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Tocqueville Talks

Hosted by The Tocqueville Center · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 22 episodes

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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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The Tocqueville Center hosts Tocqueville Talks, a news show with 22 episodes published.

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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

Jun 4, 202634m0

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 Lytle—from Strasbourg, Fra

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22. Academic Freedom, Populism, and the Purpose of Higher Education — Reflections on a Year of Tocqueville Talks

May 28, 202623mEp. 220

What questions defined this year’s biggest conversations at the Tocqueville Center? In this special year-end reflection episode of Tocqueville Talks, Brent Nelsen, Beth L’Arrivée, and longtime Furman University professor

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21. Why Students Still Read Books — Inside the Tocqueville Fellows Program at Furman University

May 21, 202621mEp. 210

What does it take to build a community of students who still read books, ask difficult questions, and engage seriously with ideas? In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Brent Nelsen sits down with Lucy Southwell, the beh

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20. Faith, Politics, and the Search for Truth: A Year in Review — The Tocqueville Fellows

May 14, 202626mEp. 200

What happens when a year of serious conversation forces you to rethink what you believe? In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Brent Nelsen sits down with Tocqueville Fellows Makena Wyngaard and Lane Lytle for an end-of-

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19. Morality, Suffering, and Greatness in a Democratic Age — The Tocqueville Fellows React to Nietzsche

May 8, 202626mEp. 190

What happens when students encounter Friedrich Nietzsche for the first time—and take his ideas seriously? In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Brent Nelsen shares a series of conversations recorded during the Tocquevill

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18. Church, State, and Higher Education — Vincent Phillip Muñoz

Apr 30, 202625mEp. 180

What does it mean to have a right—and who decides its limits? In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Brent Nelsen and Beth L’Arrivée sit down with Vincent Phillip Muñoz, Tocqueville Chair in Political Science at the Unive

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17. Democracy, Conformity, and Human Greatness: Tocqueville vs. Nietzsche — The Tocqueville Fellows

Apr 23, 202622mEp. 170

What if the purpose of education isn’t knowledge—but the formation of character? In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Brent Nelsen and Beth L’Arrivée share a conversation recorded at the Tocqueville Fellows retreat, whe

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16. Trade Deficits, Tariffs, and the Future of American Industry — Mark DiPlacido

Apr 16, 202622mEp. 160

What if globalization didn’t just reshape markets—but quietly reshaped the structure of American life? In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Brent Nelsen and Beth L’Arrivée sit down with Mark DiPlacido of American Compas

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15. Who Really Wins in Trade Policy? — Scott Lincicome

Apr 9, 202619mEp. 150

What if the policies designed to “protect” American workers are quietly doing the opposite? In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Brent Nelsen and Beth L’Arrivée sit down with Scott Lincicome of the Cato Institute—a trad

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14. Global Order After 2008: Power, Finance, and the Future of Nation-State Sovereignty — Josef Braml

Apr 2, 202629mEp. 140

What happens when the global system still looks stable—but the forces beneath it are shifting? In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Brent Nelson speaks with Josef Braml, European Director of the Trilateral Commission, a

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13. Nation States, Morality, and World Order – The Tocqueville Fellows

Mar 26, 202637m0

What is the role of the nation state in protecting human rights, securing peace, and shaping global order—and where do morality and religion fit into that mission? In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Brent Nelson is jo

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12. U.S. Diplomacy from the Inside – Larry Richter

Mar 19, 202627mEp. 120

What does a life in diplomacy actually look like from the inside? In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Director Brent Nelson speaks with Larry Richter, a recently retired Senior Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Dep

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11. How a Free Society Controls Its Military – Peter Feaver

Mar 12, 202629mEp. 110

How does a free society maintain a powerful military without allowing it to dominate politics? In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Director Brent Nelson and co-host Beth L’Arrivée speak with Peter Feaver (Duke Universi

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10. Faith in a Hard World: Christian Ethics and International Affairs – Mark Amstutz

Feb 26, 202617mEp. 100

When moral conviction meets the realities of global politics, easy answers disappear. In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Director Brent Nelsen and co-host Elizabeth L’Arrivée sit down with Mark Amstutz, Professor Emer

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9. Can Americans Still Disagree and Act Together? Students Confront the Future of Democracy

Feb 20, 202629mEp. 90

What happens when students actually sit down and talk — across disagreement? In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Director Brent Nelson hosts Tocqueville Fellows Nathan, Maddie, and Sim for a candid conversation about c

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8. Can the Constitution Still Unite Us? Yuval Levin’s "American Covenant" and the Crisis of Constitutional Unity

Feb 12, 202634mEp. 80

After an ice storm prevented Yuval Levin from visiting Furman University, the Tocqueville Fellows carried the conversation forward. In this special student panel episode of Tocqueville Talks, Director Brent Nelsen and co

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7. Who Governs Europe in the Age of Trump? – Matthias Matthijs

Feb 5, 202619m0

In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, political economist Matthias Matthijs joins Dr. Elizabeth L’Arrivée to examine Europe’s strategic vulnerability following the return of Donald Trump to the White House. The conversat

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6. Who Governs Europe? Sovereignty, Federalism, and the Long Experiment – Gary Marks

Jan 29, 202621mEp. 60

In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, political scientist Gary Marks joins Dr. Elizabeth L’Arrivée for a deep exploration of the European Union as a living political experiment. Beginning with Jean Monnet and the post–Wo

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5. Who Really Governs? The Democratic Soul in Europe – Liesbet Hooghe

Jan 22, 202619mEp. 50

In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, political scientist Liesbet Hooghe joins Dr. Elizabeth L’Arrivée to examine how modern politics is increasingly organized around cultural authority rather than economic ideology. The

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4. The Warning America Can’t Ignore – Ben Sasse

Jan 15, 202619mEp. 40

In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Dr. Ben Sasse joins Dr. Elizabeth L’Arrivée for Part II of our series on The Crisis in American Higher Education. They discuss institutional fragility, mission drift, the collapse of

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