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Tocqueville’s Demise of America

Tocqueville’s Demise of America
What we expect from our government may come back to rob us of our humanity.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor • September 28, 2018

In 1889, Alexis de Tocqueville, a French diplomat and political scientist, penned “Democracy in America”—not only the greatest book on America, but also the greatest book on democracy. A portion of the closing chapters are devoted to imagining the nature of a usurpatious democracy. Tocqueville...