Populism, the pandemic, and resurgent socialism have recently brought Americans to ask revolutionary questions, reconsidering the nation’s founding narrative and its very identity, past and future.  America, of course, was birthed in revolution. How should our country’s revolutionary origin inform our self-understanding in this moment that portends radical change? What distinguishes the American revolution from other great historical revolutions? What are the origins and the consequences of the revolutionary spirit? Inspired by these questions, the Tocqueville Program, in this series, will promote reflection on the history, psychology, and metaphysics of revolution.

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2021 Lecturers

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2023 Lecturers