Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution
September 8, 2026
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Speaker
Professor Jonathan Turley is a nationally recognized legal scholar who has written extensively from
constitutional law to legal theory to tort law. He has appeared in a variety of leading law journals and is a best-selling and award-winning author. He joined the George Washington University staff in 1990 and was the youngest chaired professor in the university’s history. He has served as counsel for some of the most notable cases in the last two decades, including the representation of whistleblowers and former cabinet members as well as a wide range of other clients. He is one of the few attorneys to successfully challenge both a federal and a state law. He has testified more than one hundred times before the House and Senate on constitutional and statutory issues. In 2024, the Washingtonian featured Professor Turley as one of the most influential persons in public policy, and has been recognized nationally as a legal commentator, as well as being ranked 38th in the top 100 most cited “public intellectuals.
Topic
An exciting and informative evening lays ahead as Professor Jonathan Turley explores the meaning and future of democracy from his latest book, Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution, as we celebrate its 250th anniversary this year. Professor Turley believes that the American Republic is uniquely suited to address the challenges we face in the 21st Century. Drawing from sources across art, philosopy, history, literature, and economics, he presents a unique and passionate perspective on the future of American Democracy through his book. His book has two halves, the first one looking 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 through the American and French Revolutions, he will explore how one revolution led to the world’s oldest and most stable democracy while the other led to the “Terror.” The second half of the book looks forward in time, exploring survival of the American Republic in the 21st Century in light of changes ranging from AI to robotics to global governance systems.