BofA names Jim Smith state president Nov 20, 2009
He serves on the boards of the and , and is a member of the and the s Alexis De Tocqueville Society. He lives in Albuquerque with his wife, Leslie, and their two children. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
What Makes a Prison "State of the Art"? Nov 17, 2009
When Alexis de Tocqueville visited the United States in 1831, his primary goal was to evaluate the prison for France. Related in SlateJohn Pfaff. (Slate)
Enemy of the State Nov 17, 2009
Arriving at a condition against which Alexis de Tocqueville warned long ago, he later writes, the American people have now become for the most part a flock of timid and industrious animals, of which the government is the shepherd. Something in the American character had to change before a people who had revolted against George III s taxes on tea and sugar could accept an Internal Revenue Service and before a nation whose statesmen had cautioned against entangling alliances and searching out... (The American Conservative)
The Ultimate Patriot & Gun Owner Nov 17, 2009
In the 19th century, in a remarkable document entitled Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville recorded his observations of the United States of America, a nation he found to be a truly great and inspired institution. He concluded that there were numerous reasons for this greatness, and that perhaps the most significant of these was the morality of the people of the United States of America. (Human Events Online)
Parrot and Olivier in America Nov 11, 2009
Much of this recalls the fortunes of Alexis de Tocqueville, whose Democracy in America is still acknowledged (a century and a half after its first publication) as a masterwork of historical, social and political analysis. In Carey's bravura version of Tocqueville's travels through the fledgling Union, Olivier is accompanied by an older man, John Larrit part footman, part adventurer, part spy and part artist, in many ways the resourceful, cunning servant of old comedies and picaresque tales known... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Gallagher: Capping Charitable Deductions to Pay for Health Care Is a Bad Idea Oct 21, 2009
Alexis de Tocqueville, the 19th-century French philosopher, described America as unique among nations for its care and compassion part of the very fabric of our society. This core belief is embodied in our federal tax laws: Basically, if you give some of your income to charity, the government doesn t tax that income. (Roll Call)
Obama Seeking $250 Payments for Seniors Oct 15, 2009
"The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money."-- Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835 ... Who the hell is Alexis de Tocqueville, in regards to America. (CBS News -- Politics)
The Real Political Divide: Attitudes Toward America Sep 17, 2009
In the 1830s, the French observer Alexis de Tocqueville singled out the powerful influence of fervent Christianity as perhaps the most dominant force in American society, and the clearest distinction between the new Republic and the Old World. Even today, the United States remains by every measure the most religious nation in the western world. (Townhall.com)
TH Mag Exclusive: Back-to-School Patriotism Sep 16, 2009
Alexis de Tocqueville once wrote, When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness. Our countrys very freedom and future hinges on education. (Townhall.com)
COLUMN: Plenty of opportunities to serve, on Sept. 11 and every other day Sep 9, 2009
The council s Web site has a section called United We Serve, which suggests reading Robert Frost s Mending Wall, Martin Luther King Jr. s sermon, The Drum Major Instinct and an excerpt from Alexis de Tocqueville s Democracy in America. I am not aware of any communitywide service project planned in our area this Friday. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Remember the socialist origins of Labor Day! Sep 5, 2009
Alexis de Tocqueville. In practice, socialism didn t work. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Women Want More Sep 4, 2009
They compare this research with the inquiries of Alexis de Tocqueville, the 19th century writer who toured the U.S. and gave us. Democracy in America. (BusinessWeek)
America has a self-serving government Sep 2, 2009
The founders gave us freedom; they read French historian Alexis de Tocqueville who wrote, "liberalism promotes soft tyranny, which increasingly becomes more oppressive and leads to hard tyranny!" What do you think we have in Washington now. Throw them out of office. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
The Collapse of Virtue Aug 28, 2009
In Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville worried that free, capitalist societies might develop so great a taste for physical gratification that citizens would be carried away, and lose all self-restraint. Avidly seeking personal gain, they could lose sight of the close connection which exists between the private fortune of each of them and the prosperity of all and ultimately undermine both democracy and prosperity. (The American Conservative)
'Clunker' cash bribes public with own money Aug 9, 2009
Alexis de Tocqueville said, "The American republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's own money.". The U.S. Congress is unconstitutionally bribing the American people with $4,500 to buy cars in the "Cash for Clunkers" program. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Making God an American Aug 5, 2009
Yes, Alexis de Tocqueville really did say, there is no country in the whole world in which the Christian religion retains greater influence over the souls of men than in America. But he also said, immediately before that quotation, in the United States the sovereign authority is religious, and consequently hypocrisy must be common. (The American Conservative)
Iran will rise above the ashes Jul 30, 2009
A scholar of The Enlightenment, he praised Alexis de Tocqueville s Democracy in America, which reflects the virtuous and human side of this American civilization. In [Tocqueville s] view, the significance of this civilization is in the fact that liberty found religion as a cradle for its growth, and religion found protection of liberty as its divine calling. (Boston Globe)
