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Max Weber made many significant interpretations of both academic and political vocations in his two lectures on Science as a Vocation (Wissenschaft als Beruf, 1917) and Politics as a Vocation (Poli

Boris Godunov governed from the shadows during the 13-year reign of the borderline-retarded Tsar Feodor Ivanovich, heir to Tsar Ivan IV, and then for almost seven years in his own name.

Presenting sketches of individuals like Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony, Adam Smith and David Hume, Charles Baudelaire and Edouard Manet, David Henry Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson, Susan Anthony a

The issue or debate about the existence of God is one thing. But learning to restructure one's life, especially if one has been a believer whether devout or casual, is quite another.

Empress Wu was stunning in her beauty, in her ruthless elimination of rivals (including sons and daughters), and, most important, in her discernment.

Alexander Hamilton: Americas Forgotten Founder describes the character and achievements of a man who was instrumental in casting the form of our government and especially its strong financial struc

The revelations of Mr. Edward Snowden sparked widespread outrage about the illegal surveillance mechanisms of N.S.A. and G.C.H.Q.

The book offers new interpretations of Nietzsche's thinking — considering especially his ideas regarding power, values, nature, contrariety, sexuality and sexual politics — that could offer ne

The American middle class is disappearing, and an obtuse, short-sighted and self-centered emphasis on growth rather than stability ensures this.

Ryskamp provides an up-to-the-minute report on the law and politics of eminent domain after the Supreme Court's (in)famous Kelo v. New London decision of June of 2005.

Contrary to what is often reported in history books, the Morgenthau Plan was a major element in postwar planning led by Washington, before the war was even over.

Through its military policy and foreign policy, America attained superpower status in a remarkably short period of time.

"Work smarter, not harder." Gerard Fonte presents the construction of the Great Pyramid as a wonder indeed, while challenging our cherished notions of the arduous labor and extreme human

While working on my last book, The Shadow of the White Rose, Edward Courtenay Earl of Devon, 1526 to 1556, I realized that I was only telling part of a story, as there are many links between Edward

The End of Knowledge is a revolutionary work in several regards, most especially in its reinvention of reason as both a theoretical and practical tool able to identify and craft ideal axiological j