#infographics — Public Fediverse posts

Doug MacDowell spends 50 hours crafting a line graph 🎨📉, proving that with enough time and solitude, one can turn a simple data visualization into an epic saga of #procrastination and misplaced artistic ambition. 🤦‍♂️✨ Perhaps next time, he can tackle a pie chart in 100 hours or less! 🍰⏰
https://www.dougmacdowell.com/50-hours-to-draw-some-lines.html #dataart #creativity #infographics #graphs #humor #HackerNews #ngated

Doug MacDowell spends 50 hours crafting a line graph 🎨📉, proving that with enough time and solitude, one can turn a simple data visualization into an epic saga of #procrastination and misplaced artistic ambition. 🤦‍♂️✨ Perhaps next time, he can tackle a pie chart in 100 hours or less! 🍰⏰
https://www.dougmacdowell.com/50-hours-to-draw-some-lines.html #dataart #creativity #infographics #graphs #humor #HackerNews #ngated

Doug MacDowell spends 50 hours crafting a line graph 🎨📉, proving that with enough time and solitude, one can turn a simple data visualization into an epic saga of #procrastination and misplaced artistic ambition. 🤦‍♂️✨ Perhaps next time, he can tackle a pie chart in 100 hours or less! 🍰⏰
https://www.dougmacdowell.com/50-hours-to-draw-some-lines.html #dataart #creativity #infographics #graphs #humor #HackerNews #ngated

Doug MacDowell spends 50 hours crafting a line graph 🎨📉, proving that with enough time and solitude, one can turn a simple data visualization into an epic saga of #procrastination and misplaced artistic ambition. 🤦‍♂️✨ Perhaps next time, he can tackle a pie chart in 100 hours or less! 🍰⏰
https://www.dougmacdowell.com/50-hours-to-draw-some-lines.html #dataart #creativity #infographics #graphs #humor #HackerNews #ngated

Doug MacDowell spends 50 hours crafting a line graph 🎨📉, proving that with enough time and solitude, one can turn a simple data visualization into an epic saga of #procrastination and misplaced artistic ambition. 🤦‍♂️✨ Perhaps next time, he can tackle a pie chart in 100 hours or less! 🍰⏰
https://www.dougmacdowell.com/50-hours-to-draw-some-lines.html #dataart #creativity #infographics #graphs #humor #HackerNews #ngated

Owen Jones welcomes #EyalWeizman, founder of #ForensicArchitecture, to talk about his new book #Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzntx9YTeRo
#Gaza #GazaGenocide #Palestine #colonialViolence #stateCrime #counterforensics #cartography #infographics #books @bookstodon

Owen Jones welcomes #EyalWeizman, founder of #ForensicArchitecture, to talk about his new book #Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzntx9YTeRo
#Gaza #GazaGenocide #Palestine #colonialViolence #stateCrime #counterforensics #cartography #infographics #books @bookstodon

Owen Jones welcomes #EyalWeizman, founder of #ForensicArchitecture, to talk about his new book #Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzntx9YTeRo
#Gaza #GazaGenocide #Palestine #colonialViolence #stateCrime #counterforensics #cartography #infographics #books @bookstodon

Owen Jones welcomes #EyalWeizman, founder of #ForensicArchitecture, to talk about his new book #Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzntx9YTeRo
#Gaza #GazaGenocide #Palestine #colonialViolence #stateCrime #counterforensics #cartography #infographics #books @bookstodon

Owen Jones welcomes #EyalWeizman, founder of #ForensicArchitecture, to talk about his new book #Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzntx9YTeRo
#Gaza #GazaGenocide #Palestine #colonialViolence #stateCrime #counterforensics #cartography #infographics #books @bookstodon

#AIDataCenters & Our Communities

an initiative by #ErinBrockovich

"The RACE to build #AI infrastructures is unfolding town by town across America. In some places, #dataCenters are welcomed. In others, they are delayed, contested or abandoned altogether. This MAP captures the real-world footprint of that race — revealing patterns of growth, conflict and uncertainty."

