Alexis de Tocqueville's observations of early America reveal that civic vitality is vital for democracy, and that liberal ...

French political writer Alexis de Tocqueville spent four days in Cincinnati in 1831, making observations for his book “Democracy in America.” ...

As Harvey Mansfield and Delba Winthrop suggest in the remarkable introduction to their new translation of Democracy in America, almost everyone claims Alexis de Tocqueville for their side these days.

Instead, Democracy in America came from the pen of a Frenchman, Alexis De Tocqueville. Tocqueville, a politician and aristocrat, died on April 16, 1859 — 165 years ago.

Well, by the 1830s, it DID appear to be working in the United States and de Tocqueville wanted to find out why. He investigated and traveled and wrote the two-volume “Democracy in America ...

In reality, he models the author of ‘Democracy in America’ that our political dialogue needs today. ... Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) Photo: Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images.

Tocqueville is of course best known for his “Democracy in America,” a work which may be more quoted from than actually read. The first part of it was published in 1835, based on observations ...

Alexis de Tocqueville, the French aristocrat, wrote as a friend of democracy in America, albeit one with misgivings for its future. His insights on the nascent democratic society he visited in the ...

Searching for Democracy and Finding America A photographer, a videographer, and a journalist retrace the steps of Alexis de Tocqueville. Text by Rebecca Sanchez; Photographs by Andrea Bruce ...

Near the end of his great work, "Democracy in America," Alexis de Tocqueville penned an essay with a rather ominous title, "What Sort of Despotism Democratic Nations Have To Fear." ...

Instead, Democracy in America came from the pen of a Frenchman, Alexis De Tocqueville. Tocqueville, a politician and aristocrat, died on April 16, 1859 — 165 years ago.