Nov
6
Tocqueville’s Association with Meacham: Moving beyond the Establishment – Secularism Debate to Religious Freedom (Tocqueville Capital)
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(What is Tocqueville Capital? Read the welcome post to learn more!) Just over three years ago, eleven worshipers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania lost their lives. A man who had ties to extremist groups that, among others, held anti-Semitic views allegedly killed them. That this incident was one of 836 […]
Sep
24
Tocqueville’s Association with Rego (and Roosevelt): A Common Enterprise Requires a Balance between Self and Others
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What is Tocqueville Capital? Read the welcome post to learn more! “This reliance on the power of noble words and moral leadership, coupled with certain institutional solutions like statutes and regulatory boards, was how TR sought to establish a path between a self-interested individualism and a moral zeal for that abandoned individual freedom […]
Feb
28
Tocqueville’s Association with Saito: Is Racially-Neutral Inclusive? (Tocqueville Capital)
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(What is Tocqueville Capital? Read the welcome post to learn more!) In her widely-viewed TED Talk, “Color Blind or Color Brave?” Mellody Hobson raises a critical point of discussion related to the contemporary state of race in American society. Hobson, chairwoman of Starbucks Corporation, questions whether people can address significant issues without talking about them. The […]
Feb
1
Tocqueville’s Association with Rather: Patriotism as a Duty to Reconcile and Reform
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(What is Tocqueville Capital? Read the welcome post to learn more!) On January 20th of this year, the nation anxiously watched the peaceful transfer of power, long a hallmark of democracy, after more than two months of heated claims of inaccurate presidential election outcomes, which culminated in a riot at the Capitol just two weeks […]
Oct
19
Tocqueville’s Association with Palmer: Building Civic Habits Anew
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(What is Tocqueville Capital? Read the welcome post to learn more!) “At a time of deep partisan and demographic divides related to the 2020 election, more than two-thirds of Americans surprisingly agree that they ‘have more in common with each other than many people think,’ including 74% of Democrats, 78% of Republicans and 66% of […]
Sep
5
Tocqueville’s Association with Robinson and Godbey: Do You Have the Time?
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(What is Tocqueville Capital? Read the welcome post for the series!) In September 2015, I learned that a former student, who had been diagnosed with cancer, was in ICU. A little over a month later, I traveled to Maryland for his memorial service. Although the loss of someone was not new to me, this particular one had […]
Jul
2
Tocqueville’s Association with Grant: The Paradox of Giving and Receiving
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(What is Tocqueville Capital? Read the welcome post for the series!) Over half of my career as a political scientist has included serving in organizational or institutional positions of leadership – treasurer, chair, director, dean. I have found that my discipline has had much to offer in those experiences – the value of understanding how institutional/organizational structure, […]
May
15
Tocqueville’s Association with Hacker: Potential Parallels of Civic Virtue in Board Games and Toilet Paper Purchases
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(What is Tocqueville Capital? Read the welcome post for the series!) For the last several years, my husband and I have spent Christmas Day with my cousins, joining in several traditions. We begin our gathering with the “white elephant” gift exchange – which is really a misnomer as everyone has such creative ideas hidden in deceptive […]
Apr
10
Tocqueville’s Association with Barlow and Nadeau: Culture Code and Conversation (Tocqueville Capital)
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(What is Tocqueville Capital? Read the welcome post for the series!) In this edition of Tocqueville Capital, we return to the land of Alexis’s roots. Last May, I traveled with my colleague – and friend – Heather, along with our students on a three-week cross-cultural course to Strasbourg and Paris, France. Our college offers these courses […]
Feb
22
Tocqueville’s Association with Forment – Clarifying the Civic Picture of Historical Latin America
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(What is Tocqueville Capital? Read the welcome post for the series!) Two years ago, I visited Quito, Ecuador to conduct a site visit at a potential semester-long program partner for the college, in which our students could participate. However, even though I traveled in my then role of administrator, I could not subdue the Latin Americanist within […]