Big Dem cash dump to party moderates on eve of climate vote... Jul 18, 2009
Big Dem cash dump on eve of climate vote - Glenn Thrush - POLITICO.com. " Ken Spain, communications director of the National Republican Congressional Committee emails this response: If this was a concerted effort by the Democratic leadership to purchase votes for Nancy Pelosi s national energy tax at the eleventh hour, then it is unconscionable at best and corrupt at worst. The sad fact for those Democrats who were seemingly bought and paid for, is that it will take a lot more money than they... (The Drudge Report)
Sotomayor will protect public interest Jul 17, 2009
This ought to ease conservative fears, since it is the same view espoused in the writings of James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and Alexis de Tocqueville. Sen. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
The language of world Jul 14, 2009
And how can we in the United States ignore the impact on us of the French Revolution and Alexis de Tocqueville s astute book on American democracy. I do, however, fully agree that American public education should accord greater priority to international language instruction since globalization, the cybernetics revolution and the high mobility of persons throughout the world have ensured that the 21st century will be fully multicultural. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Celebrate the miracle of America Jul 7, 2009
Alexis de Tocqueville. These three quotes may well sum up the miracle of America. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
America Vertigo: A world phenomenon Jun 30, 2009
These thoughts are the reason why the Americans were interested in Alexis de Tocqueville and why we need to read Lvy today. In Lvy's work, the America we are familiar with becomes an unknown variable, a huge and bewildering field full of changes. (Xinhuanet, China)
To ease states' pension woes, a changed political landscape Jun 30, 2009
As Alexis de Tocqueville once observed, the greatest threat to any democracy is the tendency to bribe the people with their own money. Rather than readjust the pension contributions and rein in eligibility, the state continued merrily on the path of fiscal irresponsibility. (NJ.com -- Times)
For Community, Against the State Jun 25, 2009
Thus Nisbet concludes - following a basic insight of Alexis de Tocqueville: It is impossible to understand the massive concentrations of political power in the twentieth-century, appearing so paradoxically, or it has seemed, right after a century and a half of individualism in economics and morals, unless we see the close relationship that prevailed all through the nineteenth century between individualism and State power and between both of these together and the general weakening of the area of... (The American Conservative)
LETTERS: NCT, June 20, 2009 Jun 20, 2009
" Given the depth of thought used to write the letter, I would encourage Mr. Green to grow up.Dan ShapiroOceansideWrong on nation's foundational heritage?Mr. Douglas Dunn and Josh Petty were correct in believing our nation was not founded on Judeo-Christian heritage.Those on the Mayflower were actually Muslims disguising themselves as Christians. Jefferson's "creator" in the Declaration was actually Allah (or evolution), and when John Q. Adams said, "The highest glory of the American Revolution... (North County Times)
Rush Limbaugh, Intellectual Jun 5, 2009
One of those figures is Alexis de Tocqueville, the French aristocrat who toured the United States in the 1830s and provided an invaluable analysis of the American character and government in his multivolume work, Democracy in America. But to mention his name without the preface of fascist or elitist is to invite suspicions of ones academic credentials--and employability. (Townhall.com)
We need insights, wit from Limbaugh Jun 2, 2009
One of those figures is Alexis de Tocqueville, the French aristocrat who toured the United States in the 1830s and provided an invaluable analysis of the American character and government in his multivolume work, Democracy in America. But to mention his name without the preface of fascist or elitist is to invite suspicions of one s academic credentials and employability. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
IN MY LIBRARY: KARL ROVE May 24, 2009
by Alexis de Tocqueville. I think I have three copies of this as well, but George Lawrence's translation from 1966 is my favorite. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Talk finances with your friends -- without making enemies May 24, 2009
At the same time that we want to be "just folks," Americans want to be rich, as writers from Alexis de Tocqueville to David Brooks have observed. Money is a way of keeping score that a diverse nation of immigrants can agree on. (Boston Globe)
Library to receive grant May 20, 2009
Grades 9 to 12: Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis; Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange by Elizabeth Partridge; Travels with Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck; Viajes Con Charley En Busca de Am/rica by John Steinbeck (translated by Jos/ Manuel Alvarez Flrez); Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville. Bonus: "Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out" by The National Children's Book and Literary Alliance; "1776: The Illustrated... (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)
Obama Offers Security at the Expense of Liberty May 16, 2009
They should not be "the party of untrammeled freedom and maximum individual choice," but rather "once again the party of community and civic order." They should not celebrate the lonely hero that saves the town, but the everyday people who build the voluntary associations that Alexis de Tocqueville identified as the chief strength of America back in the 1830s. But Brooks errs when he suggests that in opposing administration policies Republicans are betraying community and civic order. (Townhall.com)
Are Americans Ready to Kill the Death Tax? May 14, 2009
