The Vanishing Congress
Jeff Bergner talked about his book, The Vanishing Congress: Reflections on Politics in Washington in which he compared the Congress of today with what the Founders envisioned.
1,392 viewsJeff Bergner talked about his book, The Vanishing Congress: Reflections on Politics in Washington in which he compared the Congress of today with what the Founders envisioned.
1,392 viewsPanelists talked about whether the U.S. Constitution was archaic and inefficient, and whether it should remain the basis for the American system of government. The Constitution’s supporters …
699 viewsTo mark George Washington’s birthday, the American Enterprise Institute hosted a gathering of political thinkers to consider the presidency and legacy of our nation’s first chief executive. …
784 viewsPanelists talked about American identity, focusing on an 1894 speech by Theodore Roosevelt on the subject and its relation to contemporary culture. This was part of the 2011 Bradley Symposiu…
1,359 viewsPanelists spoke about the future of limited government, the results of recent elections, as well as the Calvin Coolidge presidency. This was part of the conference “The Wisdom of the Founder…
580 viewsProfessors 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…
809 viewsTocqueville 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…
1,249 viewsThe 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…
825 viewsPolitical philosopher Professor Harvey Mansfield talked about his translation of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, published by the University of Chicago Press. Professor Mansfie…
2,877 viewsThe panelists discussed Tocqueville’s ideas about equality and democracy from his observations in his book Democracy in America. They examined the reasons that U.S. society has developed…
916 viewsProfessor Mansfield is the author of the recent controversial study, Manliness, published by Yale University Press. Professor Kipnis is the author of a similarly controversial new book, The …
715 viewsProfessor Harvey Mansfield delivered the commencement address to the graduating class of Hillsdale College on the east lawn. The Harvard government professor spoke to the graduates about his…
521 viewsProfessor Mansfield was interviewed by Ms. Wolf about his book Manliness, published by Yale University Press. He explained that the book was his answer to the question, “What is manliness?” …
2,549 viewsHarvey Mansfield was interviewed about his life and work. He also responded to telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail from viewers. Over the decades Professor Mansfield has written o…
2,635 viewsAndrew Sullivan, columnist with The New Republic, and Bill Kristol, editor and publisher of The Weekly Standard, debated the meaning of contemporary conservativism. Mr. Sullivan talked about…
1,220 viewsAuthor and Humanities Professor at the University of the Arts Ms. Camille Paglia argued that primary and secondary education should impart more meaning to students. She said that students sh…
541 viewsWard Connerly spoke about civil rights and racial equality. He spoke about why he is trying to openly debate issues surrounding the nature of equality. He stressed that he does not think rac…
74 viewsPolitical 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…
1,019 viewsThe Tocqueville tour through the United States was launched with a live program from the Old Colony House. Tocqueville and Beaumont arrived in Newport after a sea voyage of 38 days which beg…
853 viewsAuthor Martin Amis spoke about the concept of masculinity in modern literature, especially in the poetry of Philip Larkin and Robert Bly. He spoke about how the confusion and uncertainty abo…
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