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Political philosophy, or philosophy of government, attempts to understand the functioning of civil society and civic participation through rational means.

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• American Prophet

  http://www.americanprophet.org/
  Provides political news, commentary and articles with a Christian slant.

• Biblical Theocracy

  http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp/bth/
  Topics discussed include Aristotle's politics, pros and cons of Christian Democracy, the practical possibility of theocracy.

• Constitutionalism

  http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/constitutionalism/
  Philosophical survey of the idea that government should be limited in its powers by law; from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Wil Waluchow.

• Equality

  http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/equality/
  Survey of social and political equality; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Stefan Gosepath.

• Foundations of Political Theory

  http://www.political-theory.org/
  Organized section of the American Political Science Association promoting research, teaching, and professional development. News, publications, and awards.

• Hierarchic Democracy and the Necessity of Mass Civil Disobedience

  http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/ted5.htm
  Ted Honderich on how gross differentials in economic power, and hence political power, make a mockery of conventional assumptions about "liberal democracy", as practiced in the United States and Britain.

• How to Make Russia a Normal Country

  http://matthew-maly.ru/
  Publication by Matthew Maly on Russian transition to democracy and market economy. Bio, resume, articles and books.

• Identities: How Governed, Who Pays?

  http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/paksoy-7/
  Serialized amateur study of group identity politics, social conflict, and political philosophy in history by H.B. Paksoy.

• Neoliberalism

  http://web.inter.nl.net/users/Paul.Treanor/neoliberalism.html
  Attempts to summarise neoliberalism as a philosophy, not simply as economics.

• On Equality

  http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/
  The many principles of equality foisted on egalitarianism, and their worth by Prof. Ted Honderich.

• Political Theory Daily Review

  http://www.politicaltheory.info/
  A portal weblog on political theory and philosophy, updated every weekday. Links to articles and essays that can be read free of charge and that are relevant to the field of political theory, broadly conceived to cover a wide range of subjects, perspectives, and methodologies. There are also several supporting pages that serve as guides for resources found online.

• Political Thought

  http://ovaismirza-politicalthoughts.blogspot.com/
  Political blog including religious thought, current affairs.

• Radical Centrism.org

  http://radicalcentrism.org/
  About the philosophical basis of the Radical Middle movement. Manifesto, papers, and links.

• Republican Manifesto

  http://rmanifesto.tripod.com/
  Narrative essay advocating individual freedom, supply-side economics, capitalism, the right to work and other features of the American system.

• Serendipity: Liberty and Democracy

  http://www.serendipity.li/jsmill.html
  John Stuart Mill's essay On Liberty,other articles deaing with liberty, freedom and democracy.

• Sovereignty

  http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/sovereignty/
  Modern notion of political authority of supreme authority within a territory; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Dan Philpott.

• The Chains of the Consitution

  http://www.cassiodorus.com/
  Essay exploring the history of American constitutionalism.

• The Nature of Pure Democracy

  http://www.ourcivilisation.com/democrat.htm
  The nature and significance of the appearance of democracy in a civilization.

• TYSK - The Philosophy of Government Department

  http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/gov_philosophy/phil_of_government.htm
  Links to articles and essays on the formulation of the U.S. government from an "original intent" perspective.

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