{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6a3531d5db494ef85ca785fc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Tocqueville Road Trip: 4. Independence of mind","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1781870898386-f2c24683-f6e2-4c1c-9c31-7cb7669421b2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Harvard University is supposed to be a place of intellectual freedom. But its students and staff face two kinds of tyranny, both of which feature prominently in Alexis de Tocqueville’s work.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and Hosts</p><ul><li>John Prideaux, <em>The Economist’</em>s US editor and host of “Tocqueville Road Trip”</li><li>Harvey Mansfield, retired Harvard Professor</li><li>Alan Garber, 31st president of Harvard&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Tocqueville’s “Democracy in America”</li><li>The battle over freedom of expression&nbsp;</li><li>Harvard and the Trump Administration&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Let us know what you think. Email podcasts@economist.com&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>To listen to the full series, subscribe to <a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Economist Podcasts+</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you’re already a subscriber to <em>The Economist</em>, you have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our <a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FAQs</a> page or watch our <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">video</a> explaining how to link your account.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}