The Capacity for Self-Government
Alexis de Tocqueville arrived in the United States in the late spring of 1831. His official business was an investigation of American prison reforms as a potential model for France, but his gaze was...
View ArticleThe Road to Prosperity and the Plans of Politicians
The next two Republican presidential debates, including this evening’s, will focus on the economy, a testimony to the weakness of our recovery from the 2007-2009 financial crisis, the continued...
View ArticleThanksgiving with Tocqueville
Food, football, and another uncomfortable conversation with the family boor are what many Americans have in store for them this (and every) Thanksgiving. For the few and the proud who can look forward...
View ArticleA Favored Few Booted and Spurred
Alexis de Tocqueville distills the lesson of the fourth chapter of Democracy in America with his usual epigrammatic power: The people rule the American political world as God rules the universe. They...
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