Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution | Jonathan Turley

Subscribe to Socrates in the City https://www.youtube.com/@socratesinthecity?sub_confirmation=1 Why do most revolutions collapse into chaos, tyranny, or bloodshed, while the American Revolution produced one of the most enduring republics in history? In this episode of The Revolution, Socrates in the City's newest program, host Eric Metaxas is joined by American author and legal scholar, Jonathan Turley to discuss his book, Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution. They use Thomas Paine's journey as the lens through which to explore that question. A man who stood at the center of both the American and French Revolutions, Paine embodied the brilliance and danger of revolutionary fervor itself: visionary yet reckless, prophetic yet deeply flawed. Alongside his unlikely friendship with Benjamin Franklin, this conversation examines why America succeeded where so many revolutions failed, the tension between liberty and rage, and the enduring invitation of the American experiment today. 0:00 Introduction 2:32 Why Turley wrote Rage and the Republic 5:04 What forces created America? (Crèvecoeur's question) 7:17 Introducing Thomas Paine 9:06 Franklin discovers Paine in London 11:05 Corset maker to privateer: Paine's path to America 13:04 Common Sense and "the penman of the revolution" 16:08 Paine, Madison, and avoiding "mobocracy" 17:42 Paine's brush with the guillotine in France 20:48 Paine's lonely death and the mystery of his remains 22:02 Paine and Washington's falling out 24:51 Why didn't Washington help free him? 28:23 Paine, Adam Smith, and free markets 30:01 What threatens the republic today 33:00 Crisis of faith vs. constitutional crisis 35:36 Rousseau, the "general will," and Saturn's gene 38:09 The EU as a cautionary tale 44:14 Can America thrive in the 21st century? 46:54 Mayhew's sermon and the religious roots of liberty 51:02 Why Turley is drawn to Paine 53:04 Closing thoughts and farewell Get Professor Turley's new book "Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution" https://a.co/d/0a3A8quu Get Eric's book "REVOLUTION" https://a.co/d/0dWw4YX7 Interested in attending a Socrates in the City event? Sign up for our newsletter: https://socratesinthecity.com/sign-up/ Follow us on Instagram @socratesinthecity #jonathanturley #revolution #ericmetaxas #socratesinthecity