Tocqueville Talks
By The Tocqueville Center
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Episodes: 28
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Tocqueville Talks delivers sharp, fast interviews from the Tocqueville Center for the Study of Democracy and Society at Furman University. Hosts Brent Nelsen and Elizabeth L’Arrivée talk with top scholars and public thinkers about public affairs in the United States and abroad. Tocqueville asked questions about almost everything, and so do we—in twenty minutes or less.
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28. Why Americans Are So Patriotic | Tocqueville's Surprising Answer
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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27. Why the Old Political Order Is Cracking | Populism, MAGA, and the Future of Democracy
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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26. What Swimming Can Teach Us About Democracy | Tocqueville's Forgotten Insight
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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25. Is the Postwar Order Ending? Europe, Trump, Ukraine, and the Future of the West — Eleanor Beardsley
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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24. Why Everything Feels Increasingly Unreal — Beth and Rob L'Arrivée
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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23. Can Europe Stay United? The EU, National Identity, and the Future of European Politics — On the Road with Dr. Nelsen
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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22. Academic Freedom, Populism, and the Purpose of Higher Education — Reflections on a Year of Tocqueville Talks
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May 28, 2026 |
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21. Why Students Still Read Books — Inside the Tocqueville Fellows Program at Furman University
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May 21, 2026 |
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20. Faith, Politics, and the Search for Truth: A Year in Review — The Tocqueville Fellows
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May 14, 2026 |
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19. Morality, Suffering, and Greatness in a Democratic Age — The Tocqueville Fellows React to Nietzsche
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May 08, 2026 |
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18. Church, State, and Higher Education — Vincent Phillip Muñoz
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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17. Democracy, Conformity, and Human Greatness: Tocqueville vs. Nietzsche — The Tocqueville Fellows
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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16. Trade Deficits, Tariffs, and the Future of American Industry — Mark DiPlacido
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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15. Who Really Wins in Trade Policy? — Scott Lincicome
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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14. Global Order After 2008: Power, Finance, and the Future of Nation-State Sovereignty — Josef Braml
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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13. Nation States, Morality, and World Order – The Tocqueville Fellows
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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12. U.S. Diplomacy from the Inside – Larry Richter
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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11. How a Free Society Controls Its Military – Peter Feaver
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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10. Faith in a Hard World: Christian Ethics and International Affairs – Mark Amstutz
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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9. Can Americans Still Disagree and Act Together? Students Confront the Future of Democracy
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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8. Can the Constitution Still Unite Us? Yuval Levin’s "American Covenant" and the Crisis of Constitutional Unity
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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7. Who Governs Europe in the Age of Trump? – Matthias Matthijs
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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6. Who Governs Europe? Sovereignty, Federalism, and the Long Experiment – Gary Marks
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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5. Who Really Governs? The Democratic Soul in Europe – Liesbet Hooghe
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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4. The Warning America Can’t Ignore – Ben Sasse
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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3. The Crisis in American Higher Education — John Tomasi
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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2. Religion in a Pluralistic America — Kaitlyn Schiess
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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1. The Bible and the American Founding — Mark Noll
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Dec 15, 2025 |