The Readings

[Publius]

This list is subject to additions, subtractions and modifications.

Items we are going to study:

The Bible (King James, NIB or NASB) - God only knows
The Age of Reason - Thomas Payne*
The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins*

True Believer - Eric Hoffer

Common Sense - Thomas Payne
The Declaration of Independence - Various
The Articles of Confederation - Various
The Constitution of the United States - Various
The Federalist Papers (all of them, they're not that long) - Various
The Ordinances of Secession (The Declaration of Causes of Seceding States)*
Exercise: Rewrite the Constitution*
How to convince someone when Facts Fail - Michael Shermer
How to Talk to a Science Denier - Lee McIntyre

The Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith
The Myth of Capitalism - Hearn & Tapper*
The Communist Manifesto - Marx and Engels
Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand*
The Jungle - Upton Sinclair
The Necessity of Politics - Christopher Beem*
Racism, Not Race - Joseph Graves and Alan Goodman*
The Address Book - Deirdre Mask
One Person, No Vote - Carol Anderson*
Forum Discussion Items

*Items that are not considered college level requirements to understanding our nation, but that have timely or cultural importance to our interests.




Items we have studied:

The Age of Reason - Thomas Payne*
True Believer - Eric Hoffer
Common Sense - Thomas Payne
The Declaration of Independence - Various
The Articles of Confederation - Various
The Constitution of the United States - Various
The Federalist Papers (all of them, they're not that long) - Various
The Ordinances of Secession (The Declaration of Causes of Seceding States)*
How to Talk to a Science Denier
The Communist Manifesto - Marx and Engels
Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand*
Racism, Not Race - Joseph Graves and Alan Goodman*
The Address Book - Deirdre Mask
One Person, No Vote - Carol Anderson*
Forum Discussion Items

*Items that are not considered college level requirements to understanding our nation, but that have timely or cultural importance to our interests.