Name: Jonathan Turley presents: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution
Start: 2026-10-01
End: 2026-10-01

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Professor Jonathan Turley will be discussing his Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution. The New York Times bestseller has been described by former NPR editor Uri Berliner as “Jonathan Turley's birthday gift to America to mark its 250 years of independence... A wise guide to avoid wrecking the American project."  
  
Turley explores the unique elements of the American Revolution in comparison to its counterpart in France. He discusses why one became the world’s oldest democracy and the other became the infamous “Terror.” That story is told with vivid stories of the personalities of the age, including Thomas Paine’s, who was one of two leading figures in both revolutions (the other being Lafayette).

Jonathan Turley presents: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution

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