Born into a time when self serving aspirations in the name of thepublic well being were the norm of public life, Niccolo Machiavelli wrotehis two discourses on public government as a means of demonstrating thedifferences between moral, and immoral governments, and then as an attemptto curry f...

Capitalism's Destruction of America The idea of Capitalism in America is good in theory but when it is used it destroys the true meaning of America as said by the fore fathers of the country. Capitalism can be seen to be bringing a lot of people to the poorhouse and many businesses to a halt....

Influenced by Republicanism, but not a True RepublicanThe philosophy of a republican form of government was certainly not a creation of James Madison and the Federalists. The idea of such a government has been around since the beginning of political philosophy. While the definition has changed ove...

Karl Marx, a German author, and John Locke, a British educator, are both very well known philosophers. Both have written essays on the ideal government: Marx created Marxism and Locke defined democracy. Both forms of government have been tried throughout the course of time. Both, however, came fr...

Karl Marx, a German author, and John Locke, a British educator, are both very well known philosophers. Both have written essays on the ideal government: Marx created Marxism and Locke defined democracy. Both forms of government have been tried throughout the course of time. Both, however, came fr...