Political Science – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:05:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Political Science – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 When Freedom Fought Kings: The Birth of Classical Liberalism in the 18th Century https://brewminate.com/when-freedom-fought-kings-the-birth-of-classical-liberalism-in-the-18th-century/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:05:33 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=250085 Classical liberalism gained full flowering in the early 18th century. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction Classical

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]]> Talking Lightly About Serious Things: Henri Rochefort and the Origins of French Populism https://brewminate.com/talking-lightly-about-serious-things-henri-rochefort-and-the-origins-of-french-populism/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:02:34 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=243003 How a a self-described “errant journalist and literary poacher” gained notoriety. By Dr. Vlad SolomonIndependent Scholar, Modern European

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]]> Everything You Need to Know About Showing Party Support During an Election https://brewminate.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-showing-party-support-during-an-election/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 13:30:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=239587 Supporting a political party during an election is a fundamental aspect of democratic participation. Whether you’re an active

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]]> The Social Justice Implications Of Sustainable Clothing And Why It Matters https://brewminate.com/the-social-justice-implications-of-sustainable-clothing-and-why-it-matters/ Thu, 04 May 2023 14:01:20 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=210114 In recent years, sustainable clothing has emerged as a powerful tool for promoting social justice and environmental consciousness.

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]]> Chaos Theory and Sociopolitical Change in Ancient Sparta and Athens https://brewminate.com/chaos-theory-and-sociopolitical-change-in-ancient-sparta-and-athens/ Mon, 17 Jan 2022 18:02:18 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=169228 Sparta was a society with too many institutional checks and balances, and Athens was a society with almost

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]]> Explaining Gerrymandering, a Threat to Our Republic https://brewminate.com/explaining-gerrymandering-a-threat-to-our-republic/ Thu, 09 Dec 2021 18:09:59 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=165856 The practice has been a thorn in the side of democracy for centuries. Introduction After the Census Bureau

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]]> The Third Reconstruction https://brewminate.com/the-third-reconstruction/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 18:10:34 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=165255 New momentum in the continuing march toward a more equitable society. Introduction In 2011, Venus Colley-Mims found a

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]]> Four Myths of Presidential Power https://brewminate.com/four-myths-of-presidential-power/ Fri, 19 Nov 2021 18:03:26 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=164805 Here are some of the key myths and what we actually learn from history. History looms large in

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