Trailer: Tocqueville Road Trip
Democracy in America at 250
June 22, 2026
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June 22, 2026
Trailer: Tocqueville Road Trip
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<p>When Alexis de Tocqueville visited America from France in 1831 he saw a new kind of society. Not just a country, but an idea that would change the world. His book “Democracy in America” was a big influence on later generations of writers and thinkers, including <em>The Economist</em>’s US Editor John Prideaux. Now, 250 years after its birth, the vitality of that democracy is under question. In this series, John retraces the route Tocqueville took to find out how much of what inspired Tocqueville about America remains—and how worried we should be about what’s changed.</p><br /><p>Out now</p><br /><p>Find the show here: <a href="https://econ.st/4esGGXw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://econ.st/4esGGXw</a></p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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