Nation Topics - Thomas Hobbes | The Nation

Jonathan Israel's epic defense of "Radical Enlightenment" has the dogmatic ring of a profession of faith.

Thomas Hobbes sensed the revolutionary impulses of early modern Europe and transformed them into a defense of the most hidebound form of rule.

A leader who waged war with impunity shouldn't be surprised to someday be called to account for his actions.

One of the most difficult things to judge in the world today is the extent of American power.

In Baghdad this week, one Mohammed Mohsen Zubaidi, an Iraqi businessman
with ties to the Iraqi National Congress, has shown up claiming to be
the city's governor.