https://brockovichdatacenter.com/
#tech #BigTech #environment #USpol #USpolitics #ecocide #maps #infographics #ecoactivism

I planned to create the pH range animation in Manim, but once you've been holding a tool in your hand for several days, you really don't want to switch to another way of thinking for two animations.
It was probably a bit slower in #Friction2D because of all the 'admin' with renaming and grouping that needs to be done there, while in Manim I'd largely reuse existing code, and all naming happens as I go. But of course, I'd need to render to see what I'm getting ;)
#animation #animation2D #infographics

I planned to create the pH range animation in Manim, but once you've been holding a tool in your hand for several days, you really don't want to switch to another way of thinking for two animations.
It was probably a bit slower in #Friction2D because of all the 'admin' with renaming and grouping that needs to be done there, while in Manim I'd largely reuse existing code, and all naming happens as I go. But of course, I'd need to render to see what I'm getting ;)
#animation #animation2D #infographics

I planned to create the pH range animation in Manim, but once you've been holding a tool in your hand for several days, you really don't want to switch to another way of thinking for two animations.
It was probably a bit slower in #Friction2D because of all the 'admin' with renaming and grouping that needs to be done there, while in Manim I'd largely reuse existing code, and all naming happens as I go. But of course, I'd need to render to see what I'm getting ;)
#animation #animation2D #infographics

I planned to create the pH range animation in Manim, but once you've been holding a tool in your hand for several days, you really don't want to switch to another way of thinking for two animations.
It was probably a bit slower in #Friction2D because of all the 'admin' with renaming and grouping that needs to be done there, while in Manim I'd largely reuse existing code, and all naming happens as I go. But of course, I'd need to render to see what I'm getting ;)
#animation #animation2D #infographics

I planned to create the pH range animation in Manim, but once you've been holding a tool in your hand for several days, you really don't want to switch to another way of thinking for two animations.
It was probably a bit slower in #Friction2D because of all the 'admin' with renaming and grouping that needs to be done there, while in Manim I'd largely reuse existing code, and all naming happens as I go. But of course, I'd need to render to see what I'm getting ;)
#animation #animation2D #infographics

#art #science #illustration #infographics https://www.ebay.com/itm/298292869380?epid=236958095&itmmeta=01KRMS554WCVZZR3KPWCEXPRC5&hash=item4573a3f904:g:8nEAAeSwF7Vp-n3A

#art #science #illustration #infographics https://www.ebay.com/itm/298292869380?epid=236958095&itmmeta=01KRMS554WCVZZR3KPWCEXPRC5&hash=item4573a3f904:g:8nEAAeSwF7Vp-n3A

#art #science #illustration #infographics https://www.ebay.com/itm/298292869380?epid=236958095&itmmeta=01KRMS554WCVZZR3KPWCEXPRC5&hash=item4573a3f904:g:8nEAAeSwF7Vp-n3A

work continues on my industrial ag mega-zine.

while i was working on the "consequences of synthetic fertilizer" spreads (that's right, there will be *multiple*), i realized that i had a lot of text and not too many images.

basically an entire spread is devoted to eutrophication and the gulf dead zone (because it's kind of a complicated subject), and i have plenty of images for that.

but for some of the other stuff, i didn't. i know that people don't want to read too much, so after looking for a long time for appropriate images, i decided to.... make. an. infographic.

that's right ladies and gentletheys, i have made an infographic for the first time in my life.

the graphic shows the various uses of US corn production in percentages of total production. the data came from here: https://afdc.energy.gov/data/10340

now, infographics are a touchy subject for me. it's extremely rare for me to see an infographic and think "wow, now i understand the subject better" instead of "wow, this was not helpful at all, and in fact i may be even more confused."

a lot of infographics look nice if you sort of let your eyes unfocus and enjoy the visual element (and i respect the work it takes to do that!), but it's very rare to find an infographic that's both visually nice to look at and actually communicates something *without* being too heavy on the details (i know some people love the details, but i very quickly get visually overwhelmed when there are too many...i'm looking at you "national geographic").

so, presented for your humble viewing, here is my first infographic, made with extreme reluctance, weirdly awkward because it had to fit into a particular space on the page, kind of crowded because i wanted it to be easily read by folks who might have trouble seeing stuff that's real small, and also i want it to communicate kind of a lot of information without getting overly-complicated.

hooray for my first infographic, and if i ever have to make another one, may it be better.

i hope you feel informed by it! i think this is valuable info to know: the vast majority of the #1 most-produced crop in the US does NOT go to feed people.

