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Professors from the United States and western Europe discussed the impact of the writings of Alexis de Tocqueville as they relate to liberalism. They debated whether Tocqueville was a libera…

Tocqueville scholars discussed the conservative ideas in Democracy in America. They examined how Tocqueville’s ideas compare with late 20th century U.S. and European conservatism and the s…

The panel talked about the philosophy of Alexis de Tocqueville. They compared his writings to those of Rousseau and Marx, along with other contemporary thinkers. They focused on the conflict…

George Will and William Kristol, former students of Professor Harvey Mansfield, and others talked about Mansfield’s political theory as well as presidential politics and the Founding Fathers…

Participants talked about potential outcomes of the 2000 presidential election. Among the topics addressed were the role of political ideologies in the campaign process, the degree to which …

Professor Ceaser is the author of “Reconstructing America: The Symbol of America in Modern Thought.” He discussed headline news and responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electron…

Professor James Ceaser and other colleagues from the University of Virginia talked about his new book, Reconstructing America: “The Symbol of America in Modern Thought.” The book examined th…

Political scientists and historians from the U.S. and Europe talked about the philosophies of Alexis de Tocqueville, questioning how much of a democrat he was and how much the philosopher Ar…

This panel, hosted by the American Enterprise Institute, discussed the institute’s findings of the research project into the Constitution that was commenced in honor of the bicentennial anni…