Complete series of Dr. Rahe's discussion with Uncommon Knowledge host Peter Robison

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
Soft Despotism, Democracy's Drift with Paul A. Rahe: Chapter 1 of 5
Paul A. Rahe defends his position that President Obama’s health-care proposals “presuppose the administrative state’s assuming a power over our lives that is nothing less than tyrannical.”
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009
Soft Despotism, Democracy's Drift with Paul A. Rahe: Chapter 2 of 5
Paul A. Rahe says it is easy to explain the nanny state, since there is a nanny in all of us. What’s harder to explain is why someone would desire life under the nanny.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
Soft Despotism, Democracy's Drift with Paul A. Rahe: Chapter 3 of 5
Paul A. Rahe discusses the keen perceptions and timeless wisdom of Tocqueville.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
Soft Despotism, Democracy's Drift with Paul A. Rahe: Chapter 4 of 5
What are the roots of modern soft despotism in America? Paul A. Rahe responds.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
Soft Despotism, Democracy's Drift with Paul A. Rahe: Chapter 5 of 5
Is the all-encompassing welfare state inevitable? Can we recover our liberty? Paul A. Rahe responds.
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