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Alexis de Tocqueville
April 22, 2022
MagazineJedediah Britton-Purdy
Tocqueville’s Uneasy Vision of American Democracy
American government succeeded, Tocqueville thought, because it didn’t empower the people too much.
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A message to the American left
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The end of history, 30 years on
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False Concepts of Liberty
How to argue with a Koch brother
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The civic republican tradition and its lost treasure
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Happyism
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The Mobility Myth
Why everyone overestimates American equality of opportunity.
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Mark Lilla
The Prophet
Mark Lilla reviews "Alexis de Tocqueville: A Life", by Hugh Brogan
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October 1, 2010
Lawrence Lessig
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