Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

French political writers

David Austin French (born January 24, 1969) is an American political commentator and former attorney who has argued high-profile religious liberty cases. He is a columnist for The New York Times.

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  1. Montesquieu

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of the French political philosopher (1689-1755) whose work on liberty and republicanism, banned at home, influenced the US constitution.

    14 June 2018

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    Featuring: Richard Bourke, Rachel Hammersley, Richard Whatmore

     
  2. Tocqueville: Democracy in America

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alexis de Tocqueville and his study of the American democratic system, written as an example to France of how democracy might develop there.

    22 March 2018

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    Featuring: Robert Gildea, Susan-Mary Grant, Jeremy Jennings