Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A seminar on Tocqueville’s Democracy in America.

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Transcript: johnathanbi.com/p/seminar-on-tocqueville-with-alpha-school

Companion lectures:
- This Idea Destroys All Religions | Tocqueville on Christianity: youtu.be/NlYxwfxK1NI
- America is No Longer a Democracy, That’s Why I Immigrated Here | Tocqueville Explained: youtu.be/XjhLQYGOmks

Timestamps:
00:00 0. Introduction
01:53 1. Capitalism, Industry, and Equality
11:07 2. Capitalism vs. Aristocracy
22:06 3. American Education and Pragmatism
23:59 4. Art and Theater
30:46 5. The China Example
34:32 6. Entrepreneurship and Theory
42:28 7. Commerce and Technology
47:11 8. Tyranny of the Majority
56:04 9. Soft Despotism and AI