French political observer Alexis de Tocqueville coined the term soft despotism to explain how tyranny could arise in America. Tocqueville argued that the threat to American freedom would come not from a sudden, dictatorial power grab, but from a gradual soft increase in government control. (Human Events Online)
Upside-Down Economy May 12, 2009
In "Democracy in America," Alexis de Tocqueville anticipated people being governed by "an immense, tutelary power" determined to take "sole charge of assuring their enjoyment and of watching over their fate." It would be a power "absolute, attentive to detail, regular, provident and gentle," aiming for our happiness but wanting "to be the only agent and the sole arbiter of that happiness." It would, Tocqueville said, provide people security, anticipate their needs, direct their industries and... (Townhall.com)
Longtime Bank of Utica leader dies at 95 May 3, 2009
Sinnott began giving to the United Way in 1934, and in 2006, he was an Alexis de Tocqueville Giver -- one of 11 donors who annually gave at least $10,000 to the charity. In the 1950s, he served as a campaign chairman and also as president of the local organization. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Tolerance is Becoming Intolerance May 2, 2009
Yet Alexis de Tocqueville warned about coercion of thought in his classic book, "Democracy of America." He cautions us, saying that democracies can become even more oppressive than other forms of government when conformity is pushed in the culture. This conformity is being shoved on our society at an alarming rate. (Townhall.com)
There was a lawyer, an engineer and a politician... Apr 28, 2009
The prevalence of lawyers in America s ruling elite (spotted by a Frenchman, Alexis de Tocqueville, in the 1830s) is stronger than ever. Mr Obama went to Harvard Law School (1988-91); his cabinet contains Hillary Clinton (Yale Law, 1969-73) as secretary of state, Eric Holder (Columbia Law, 1973-76) as attorney-general, Joe Biden (Syracuse University law school, 1965-68) as vice-president and Leon Panetta (Santa Clara University law school, 1960-63) as director of the CIA. That s the tip of the... (The Economist)
Then the seventh seal was opened Apr 5, 2009
When Alexis de Tocqueville traveled America in 1832, what impressed him most were the voluntary associations and the nongovernment initiatives of the American people. When something needed to be done, Tocqueville wrote, people just turned up and set to work. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
THE PATERSON PAY-OFF: TAXES, TORTS & TIMIDITY Mar 30, 2009
Your editorial on the corrupt bargain between New York and the tort lawyers over medical malpractice reminds me of the French political thinker Alexis de Tocqueville ("Daddy's Pride and Joy," PostOpinion, March 25). He wrote more than 150 years ago that America, having had gotten rid of corrupt monarchy and the established church, would likely be replaced by lawyers. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Does the U.S. need a new call to public service? Two views Mar 25, 2009
Yet that profound observer of America, Alexis de Tocqueville, knew better. He had seen centralized coordination of public service in pre-revolutionary France, and was aware that it crippled public spirit. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Flash Mobs, Tea Parties and Tocqueville Mar 19, 2009
One hundred seventy-nine years after the publication of his "Democracy in America," French aristocrat and author Alexis de Tocqueville remains the most insightful analyst of American political mores. Tocqueville didn't anticipate flash mob technology, but he understood them in America's context. (Townhall.com)
Community organizing gets students engaged Mar 16, 2009
In a recent class, Lachelier referenced Alexis de Tocqueville, the 19th century French historian whose book, "Democracy in America," provided insight into the ways in which the United States might change the world. Grady Ballenger, dean of arts and sciences at Stetson, sees a comparison. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
The Church's Obituary Mar 16, 2009
When Alexis de Tocqueville visited America in 1831, he noted how America contrasted with Europe because the Christian religion retains a greater influence over the souls of men in America. The observation still holds some 175 years later. (Townhall.com)
The Enemy of My Enemy Mar 4, 2009
In a guest actually a short excerpt from Democracy in America that the editors repurposed as "Barack Obama's America"19th-century French journalist Alexis de Tocqueville displays more of the prescience that made him so renowned, warning of the creeping "despotism" in Obamaland. Our new system of governance "is absolute, detailed, regular, far-seeing, and mild." Presumably not in a good way. (Slate)
United Way breaks campaign record again Feb 25, 2009
Membership in the organization s Alexis de Tocqueville Society has grown to 472 members who each give at least $10,000, and 90 new members joined over the past year. The society raised $8. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Cop for a day Feb 15, 2009
One thing I admire about Americans is what the French writer Alexis de Tocqueville noted nearly 200 years ago: they have a gift for association, for coming together for philanthropic purposes. It's still true. (BBC News -- UK)
David Brooks: The worst-case scenario Feb 14, 2009
In "Democracy in America," Alexis de Tocqueville wrote about what happens to a people beset by anxiety: "The taste for public tranquility then becomes a blind passion, and the citizens are liable to conceive a most inordinate devotion to order.". In normal times, Americans would have been skeptical of proposals to double or triple the size of federal programs, but amid the economic fear, that skepticism fell away. (International Herald Tribune)
Nigeria: First Days of President Obama (2) Feb 13, 2009
If Obama's liberation will lead to restoring the American character which the French historian, Alexis de Tocqueville, eloquently spoke about, well and good. If Obama will give the black man a pride of place in a world where he is only seen and not heard, long live President Obama. (allAfrica.com)
