Political Science

This Library of Congress site contains full text searchable early Congressional documents.

University of California-Santa Barbara resource featuring a variety of materials on the presidency.

Contains three databases. The Online Speech Bank is a database containing over 5000 full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recordings.

Courtesy: Historical Society of New York Courts. The arguments against ratification of the Constitution appeared in various forms, by various authors, most of whom used a pseudonym. Collectively, these writings have become known as the Anti-Federalist Papers.

Research database and alerting service providing access to Australian & New Zealand public policy information resources and statistics.

Podcasts on the Middle East and North Africa from the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

Conservative perspectives on Canadian politics hosted by Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Jamie Schmale who represents the Ontario riding/district HALIBURTON – KAWARTHA LAKES – BROCK.

Series of podcasts on varying topics from this prominent liberal U.S. public policy research institution.

Foreign policy and national security podcasts from the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

2023 documentary taking a contrarian perspective on the "climate consensus." Produced by the Global Climate Intelligence Group featuring an international variety of scientists and professionals.

Hosted by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), these podcasts cover various national and international security developments with Brussels Sprouts focusing on European developments, CNAS Live broadcasting center sponsored events, and Stories from the Backchannel covering stories behind critical national security developments.

Organization responsible for sponsoring presidential and vice-presidential debates.

Transparency International resource documenting how experts and business executives see corruption in individual countries.

This site contains on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army. Because the original intent of the Series' sponsor was to focus primarily on lesser known areas of the world or regions in which U.S. forces might be deployed, the series is not all-inclusive. At present, 101 countries and regions are covered. Notable omissions include Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and other Western nations, as well as a number of African nations.

British political resources with detailed breakdowns for all House of Commons constituencies. Good background for recent British elections.

Blog and data set analyzing historical and contemporary U.S. Supreme Court topics.

Organization striving to protect black lives from conception to death by confronting injustice and breaking barriers though training, networked resources, community organizing, and faith building.

The Federalist Papers were written and published during the years 1787 and 1788 in several New York State newspapers to persuade New York voters to ratify the proposed constitution. In total, the Federalist Papers consist of 85 essays outlining how this new government would operate and why this type of government was the best choice for the United States of America.

The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) has relaunched Fedspending.org as a tool for tracking federal spending and holding agencies accountable for their management of public funds.

Fund for Peace resource documenting the vulnerability of individual countries to collapse.

Podcast series from the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI).

Podcasts from this prominent U.S. conservative public policy research institution.

Podcasts on international relations and security topics from this conservative U.S. think tank.

British research institute focusing on improving governmental efficiency in the UK.

Podcasts from this prominent British international affairs research institute.

Social science research data promoting conservative/traditionalist perspectives on marriage and the family.

Links to search engines providing access to resources produced by non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Courtesy - UC Berkeley

International scientific collaborative skeptical of conclusions of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Podcasts on Chinese politics from the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

Podcast hosted by Fox News Dana Perino (a former White House press secretary to President George W. Bush), this resource interviews various individuals involved in American politics.

Annual non-governmental report documenting Citizens Against Government Waste examples of what it considers wasteful congressional and governmental spending.

Global database of nonpartisan public policy research reports.

(U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom)

Site showing deleted tweets by British politicians and candidates.

ProPublica site showing deleted tweets by U.S. politicians and candidates.

Canadian politics podcasts produced by Canada's Public Affairs Channel (CPAC) which is Canada's counterpart to CSPAN.

Podcasts hosted by British political personalities Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart on various British political topics.

March 2024 American Political Science Assocation report.

Podcasts from this prominent security studies research institute.

Podcast hosted by Josh Holmes the former Chief of Staff to Senator Mitch McConnell. Provides conservative perspectives.

Center for International Policy resource monitoring U.S. security and defense assistance programs globally including arms sales, military and police aid, training programs, exercises, exchanges, bases, and deployments.

Hosted by Sharri Markson of Sky News Australia and the Australian newspaper, this podcast provides information and analysis of Australian and international political subjects.

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) podcast series featuring conversations with global women leaders with expertise in foreign policy, national security, international business, & international development.

Pew Center resource on state government trends and developments.