Lectures on “Comparing Town-Centric and Centralist Democracy” by Shirzad Peik Herfeh

A comparative analysis of the formation, consequences, advantages, and disadvantages of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-American town-centric liberal democracy versus French centralist democracy

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Session One

The Federalist Papers: Federalism for Union, Not Separation

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Session Two

James Madison and Federalist No. 10

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Session Three

Tocqueville's accurate predictions and his concerns in the book Democracy in America

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Session Four

Equality of condition as the primary origin of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-American democracy, and the difference between democracy in America and Britain versus France

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Session Five

The pillars of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-American liberal democracy (township centrism, NGOs, and the spirit of religion) and the advantages of town-centric democracy

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Session Six

The consequences and disadvantages of centralism in France

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Session Seven

Éric Zemmour, the 2022 French presidential election, and Tocqueville's emphasis on liberty

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Session Eight

The French Revolution: The dream of equality (instead of liberty and property) and demands lacking realism

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