Join RNLA for a special webinar with Professor Jonathan Turley to discuss his new book, Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution. In this book, Professor Turley explores the meaning and future of democracy on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Register Here.
RNLA Webinar: "Rage and the Republic"
A Book Discussion with Professor Jonathan Turley
Friday, February 6th
2:00 p.m. ET
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Join RNLA for a special webinar with Professor Jonathan Turley to discuss his new book, Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution. In this book, Professor Turley explores the meaning and future of democracy on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. The book is divided into two halves. The first half looks back at the unique confluence of people and events that led to the establishment of the American Republic. Using Thomas Paine as a common thread between the American and French Revolutions, Turley explores how one revolution led to the world’s oldest and most stable democracy, while the other led to the “Terror.” The difference came down to the protections in the Madisonian system against “democratic despotism,” a tendency of democracies to devour themselves in majoritarian terror. The second half of the book looks ahead, exploring whether the American Republic can survive in the 21st century amid changes ranging from AI and robotics to global governance systems. Turley believes that the American Republic is uniquely suited to address those challenges, but it will require a return, not a rejection, of the core values that defined the American Revolution. Drawing from sources across art, philosophy, history, literature, and economics, Turley presents a unique and passionate perspective on the future of American democracy.
Purchase Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution here!
About the Author
Jonathan Turley is a law professor, columnist, television analyst, and litigator. Since 1998, he has held the Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law at George Washington University Law School. He has served as counsel in some of the most notable cases in the last two decades, including representing members of Congress, judges, whistleblowers, five former Attorney Generals, celebrities, accused spies and terrorists, journalists, protesters, and the workers at the secret facility Area 51. Turley has testified before Congress over one hundred times, including during the impeachments of Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. He was also lead counsel in the last judicial impeachment in US history. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and USA TODAY. Called the “dean of legal analysts” by The Washington Post, Turley has worked as a legal analyst for CBS, NBC, BBC, and Fox. In a study by Judge Richard Posner, Turley was found to be thirty-eighth in the top 100 most cited “public intellectuals” (and the second most cited law professor).
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