Robert George5-Minute Videos – Nov 29, 2021 – Prager U Was America founded to be a secular nation? In other words, does religion have no role in American politics or public policy-making? The answer is more complex than you might think. Robert George, Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, explains. (This video was made possible through our partnership with Dallas Baptist University.) It has become a dogma of progressive ideology that America is a “secular” nation. What do people mean by secular? Their argument goes this way: “Since the Constitution establishes a strict separation of church and state, religion has … Continue reading Is America’s Government Secular?

Robert George5-Minute Videos – Oct 04, 2021 – Prager U If you ask Americans to name their country’s form of government, most of them will say they live in a democracy. However, the real answer is more complicated (and unexpected) than that. Robert George, Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, explains. At the close of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, legend has it that a woman called out to Benjamin Franklin to ask what kind of government the delegates had created. Franklin responded “…a republic, madam. If you can keep it.” A republic? Shouldn’t Franklin have said “a … Continue reading The Difference Between a Democracy and a Republic

Robert George5-Minute Videos – Jul 18, 2022 – Prager U Winning the War of Independence brought a new challenge to the American people: what sort of government should they choose for their new nation? Robert George, Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, explores the problems the founders faced at this pivotal moment in history. Against all odds, the Americans won their War of Independence.  But their success brought a new challenge—no less daunting. What sort of government should they choose for themselves?  How could they ensure that the tyranny of the English king George III would not be replaced by … Continue reading The Constitution: Why a Republic?