Suggested Reading
Bakunin, Mikhail. Statism and Anarchy. New York:
Cambridge University Press, 1990.
The classic statement of anarchism.
Burke, Edmund. Reflections on the Revolution in France.
Indianapolis: Hackett, 1987.
A prominent exposition of classical conservatism.
Dahl, Robert. Polyarchy. New Haven, Conn.: Yale
University Press, 1972.
A recent examination of democratic theory, although Dahl’s polyarchy is
not quite the same as democracy.
Fukuyama, Francis. The End of History and the Last Man.
New York: Free Press, 1992.
A foundational philosophical text of the contemporary neoconservative
movement in the United States.
Hayek, F. A. The Road to Serfdom. Chicago:
University of Chicago Press, 1994.
A recent exposition of free market conservatism.
Nozick, Robert. Anarchy, State and Utopia. New York:
Basic Books, 1977.
A philosophically rich defense of libertarian views.
Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations. New York: Modern
Library, 1994.
The first formulation of the key ideas of free market capitalism. An
immensely influential book.
Useful Websites
www.americanprogress.org
The website of the Center for American Progress, an American liberal
organization.
www.balancedpolitics.org/ideology.htm
This website gives side-by-side comparisons of American liberalism and
conservatism.
www.cato.org
The website of the Cato Institute, a leading libertarian think tank.
www.conservative.org
The website of the American Conservative Union, which promotes
conservatism and rates politicians.
www.lp.org
The website of the American Libertarian Party.
www.typology.people-press.org
This website contains a thorough discussion of the “Red State/Blue State”
divide in the United States.
