6.14 Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America | Honor, Patriotism & Pugnacity
Release Date: 04/04/2024
7.7 America's Autobiography - McCulloch vs. Maryland with Susan Laehn
Vital Remnants
Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on exploring the McConnell Center’s newest publication, . For this episode, Susan Laehn joins to talk about the landmark legal case, McCulloch vs Maryland. Susan Laehn is adjunct professor of political science at Iowa State University. She is co-editor of Welcoming the Other:...
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7.6 America’s Autobiography: Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on the State of Virginia with Dr. Kirstin Birkhaug
Vital Remnants
Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on exploring the McConnell Center’s newest publication, . For this episode, Dr. Kirstin Birkhaug joins to talk about the importance of Thomas Jefferson. teaches Introduction to American Politics, State and Local Government, and all upper-level political theory courses, including...
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7.5 America’s Autobiography: Henry Clay’s Compromises with Dr. Justin Litke
Vital Remnants
Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on exploring the McConnell Center’s newest publication, . For this episode, Dr. Justin Litke joins to talk about Henry Clay. is an assistant professor of politics and a fellow of the . He has taught at Western Kentucky University, Belmont Abbey College, and George Washington...
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7.4 America’s Autobiography: JFK’s Inaugural Address with Dr Barbara Perry
Vital Remnants
Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on exploring the McConnell Center’s newest publication, . For this episode, Dr. Barbara Perry comes to the podium to discuss John F Kennedy's inaugural address. is the J. Wilson Newman Professor of Governance at the Miller Center, where she co-directs the . She has authored or edited...
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7.3 America’s Autobiography: Ronald Reagan’s First Inaugural Address with Dr. Jonathan den Hartog
Vital Remnants
Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on exploring the McConnell Center’s newest publication, . For this episode, Dr. Jonathan den Hartog joins to talk about the effect of Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address. is Professor and Chair of the Department of History at Samford University. His interests are in the...
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7.2 America’s Autobiography: Calvin Coolidge's Speech on the Declaration of Independence with Matthew Denhart
Vital Remnants
Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on exploring the McConnell Center’s newest publication, . For this episode, Matthew Denhart joins to reflect on Calvin Coolidge's interpretation of the Declaration of Independence. serves as president of the Coolidge Foundation. At the , Mr. Denhart has led the development of...
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7.1 America's Autobiography: The Declaration of Independence with Bradley Birzer
Vital Remnants
Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on exploring the McConnell Center’s newest publication, . For this episode, Gary Gregg welcomes Bradley Birzer to reflect on the power of the Declaration of Independence. is an American historian. He is a history professor and the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale...
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6.17 Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America | Final Thoughts
Vital Remnants
Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center’s Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America. For this episode, Gary reflects back on all of the ground covered this season and offers his closing reflections. "Tocqueville's America - and Ours" is the McConnell Center's 2023-2024 programming, focused on studying Alexis de Tocqueville's 19th century work, "Democracy in America." Long considered a...
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6.16 Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America | A Fortnight in the Wilderness
Vital Remnants
Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center’s Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America. For this episode, Gary's co-host, Dr. John Wilsey is joined by author Amy H. Sturgis, faculty member at Signum University with a Ph.D. in Intellectual History who specializes in Gothic and Indigenous America Studies. Together they explore Tocqueville's stand-alone work, A Fortnight in the Wilderness. ...
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6.15 Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America | Equality and Free Institutions
Vital Remnants
Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center’s Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America. For this episode, Gary's co-host, Dr. John Wilsey is joined by Dr. Sara Henary from Missouri State University to explore the final sections of Tocqueville’s work. "Tocqueville's America - and Ours" is the McConnell Center's 2023-2024 programming, focused on studying Alexis de Tocqueville's 19th...
info_outlineVital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history.
This season, join your host - the Center’s Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America.
For this episode, Gary's co-host, Dr. John Wilsey, explores the themes of honor, patriotism & pugnacity within Tocqueville’s work while examining the ways in which America has changed since the 19th Century and the many ways in which things have stayed consistent.
"Tocqueville's America - and Ours" is the McConnell Center's 2023-2024 programming, focused on studying Alexis de Tocqueville's 19th century work, "Democracy in America."
Long considered a classic consideration of the origins, evolution, and future of democratic self-governance in America, we seek to read, understand, and examine Tocqueville's analysis and its implications for the United States today.
Founded in 1991, the non-partisan McConnell Center at the University of Louisville seeks to identify, recruit and nurture Kentucky's next generation of great leaders. Our core principles—leadership, scholarship and service—guide us as we (1) prepare top undergraduate students to become future leaders; (2) offer civic education programs for teachers, students and the public; and (3) conduct strategic leadership development for the U.S. Army.
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