A review of The Federalist by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison

The Federalist is a seminal work of political philosophy that provides the rationalization and justification for the American experiment in … More

A review of Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky

I included this book on my list with high expectations that it was money in the bank. I’d read The Brother’s … More

My list is mostly the things I feel the need to read, but I included a large selection of 19th … More

I packed my list with a good bit of 19th century pop fiction, and I did this partly to have some … More

Here’s our man Alexander Hamilton talking about the regional factions that would form, and what side each state would likely … More

So following Aristotle’s very disppointing Politics, I wanted a surer bet, so I turned to the The Federalist Papers, and … More

I was surprised to discover that Aristotle was an idiot. I curated my list hoping to stock it with the … More

So I am diving into Aristotle’s Politics, which seemed appropriate after Rousseau, and I’m finding him to be a slightly … More

The Social Contract is Rousseau’s attempt to resolve the question of how one might submit to the will of the … More

I finished The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, which was very engaging and pleasant to read. I will be writing … More