moral responsibility, social order, and economic structure are deeply connected. Through the philosophy of Perceptionism, Beach presents a broad vision for a society built on individual sovereignty, personal accountability, strong families, and long-term stability. Rather than offering a narrow political argument, the book examines the larger foundations of human life and asks what kind of social order can genuinely support freedom and prosperity.

Your passport is not a document of freedom. It is a leash with a government logo. The nation-state—that seventeenth-century invention built on territory, bureaucracy, and the implied threat of force—is creaking under the weight of a world it was never designed to manage. Tax codes nobody understands, border walls that solve nothing, surveillance dressed up as security, and a social contract you never actually signed. The question is no longer whether this system works. The question is: what comes next?

The Sceptic Isle provides a bold reassessment of how the British government sold the Second World War to the British public. It powerfully showcases the major credibility gap that cast a long shadow over the British government's efforts to sell the different dimensions of the Second World War to the home front.

The U.S. liberal democratic capitalist system has fallen short of its pronouncements. This is evident in the notable challenges faced by the middle class, whose economic and social conditions have deteriorated, leading to discontent, apathy, and a decline in public trust in the country’s key institutions.

Reflections of an Ordinary American in Extraordinary Times is a compelling and thought-provoking exploration of America’s journey through history, culture, and modern-day challenges. Blending personal insight with historical and philosophical reflection, the book examines how society has evolved and what may have been lost along the way. It encourages readers to question the systems that shape everyday life, from education and governance to community and human connection.

In 1800, a young Welsh factory manager did something no one had ever tried before: he treated his workers like human beings. He raised their wages, shortened their hours, built schools for their children, and — to the astonishment of absolutely everyone — made more money than ever.

Professor Greg Jackson, podcast host of History That Doesn’t Suck, proves that while today’s political climate may be dark, these aren’t as unprecedented times as we may think. Our nation’s past is full of massive upheaval, disagreement, and departures from the moral high ground. The...

At the outset of Marx for Cats, Leigh Claire La Berge declares that "all history is the history of cat struggle." Revising the medieval bestiary form to meet Marxist critique, La Berge follows feline footprints through Western economic history to reveal an animality at the heart of Marxism. She...

Alexander habe Achill nachgeahmt und Caesar den Alexander – doch wen haben sich die starken Männer der Gegenwart zum Vorbild genommen? »I am the chosen one«, wusste Donald Trump 2019 über sich zu berichten. Ein Fürst, der sich behaupten wolle, statuierte Machiavelli, müsse lernen, nicht gut zu sein.