#corn #food #agriculture #infographics #VisualDesign #art #wip

work continues on my industrial ag mega-zine.

while i was working on the "consequences of synthetic fertilizer" spreads (that's right, there will be *multiple*), i realized that i had a lot of text and not too many images.

basically an entire spread is devoted to eutrophication and the gulf dead zone (because it's kind of a complicated subject), and i have plenty of images for that.

but for some of the other stuff, i didn't. i know that people don't want to read too much, so after looking for a long time for appropriate images, i decided to.... make. an. infographic.

that's right ladies and gentletheys, i have made an infographic for the first time in my life.

the graphic shows the various uses of US corn production in percentages of total production. the data came from here: https://afdc.energy.gov/data/10340

now, infographics are a touchy subject for me. it's extremely rare for me to see an infographic and think "wow, now i understand the subject better" instead of "wow, this was not helpful at all, and in fact i may be even more confused."

a lot of infographics look nice if you sort of let your eyes unfocus and enjoy the visual element (and i respect the work it takes to do that!), but it's very rare to find an infographic that's both visually nice to look at and actually communicates something *without* being too heavy on the details (i know some people love the details, but i very quickly get visually overwhelmed when there are too many...i'm looking at you "national geographic").

so, presented for your humble viewing, here is my first infographic, made with extreme reluctance, weirdly awkward because it had to fit into a particular space on the page, kind of crowded because i wanted it to be easily read by folks who might have trouble seeing stuff that's real small, and also i want it to communicate kind of a lot of information without getting overly-complicated.

hooray for my first infographic, and if i ever have to make another one, may it be better.

i hope you feel informed by it! i think this is valuable info to know: the vast majority of the #1 most-produced crop in the US does NOT go to feed people.

#corn #food #agriculture #infographics #VisualDesign #art #wip

work continues on my industrial ag mega-zine.

while i was working on the "consequences of synthetic fertilizer" spreads (that's right, there will be *multiple*), i realized that i had a lot of text and not too many images.

basically an entire spread is devoted to eutrophication and the gulf dead zone (because it's kind of a complicated subject), and i have plenty of images for that.

but for some of the other stuff, i didn't. i know that people don't want to read too much, so after looking for a long time for appropriate images, i decided to.... make. an. infographic.

that's right ladies and gentletheys, i have made an infographic for the first time in my life.

the graphic shows the various uses of US corn production in percentages of total production. the data came from here: https://afdc.energy.gov/data/10340

now, infographics are a touchy subject for me. it's extremely rare for me to see an infographic and think "wow, now i understand the subject better" instead of "wow, this was not helpful at all, and in fact i may be even more confused."

a lot of infographics look nice if you sort of let your eyes unfocus and enjoy the visual element (and i respect the work it takes to do that!), but it's very rare to find an infographic that's both visually nice to look at and actually communicates something *without* being too heavy on the details (i know some people love the details, but i very quickly get visually overwhelmed when there are too many...i'm looking at you "national geographic").

so, presented for your humble viewing, here is my first infographic, made with extreme reluctance, weirdly awkward because it had to fit into a particular space on the page, kind of crowded because i wanted it to be easily read by folks who might have trouble seeing stuff that's real small, and also i want it to communicate kind of a lot of information without getting overly-complicated.

hooray for my first infographic, and if i ever have to make another one, may it be better.

i hope you feel informed by it! i think this is valuable info to know: the vast majority of the #1 most-produced crop in the US does NOT go to feed people.

