Tucson Festival of Books

Jonathan Turley


Jonathan Turley is the author of "Rage and the Republic."  Since 1998, he has held the Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law at George Washington University Law School. He has served as counsel in some of the most notable cases in the last 20 years, including the last judicial impeachment in US history.  He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and USA TODAY.  Called the “dean of legal analysts” by The Washington Post, Turley has worked as a legal analyst for CBS, NBC, BBC, and Fox. 

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Awards: MRC Free Speech Award (2024), Samizdat Prize for Free Speech (2025), Columnist of the Year award for Single-Issue Advocacy for his columns on civil liberties by The Aspen Institute, Dr. Mary Ann Quaranta Elder Justice Award at Fordham University.


Books:
Rage and the Republic
The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Simon & Schuster
February 2026
ISBN 9781668205020
320 pages

The Indispensable Right
Free Speech in an Age of Rage
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Simon and Schuster
June 2025
ISBN 9781668047057
432 pages