On the one hand there is Karl Marx, a Communist and political exile in London, on the other Charles Bradlaugh, who rose from humble origins to become the leading nineteenth century advocate of Secularism and a MP for Northampton. Both were political giants.
BOOK REVIEW: Bradlaugh Contra Marx, Radicalism And Socialism In The First International Read Post »
This study of political and social developments from the birth of the USA up until the Bush administration is a challenging and controversial being an evaluation of the nation’s history and how it went wrong and departed from the ideals of some of its founding fathers.
BOOK REVIEW: Where The USA Went Wrong, A Study Of The United States Empire Read Post »
Read “The Citizen Tom Paine” about Thomas Paine, a stirring call to arms for the democracy lovers worldwide. Explore the lyrics of Martin Green in this revolutionary poem about a man who galvanized patriots and championed liberty and independence against British rule and much besides.
A Poem: Citizen Tom Paine Read Post »
My first serious secondhand book was the 1791 edition of Rights of Man published out of his own pocket by Thomas Paine. It cost me three pounds. As a student, I had to pay by instalments, to the bookseller’s annoyance.
Thomas Paine Versus Ted Valiance Read Post »
There has been much speculation on what became of Thomas Paine’s first wife, Mary Lambert, after they moved from Sandwich to Margate in April 1760. George Chalmers, in his hostile life of Paine published in 1791, was the first to speculate on it.
The Fate Of Paine’s First Wife: A Note Read Post »
Dr Richard Price was a man of many parts: preacher, moral philosopher, commentator on actuarial and public finance, and ardent campaigner for civil liberties. This essay focuses, for the most part, on his latter activities. One of the most influential radical thinkers of his day, though now little known beyond historians.
Richard Price, Dd., Fsa: Champion Of Civil Liberty Read Post »