#corn #food #agriculture #infographics #VisualDesign #art #wip

work continues on my industrial ag mega-zine.

while i was working on the "consequences of synthetic fertilizer" spreads (that's right, there will be *multiple*), i realized that i had a lot of text and not too many images.

basically an entire spread is devoted to eutrophication and the gulf dead zone (because it's kind of a complicated subject), and i have plenty of images for that.

but for some of the other stuff, i didn't. i know that people don't want to read too much, so after looking for a long time for appropriate images, i decided to.... make. an. infographic.

that's right ladies and gentletheys, i have made an infographic for the first time in my life.

the graphic shows the various uses of US corn production in percentages of total production. the data came from here: https://afdc.energy.gov/data/10340

now, infographics are a touchy subject for me. it's extremely rare for me to see an infographic and think "wow, now i understand the subject better" instead of "wow, this was not helpful at all, and in fact i may be even more confused."

a lot of infographics look nice if you sort of let your eyes unfocus and enjoy the visual element (and i respect the work it takes to do that!), but it's very rare to find an infographic that's both visually nice to look at and actually communicates something *without* being too heavy on the details (i know some people love the details, but i very quickly get visually overwhelmed when there are too many...i'm looking at you "national geographic").

so, presented for your humble viewing, here is my first infographic, made with extreme reluctance, weirdly awkward because it had to fit into a particular space on the page, kind of crowded because i wanted it to be easily read by folks who might have trouble seeing stuff that's real small, and also i want it to communicate kind of a lot of information without getting overly-complicated.

hooray for my first infographic, and if i ever have to make another one, may it be better.

i hope you feel informed by it! i think this is valuable info to know: the vast majority of the #1 most-produced crop in the US does NOT go to feed people.

#corn #food #agriculture #infographics #VisualDesign #art #wip

work continues on my industrial ag mega-zine.

while i was working on the "consequences of synthetic fertilizer" spreads (that's right, there will be *multiple*), i realized that i had a lot of text and not too many images.

basically an entire spread is devoted to eutrophication and the gulf dead zone (because it's kind of a complicated subject), and i have plenty of images for that.

but for some of the other stuff, i didn't. i know that people don't want to read too much, so after looking for a long time for appropriate images, i decided to.... make. an. infographic.

that's right ladies and gentletheys, i have made an infographic for the first time in my life.

the graphic shows the various uses of US corn production in percentages of total production. the data came from here: https://afdc.energy.gov/data/10340

now, infographics are a touchy subject for me. it's extremely rare for me to see an infographic and think "wow, now i understand the subject better" instead of "wow, this was not helpful at all, and in fact i may be even more confused."

a lot of infographics look nice if you sort of let your eyes unfocus and enjoy the visual element (and i respect the work it takes to do that!), but it's very rare to find an infographic that's both visually nice to look at and actually communicates something *without* being too heavy on the details (i know some people love the details, but i very quickly get visually overwhelmed when there are too many...i'm looking at you "national geographic").

so, presented for your humble viewing, here is my first infographic, made with extreme reluctance, weirdly awkward because it had to fit into a particular space on the page, kind of crowded because i wanted it to be easily read by folks who might have trouble seeing stuff that's real small, and also i want it to communicate kind of a lot of information without getting overly-complicated.

hooray for my first infographic, and if i ever have to make another one, may it be better.

i hope you feel informed by it! i think this is valuable info to know: the vast majority of the #1 most-produced crop in the US does NOT go to feed people.

#corn #food #agriculture #infographics #VisualDesign #art #wip

Still a chance to join our next Create Impactful #Infographics training tomorrow

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Still a chance to join our next Create Impactful #Infographics training tomorrow

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Still a chance to join our next Create Impactful #Infographics training tomorrow

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https://www.europesays.com/africa/209155/ Somalia recorded 72 media freedom violations in 2025, peaking in May #2025 #Infographics #MediaFreedomViolations #MediaFreedomViolationsByMonthInSomalia #MediaFreedomViolationsInSomalia #PeakingInMay #Somalia #SomaliaRecorded72MediaFreedomViolationsIn2025

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Still a chance to join our next Create Impactful #Infographics training

