What does a career in Special Forces teach you about the threats America faces today?General Joshua Rudd has spent his career at the intersection of military service, national security, and a rapidly…
What can political philosophy teach a president about leadership, power, and a changing international order?In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Alexander Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland,…
What if the purpose of college isn't to confirm what you believe—but to teach you how to question it?In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Furman University students Laura Grace McSwain and Liza…
What are the biggest questions facing American democracy—and how can universities create spaces where they are seriously debated?In this season-opening episode of Tocqueville Talks, Tocqueville Center…
Why does patriotism seem so powerful in America—and what happens when it begins to disappear?As Americans celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary, Alexis de Tocqueville's reflections on patriotism…
For generations, politics in Europe and America was dominated by large, stable political parties. Today, those old political alignments are breaking down.Why are voters abandoning established parties?…
What can a neighborhood swim league teach us about democracy?More than you might think.When Alexis de Tocqueville visited America in 1831, he was astonished by what he called associations—ordinary…
For eighty years, Europe and the United States built a common political, economic, and military order.Today, many Europeans wonder whether that world is ending.In this episode of Tocqueville Talks,…
Why does everything feel increasingly unreal?The people most trapped in abstraction are often the people consuming the most information.Tocqueville saw this danger almost 200 years ago.In this episode…
What does it mean to be European in the twenty-first century?In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Brent Nelsen joins three Tocqueville Fellows—Madison (“Maddie”) Maddie, Zach LaComb, and Lane…
