Alan S. Kahan is an historian, political theorist, translator, travel writer, editor, and resident of Paris. He teaches at SciencesPo and at the American Graduate School of International Relations and Diplomacy.  

Kahan's Corollary to the Law of Unintended Consequences: "The most common unintended consequence of human action is that the action has no consequences at all."

With Apologies to Pascal: "Thinking is to human beings what running is to horses. Of course, this does not apply to cart horses."   

From the "Radical Moderate Manifesto": Point #1. On Religion: Moderates oppose religious fanaticism. A religious fanatic is anyone who believes the world would be a better place if everyone in it were of their own religion. A radical moderate opposes such views fanatically.

                                            

For information about my recent book, Mind vs. Money: The War Between Intellectuals and Capitalism, click here.



For information about my other recent book, Alexis de Tocqueville, please click here.

Older Work, still available for purchase to brighten the life of your favorite masochist:

Aristocratic Liberalism: The Social and Political Thought of Jacob Burckhardt, John Stuart Mill, and Alexis de Tocqueville, click here

Liberalism in Nineteenth-Century Europe: The Political Culture of Limited Suffrage, click here

My edition of John Stuart Mill On Liberty: With Supporting Documents, click here