Rage & The Republic: A Fireside Chat with Jonathan Turley

About this episode

A conversation about Jonathan Turley's book and the current state of American politics.

CPF hosts a conversation with attorney and legal scholar Jonathan Turley and USC Professor Morris Levy about Turley's new book, "Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution." They discuss the crisis of faith in American institutions, how key lessons from history can guide us through today's radical reform and political instability, and how the state of politics today affects democracy and freedom in the future. This conversation is in partnership with the USC Open Dialogue Project and the USC chapter of the Heterodox Academy. Featuring: -Jonathan Turley: Attorney and Legal Scholar; Author, "Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution" and "The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in the Age of Rage" -Morris Levy: USC Professor of Political Science and International Relations; Immigration and Voting Policy Expert -Neeraj Sood: USC Open Dialogue Project Founder; USC Professor -Kamy Akhavan: Managing Director, USC Center for the Political Future

People in this episode

Host: USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future

Guests: Jonathan Turley, Morris Levy

Topics covered

• American Revolution
• political instability
• democracy
• freedom
• historical lessons
• faith in institutions

Keywords

• Rage and the Republic
• American institutions
• political reform
• democracy
• freedom
• historical lessons

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USC Open Dialogue Project, USC chapter of the Heterodox Academy

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