Lectures on Podcast
Through lectures, debates, conferences, and fellowships, the Tocqueville Program at the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Studies seeks to nurture informed conversation, learning, and scholarship about the fundamental principles of a decent and just political regime with a focus on religious liberty.
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A Blue Wave: 2018 Midterm Elections and the Future of American Democracy
āA Blue Wave: 2018 Midterm Elections and the Future of American Democracyā with Damon Linker (The Week) and Ramesh Ponnuru (National Review) talk about the mid-term elections...
American Priest: The Ambitious Life and Conflicted Legacy of Notre Dame’s Father Ted Hesburgh
āAmerican Priest: The Ambitious Life And Conflicted Legacy Of Notre Dameās Father Ted Hesburghā ā a panel discussion on the recent book by Rev. Wilson Miscamble, with...
HATE: Why We Should Resist it with Free Speech Not Censorship
āHATE: Why We Should Resist It With Free Speech Not Censorshipā by former ACLU president, Nadine Strossen. April 23, 2019 at the University of Notre Dame. Presented by the...
The Virtue of Nationalism
āThe Virtue of Nationalismā by author Yoram Hazony (Herzl Institute) on the themes of his book by the same title. Presented at the University of Notre Dame on April 8, 2019
Religious Freedom in Islam: The Fate of a Universal Human Right in the Muslim World Today
āReligious Freedom in Islam: The Fate of a Universal Human Right in the Muslim World Todayā ā discussion of Daniel Philpottās recent book by the same title. With John...
Natural Rights and American Constitutionalism: Can a Decent Liberal Political Order Be Recovered?
Honoring the scholarly work of Michael P. Zuckert, Nancy R. Dreux Professor of Political Science Emeritus, panelists discuss natural rights, and the state of the constitutional...
The Crisis of Modernity – an Introduction into the Thought of Augusto Del Noce
āThe Crisis of Modernity ā an introduction into the thought of Augusto Del Noceā by Carlo Lancellotti (College of Staten Island, CUNY). Presented on March 19, 2019, at the...
How the Federalist Opened the Door to the ‘Antifederalist Appropriation’ of the Constitution
How The Federalist Opened The Door To The āAntifederalist Appropriationā Of The Constitution ā presented by Jeffrey Tulis (University of Texas at Austin)
Is Promoting Democracy Abroad Bad for Maintaining Democracy at Home?
āIs Promoting Democracy Abroad Bad for Maintaining Democracy at Home?ā a discussion with John Yoo (UC Berkeley) and Michael Desch (ND)
Future of Liberalism
āThe Future of Liberalism After Trump: Economic Inclusion, Cultural Conciliation, Political Reformā by William Galston (Wall Street Journal, Brookings Institution). Presented...
Is Liberalism Failing?
A conversation with Jonah Goldberg of National Review, Charles Kesler, Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College, and Notre Dameās Patrick Deneen. Sponsored by the...
Bringing America Together
āBringing America Togetherā with Arthur Brooks of American Enterprise Institute. Tuesday, September 25 , 2018, at the University of Notre Dame. Presented by the Constitutional...