Politics (essay) Politics (essay) "Politics" is an essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is part of his "Essays: Second Series", published in 1844. A premier philosopher, poet and leader of American transcendentalism, he used this essay to belie his feelings on government, specifically American government. His impact on New England thought and his views on pragmatism influenced the likes of Henry David Thoreau, Orestes Brownson, and Frederich Nietzsche, among others. Although not viewed as his most important essay in the second series, Emerson’s views on politics championed democracy and individualism, two ideas that are viewed today as undoubtedly American. By 1844,
Messenger and Advocate Messenger and Advocate The Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate, often shortened to Messenger and Advocate, was an early Latter Day Saint monthly newspaper published in Kirtland, Ohio, from October 1834 to September 1837. It was the successor to "The Evening and the Morning Star" and the predecessor to the "Elders' Journal". The "Messenger and Advocate" was established after a mob had destroyed the printing press of "The Evening and the Morning Star" in Independence, Missouri, on July 20, 1833, causing the "Star" to relocate to Kirtland. After a brief run, the "Star" was discontinued in favor of a uniquely