The Tocqueville Center

Tocqueville Talks

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Tocqueville Talks delivers sharp, fast interviews from the Tocqueville Center for the Study of Democracy and Society at Furman University. Hosts Brent Nelsen and Elizabeth L’Arrivée talk with top scholars and public thinkers about public affairs in the United States and abroad. Tocqueville asked questions about almost everything, and so do we—in twenty minutes or less.

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3. The Crisis in American Higher Education — John Tomasi 17.12.2025 19:01

In this episode of Tocqueville Talks , co-hosts Brent Nelsen and Elizabeth L’Arrivée welcome political philosopher and Heterodox Academy president John Tomasi for a conversation with Dr. L’Arrivée on the crisis facing American higher education, including free inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and the purpose of the modern university.

2. Religion in a Pluralistic America — Kaitlyn Schiess 16.12.2025 15:38

In this episode of Tocqueville Talks , co-hosts Brent Nelsen and Elizabeth L’Arrivée welcome public theologian and Holy Post co-host Kaitlyn Schiess for a conversation with Dr. L’Arrivée on religion in pluralistic America, civic life, and the ongoing legacy of the American founding.

1. The Bible and the American Founding — Mark Noll 15.12.2025 20:49

In this episode of Tocqueville Talks , co-hosts Brent Nelsen and Elizabeth L’Arrivée welcome Notre Dame historian Mark Noll for a conversation on how the Bible was used—and misused—in American political discourse during the Revolutionary War and the founding era.