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Mon 27th Apr 🇬🇧 LDN in-person (SOLD OUT)

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"This #documentary feature presents historical accounts of Zionist ambitions in southern #Lebanon — including claims to water and land — and the military drive to insulate the settlements in northern #Palestine."

https://thepublicsource.org/security-belt-history
#SouthLebanon #warOnLebanon #Israel #colonialViolence #archives #infographics

"This #documentary feature presents historical accounts of Zionist ambitions in southern #Lebanon — including claims to water and land — and the military drive to insulate the settlements in northern #Palestine."

https://thepublicsource.org/security-belt-history
#SouthLebanon #warOnLebanon #Israel #colonialViolence #archives #infographics

"This #documentary feature presents historical accounts of Zionist ambitions in southern #Lebanon — including claims to water and land — and the military drive to insulate the settlements in northern #Palestine."

https://thepublicsource.org/security-belt-history
#SouthLebanon #warOnLebanon #Israel #colonialViolence #archives #infographics

"This #documentary feature presents historical accounts of Zionist ambitions in southern #Lebanon — including claims to water and land — and the military drive to insulate the settlements in northern #Palestine."

https://thepublicsource.org/security-belt-history
#SouthLebanon #warOnLebanon #Israel #colonialViolence #archives #infographics

“Where liberty dwells, there is my country”*…

Ah, but where might that be? Amos Miller (using tools from the good folks at Mapbox) shares a handy site with the answers…

The Civic Atlas is a project which marries leading civic data sets with information on governance types and physical capitals.

This project is an exploration of physical governance. As international relations enter another era of rocky uncertainty, it’s important to have the opportunity to look at a world which is not flat or equal. Many countries are on the march away from freedom and democracy towards autocracy. Many are already there.
‍
Explore this project by selecting various freedom and democracy indices in the dropdown menu. Click a state to see where its legislative authority is housed, more information about the country, its governance system, and its governance scores. To learn more about each index, click on its link in the nav bar while selected.

This is our globe.
We all live here.

A visualization of governance around the globe: “The Civic Atlas.”

* Latin phrase of unknown origin; the motto of Algernon Sydney and James Otis

###

As we compare and contrast, we might spare a thought for Alexis de Tocqueville; he died on this date in 1859. A French diplomat, political philosopher, and historian, he is best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840) and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856). In both, he analyzed the living standards and social conditions of individuals as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies.  Democracy in America was published after Tocqueville’s travels in the United States (on a mission to examine prisons and penitentiaries here) and is today considered an immensely important early work of sociology and political science.

“The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democracy, from beneath which the old aristocratic colors sometimes peep” – from Democracy in America

source

“Where liberty dwells, there is my country”*…

Ah, but where might that be? Amos Miller (using tools from the good folks at Mapbox) shares a handy site with the answers…

The Civic Atlas is a project which marries leading civic data sets with information on governance types and physical capitals.

This project is an exploration of physical governance. As international relations enter another era of rocky uncertainty, it’s important to have the opportunity to look at a world which is not flat or equal. Many countries are on the march away from freedom and democracy towards autocracy. Many are already there.
‍
Explore this project by selecting various freedom and democracy indices in the dropdown menu. Click a state to see where its legislative authority is housed, more information about the country, its governance system, and its governance scores. To learn more about each index, click on its link in the nav bar while selected.

This is our globe.
We all live here.

A visualization of governance around the globe: “The Civic Atlas.”

* Latin phrase of unknown origin; the motto of Algernon Sydney and James Otis

###

As we compare and contrast, we might spare a thought for Alexis de Tocqueville; he died on this date in 1859. A French diplomat, political philosopher, and historian, he is best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840) and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856). In both, he analyzed the living standards and social conditions of individuals as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies.  Democracy in America was published after Tocqueville’s travels in the United States (on a mission to examine prisons and penitentiaries here) and is today considered an immensely important early work of sociology and political science.

