Duncan Bell, “John Stuart Mill on Federation, Civilization and Empire,” History of Political Thought (2025) go.shr.lc/4mTZyBp

For those touching up their syllabi on liberalism and conservatism, note that though Burke is often pitted against Rousseau, Joseph de Maistre in some ways criticizes him in a more systematic and accessible manner. Check out his "Against Rousseau" ia801700.us.archive.org/15/items/josep…

Pleased to announce the creation of a 2-yr postdoctoral position at Oxford University on Civic Virtue - deadline 12th September rpc.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/upl…

My review of Georgios Varouxakis's "The West: A History of an Idea" (Princeton, 2025), Law & Liberty lawliberty.org/book-review/th…

Congratulations to Gianna Englert Gianna Englert , former PPE Center Post‑doc who has just won the Catherine & Michael Zuckert Book Award for her recent book Democracy Tamed: French Liberalism and the Politics of Suffrage.  Check it out: politicalthought.org/book-prize

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Professor Gianna Englert's book, "Democracy Tamed: French Liberalism and the Politics of Suffrage," was just awarded the inaugural Catherine and Michael Zuckert Book Prize by the Association for the History of Political Thought. Congrats, Dr. Englert!👏 politicalthought.org/book-prize

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Why were political liberals originally opposed to electoral democracy? Can their objections teach us anything about possibly *salvaging* or *improving* liberal democracy today? I explore these questions & others on this podcast from New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social). newbooksnetwork.com/democracy-tamed

Hamilton's Gianna Englert joins the New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) to discuss her book, "Democracy Tamed: French Liberalism and the Politics of Suffrage" — exploring how 19th-century French liberals balanced democracy and liberty.🇫🇷 Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/democracy-tamed #UFHamilton #UF

Adam Smith's copy of Hobbes's "Leviathan"

Great piece in the new American Political Thought by Dimitri Halikias, probing the relationship between Publius and Wilson and elaborating The Federalist's dynamic account of institutional development.

CFP for junior scholars of PPE: please submit abstracts for our inaugural "New Directions in PPE" conference in Boulder, CO this May. This event is co-sponsored by Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Ed, The Chase Center, Benson Center. A great opportunity to receive focused feedback & have some fun in CO.

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