"An infamous Renaissance classic, The Prince shocked Europe upon publication with its ruthless tactics for gaining absolute power and its abandonment of conventional morality. Niccolo Machiavelli even came to be regarded by some as an agent of the Devel, his name taken for the intriguer "Machevill" of Jacobean tragedy. For his treatise on statecraft Machiavelli drew upon his own experience of office under the turbulent Florentine republic, rejecting...

Authors debate issues regarding free expression, the issues surrounding the doctrine of separation of church and state, and issues on the loss of privacy because of technological innovations.

Julia Putnam and Catherine Angelos, twins who were separated as babies and adopted by different families, come close to meeting when the Putnams move to Catherine's home town and the girls become adversaries on the issue of the lighting of the local Christmas tree.

Argues that a return to a more secular America will promote religious diversity and freedom, and help eliminate the widening divide between religious conservatives and staunch atheists.

An acclaimed historian and "New York Times"-bestselling author offers a revelatory look at how Roger Williams shaped the nature of religion, political power, and individual rights in America.