Rage and the Republic

On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Jonathan Turley examines how the Founding Fathers addressed the fundamental question of self-governance and how the United States escaped the cycles of violence and instability that plagued other democratic movements from ancient Athens to 19th-century France.

The book synthesizes sources from history, philosophy, and the arts to offer insights on how lessons from the past can guide democracy through today's challenges, while also exploring whether the American Republic can thrive amid 21st-century transformations including artificial intelligence, robotics, and economic shifts.