Biden, 80, said, “I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years and I used to teach political theory. And folks, you always hear, every generation has to fight for democracy.” aoldman ...

Marxism is an economic and political theory that examines the flaws inherent in capitalism. It’s primarily based on the work of German philosopher and economist Karl Marx.

Roger Koopman writes, The left is always on the offense, pressing its force-based agenda that guarantees a better life for ...

Opinion: The conservatives are furious over the authoritarianism imposed by an authoritarian left. And the left is furious ...

The Political Theory Opposing the Administrative State. Those ideas were, however, contested by alternative accounts of politics and human nature in 20th-century political theory, ...

In this episode of Crash Course Political Theory, we’ll learn democracy has had its fair share of critics, past and present. And even those in favor of the idea don’t necessarily agree on what ...

Political Ignorance. Political Ignorance is an Even Worse Problem than I Thought I've long warned about the dangers of voter ignorance. But the Trump era and the current election reveal that, on ...

As he left the Constitutional Convention in 1787, Ben Franklin is said to have been asked: “Well, Doctor, what have we got — a republic or a monarchy?” Franklin replied: “A republic, if ...

Crash Course: Political Theory is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku ...

The political theory subfield focuses on the conceptual frameworks we use to understand, explain, and evaluate our political world. Our faculty includes specialists in both theory and law, many of ...

Philosophy & Political Theory M.A. Reading List This is preparation for the 90-minute written exam plus oral. With the permission of a faculty advisor and the Associate Chair of Graduate Studies , ...

This graduate program provides strong substantive and methodological training in political science and promotes close working relationships between faculty and students. Students choose from a ...