A Utopian Republic

The following book on political philosophy explores a multitude of questions at the periphery of a single, central thesis: Why do rational attempts to create perfect societies inevitably lead to tyranny? Set in Ancient Greece 2000+ years go, two friends debate ideal government in the form of a Socratic Dialogue. Yet, although they explore seemingly innocuous reforms to the status quo (e.g. mandatory civic education, wealth redistribution, strict public safety measures), they gradually come to justify totalitarian control in the pursuit of Utopia… with the direst consequences.

As I wrote this book, I conducted extensive independent research into classical political theory, historical case studies from the worlds of Ancient Persia, to Greece, to Rome, all while drawing inspiration from the modern constitutional principles we hold so dear. Self-published as “A Utopian Republic”, the work demonstrates how well-intentioned efforts by Man to reach this Utopia transform the state, into the State.

Fundamentally, the proper "equilibrium" between the role of government in bettering society, and the proper place of individual rights continues to be an important unanswered (and maybe unanswerable) question I hope to shed a little bit more light on.