Nico Mak-Wasek
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Putin 2018: Russian Revanchism and the Authoritarian Alternative
The 2018 Russian Presidential Elections seems to confirm what political theorists since…
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The Fourth Estate: The Importance of a Free Press for the Maintenance of Good Government
On the morning of October 27th 1787, a trio of New York…
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Political Theory on the Rise of Nationalism: Historical Roots
A historical overview of the Rise of Nationalism, and nationalism’s role in…
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Direct Democracy: A Healthy Alternative to Unresponsive Representatives
The belief that democracy is not a perfect system of government has…
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Plutocracy: The Democratic Standard
Debating the merits of plutocracy: a government by the wealthy
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Federalism: Neither Obsolete nor Outdated
Image Credits: Douglas Simkin, via Flickr Creative Commons The virtues of federalism have…
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The Modern Legacies of Social Contract Theory: Written Constitutions
The great question among political thinkers during the European Enlightenment was how…