“The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democracy, from beneath which the old aristocratic colors sometimes peep” – from Democracy in America

source

“Where liberty dwells, there is my country”*…

Ah, but where might that be? Amos Miller (using tools from the good folks at Mapbox) shares a handy site with the answers…

The Civic Atlas is a project which marries leading civic data sets with information on governance types and physical capitals.

This project is an exploration of physical governance. As international relations enter another era of rocky uncertainty, it’s important to have the opportunity to look at a world which is not flat or equal. Many countries are on the march away from freedom and democracy towards autocracy. Many are already there.
‍
Explore this project by selecting various freedom and democracy indices in the dropdown menu. Click a state to see where its legislative authority is housed, more information about the country, its governance system, and its governance scores. To learn more about each index, click on its link in the nav bar while selected.

This is our globe.
We all live here.

A visualization of governance around the globe: “The Civic Atlas.”

* Latin phrase of unknown origin; the motto of Algernon Sydney and James Otis

###

As we compare and contrast, we might spare a thought for Alexis de Tocqueville; he died on this date in 1859. A French diplomat, political philosopher, and historian, he is best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840) and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856). In both, he analyzed the living standards and social conditions of individuals as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies.  Democracy in America was published after Tocqueville’s travels in the United States (on a mission to examine prisons and penitentiaries here) and is today considered an immensely important early work of sociology and political science.

“The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democracy, from beneath which the old aristocratic colors sometimes peep” – from Democracy in America

source

“Where liberty dwells, there is my country”*…

Ah, but where might that be? Amos Miller (using tools from the good folks at Mapbox) shares a handy site with the answers…

The Civic Atlas is a project which marries leading civic data sets with information on governance types and physical capitals.

This project is an exploration of physical governance. As international relations enter another era of rocky uncertainty, it’s important to have the opportunity to look at a world which is not flat or equal. Many countries are on the march away from freedom and democracy towards autocracy. Many are already there.
‍
Explore this project by selecting various freedom and democracy indices in the dropdown menu. Click a state to see where its legislative authority is housed, more information about the country, its governance system, and its governance scores. To learn more about each index, click on its link in the nav bar while selected.

This is our globe.
We all live here.

A visualization of governance around the globe: “The Civic Atlas.”

* Latin phrase of unknown origin; the motto of Algernon Sydney and James Otis

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As we compare and contrast, we might spare a thought for Alexis de Tocqueville; he died on this date in 1859. A French diplomat, political philosopher, and historian, he is best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840) and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856). In both, he analyzed the living standards and social conditions of individuals as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies.  Democracy in America was published after Tocqueville’s travels in the United States (on a mission to examine prisons and penitentiaries here) and is today considered an immensely important early work of sociology and political science.

“The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democracy, from beneath which the old aristocratic colors sometimes peep” – from Democracy in America

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“Where liberty dwells, there is my country”*…

Ah, but where might that be? Amos Miller (using tools from the good folks at Mapbox) shares a handy site with the answers…

The Civic Atlas is a project which marries leading civic data sets with information on governance types and physical capitals.

This project is an exploration of physical governance. As international relations enter another era of rocky uncertainty, it’s important to have the opportunity to look at a world which is not flat or equal. Many countries are on the march away from freedom and democracy towards autocracy. Many are already there.
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Explore this project by selecting various freedom and democracy indices in the dropdown menu. Click a state to see where its legislative authority is housed, more information about the country, its governance system, and its governance scores. To learn more about each index, click on its link in the nav bar while selected.

This is our globe.
We all live here.

A visualization of governance around the globe: “The Civic Atlas.”

* Latin phrase of unknown origin; the motto of Algernon Sydney and James Otis

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As we compare and contrast, we might spare a thought for Alexis de Tocqueville; he died on this date in 1859. A French diplomat, political philosopher, and historian, he is best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840) and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856). In both, he analyzed the living standards and social conditions of individuals as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies.  Democracy in America was published after Tocqueville’s travels in the United States (on a mission to examine prisons and penitentiaries here) and is today considered an immensely important early work of sociology and political science.

“The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democracy, from beneath which the old aristocratic colors sometimes peep” – from Democracy in America

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