Tocqueville

American

[tohk-vil, tok-, tawk-veel] / ˈtoʊk vɪl, ˈtɒk-, tɔkˈvil /

noun

Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clérel de 1805–59, French statesman and author.

Tocqueville British

/ tɔkvil, ˈtɒk-, ˈtəʊkvɪl /

noun

Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clérel de (alɛksi ʃarl ɑ̃ri mɔris klerɛl də). 1805–59, French politician and political writer. His chief works are De la Démocratie en Amérique (1835–40) and L'Ancien régime et la révolution (1856)

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Social media and AI harm the body politic in ways Tocqueville and Lincoln couldn’t possibly foresee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Alexis de Tocqueville claimed that the first truly American authors were newspaper writers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

“Debt issuance trends are strong and tracking 17% year over year in the second quarter,” Brian McKnight, equity analyst for Tocqueville Asset Management, which holds 39,000 shares, worth about $16.5 million, tells Barron’s.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

The best critic of liberal individualism is Tocqueville in Democracy in America.

From Slate ● May 16, 2026

And yet by the time they left, Tocqueville and Beaumont had their doubts.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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