Democracy in America Today: Tocqueville, Congress, and Decentralized Power
March 24, 2026
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Episode 8 · March 24, 2026
Democracy in America Today: Tocqueville, Congress, and Decentralized Power
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Democracy in America Today: Tocqueville, Congress, and Decentralized Power
Summary
Join host Johnny Burtka with Yuval Levin, Sarah Gustafson, Vincent Munoz, and Sohrab Ahmari for an in-depth conversation about Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America and its relevance to contemporary American politics. This roundtable explores Congress and democratic governance, the administrative state, religion in democracy, and the formation of democratic citizens in our modern age. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Why Congress must predominate in a republic 7:22 - Andrew Jackson and the paradox ...
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