nolan's author of "what they saw in america, alexis de tocqueville, max weber, gk chesterton, and so you could to -- sayyid qutb." good evening, and thank you for being with us tonight. i would like to say hello to those watching the talk on c-span. i am will randolph and i am a first year mcconnell scholar here. it is an honor for me to serve as the mc tonight. nolan,st is dr. james the washington glad in 1859 professor of sociology. he is the author of several books including what we are here to discuss this evening, "what they saw in america, alexis de tocqueville, max weber, gk chesterton, saint copy." -- sayyid qutb." this will wrap up a year-long study on american political culture inspired by de tocqueville's "democracy in america." dr. nolan holds a master degree and doctoral degrees from the university of virginia. his teaching and research interests: the general areas of laws in society, -- interests fall in the general areas of loss and society and others. he has received several awards including the national endowment for the humanities scholarship and a fulbright scholar

nolan's author of "what they saw in america, alexis de tocqueville, max weber, gk chesterton, and so you could to -- sayyid qutb." good evening, and thank you for being with us tonight. i would like to say hello to those watching the