This year, we're doing a slow read-along of Alexis de Tocqueville's 19th-century classic, Democracy in America. This content is available exclusively to our Premium members, but we're sharing the first discussion with everyone today in advance of our second discussion next week. If you enjoy this episode, you can join us and get access to all past and future book club content - plus our plethora of regular Premium content - at patreon.com/pantsuitpolitics.
RESOURCES:Democracy in America Read Along Schedule American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America by Colin Woodard (Amazon)We're recommending this abridged version
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Bonus: Democracy in America Read-Along Part 1

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Bonus: Democracy in America Read-Along Part 1

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