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The Constitution and Morality

- Eighth Annual Rosenkranz Debate at Federalist Society’s 2015 National Lawyers Convention, with John O. McGinnis, moderated by Hon. William H. Pryor Jr., introduced by Eugene B. Meyer, Washington DC, November 14, 2015, YouTube.

C-SPAN Appearances

- C-SPAN.
Follow the link to all of Robert George’s video lectures and discussions of religious freedom, U.S. foreign policy, immigration, the Constitution and more.

Reporting on Religious Persecution: A Global Challenge

- Panel discussion at the Newseum Institute, with panelists Katrina Lantos Swett, Libby Liu, Asia Akbar Shahid Ahmed, Former U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, and Tom Gjelten, September 21, 2015, YouTube.
Journalists and activist organizations reporting on the persecution of religious minorities around the world face challenges and dangers. This panel discussion features journalists and human rights groups who will discuss the worldwide threats to religious… More

Why We’re Losing Liberty

- Prager University online course, published September 7, 2015, YouTube.
Was the Constitution written in a way that was designed to protect freedom and limit the government’s size? Has it been effective in doing that? And what’s the Supreme Court’s record when it comes to protecting our rights? Robert George,… More

Remarks at Jalsa Salana USA 2015

- Speech at the 67th Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, Harrisburg, PA, August 15, 2015, YouTube.

Consequences of an Idea: The Social Cost of Redefining Marriage

- AWC Family Foundation Lecture at Hillsdale College, June 23, 2015, YouTube.
Advocates of redefining marriage assured the public that their proposal would injure no one’s rights or interests. Today it is clear that this is the very reverse of the truth. What are the current and likely future social consequences of redefining… More

Keynote Address at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary of Boston Annual Gala

- Redemptoris Mater Seminary, June 14, 2015, published by The Boston Pilot, YouTube.
Robert P. George, a Princeton professor, author and Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, delivers his keynote address at the annual gala to benefit the Redemptoris Mater Seminary of Boston June 14, 2015.

Robert P. George’s Wilberforce Award Speech

- Colson Center, published June 11, 2015, YouTube.
Dr. Robert P. George, recipient of the 2015 William Wilberforce Award, speaks on standing up for Christian values in an Ivy League institution.

Keynote Address at IWP Commencement

- Institute of World Politics, May 16, 2015, YouTube.
Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence a Princeton University, gave the keynote address at The Institute of World Politics Commencement Ceremony on May 16, 2015.

The Case Against Divestment at Princeton University

- Princeton University, April 16, 2015, published by Jeremy Rosenthal, YouTube.
Professor Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, speaking as part of the panel discussion held at Princeton on April 16th, 2015. The full panel discussion can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9Cl9…

Do Not Be Ashamed of the Gospel

- Church of St. Gregory the Great, April 7, 2015, YouTube.
A year ago, Professor Robert George’s keynote address at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast drew national attention. He challenged Catholics to bear witness boldly to the sanctity of human life and the conjugal understanding of marriage, despite the… More

Hauenstein Center American Conversations: Robert P. George and Cornel West

- A Dialogue on "A Workable Armistice in the Culture Wars," between keynote speakers, Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, Grand Valley State University, April 2, 2015, YouTube.
Professors Robert P. George and Cornel West visited GVSU for the Hauenstein Center’s final American Conversations keynote of the 2014-2015 season. Their talk “A Workable Armistice in the Culture Wars,” emphasized the search for truth,… More

Remarks on the Future of the Pro-Life Movement

- The SpeakOut Illinois 2015 conference, Illinois Family Institute, January 31, 2015, YouTube.
Professor Robert George, renowned scholar on religious liberty at Princeton University, spoke with IFI’s Monte Larrick at the recent pro-life SpeakOut Illinois conference.

Address at SFLA’s 2015 National Conference

- Defenders of Life Award Speech, Students for Life of America, January 23, 2015, YouTube.
Students for Life of America (SFLA) is one of the nation’s most active pro-life organizations and the largest youth pro-life organization. We are the only national pro-life organization dedicated to training and equipping college, high school, medical, and… More

What is Marriage? A Philosophic-Juridical Dialogue

- Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, November 20, 2014, YouTube.
How can one describe marriage from the philosophic and juridical point of view? What differentiates other types of unions? The two scholars respond briefly to these questions — Robert P. George (Princeton University) and Sherif Girgis (Yale University)… More

Faith, Sex, and Freedom

- Speech at Love and Fidelity Network's Seventh Annual National Conference on Sexuality, Integrity, and the University, Princeton University, November 8, 2014, YouTube.
Professor George will discuss the threats posed by the legal recognition of same-sex partnerships as “marriages,” especially when combined with “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” (SOGI) laws, to religious freedom and basic rights… More

Plough Interviews Robert P. George on Biblical Justice

- Plough Publishing, published October 8, 2014, YouTube.
Raised in West Virginia as the grandson of immigrant coal miners, Robert P. George is now McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University. All the same, his renown as a public intellectual doesn’t stop him from picking up his banjo.

Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right, with lyrics – Robert P. George Trio

- With Michael Smith on guitar and David George on bass, published by Cafe Improv, August 23, 2014, YouTube.
Lyrics: It ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe It don’t matter, anyhow An’ it ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe If you don’t know by now When your rooster crows at the break of dawn Look out your window and I’ll be gone You’re the… More

Robert P. George Trio – Bluegrass

- With Michael Smith on guitar and David George on bass, published by Cafe Improv, August 23, 2014, YouTube.
Guitarist Michael Smith and guitarist-and-banjo-player Robby George offer an eclectic mix of American music from bluegrass instrumentals, to popular standards, to 60s folk numbers. They promise to transport the audience to the sentimental side of Clinch… More

Robert George on CBN News’ “The 700 Club” with Dr. Pat Robertson

- CBN News, August 20, 2014, published by Shirley & Bannister Public Affairs, YouTube.
Dr. Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, discusses a petition to destroy the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Iraq with Dr. Pat Robertson on CBN News’ “The 700 Club” on August 20, 2014.

A Reflection on U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy

- Council on Foreign Relations, panel discussion, June 19, 2014.
Princeton University’s Robert P. George leads a conversation on U.S. international religious freedom policy fifteen years after the International Religious Freedom Act, as part of CFR’s Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.

10th Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast

- Guest speaker at the 10th annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, Washington, DC, May 13, 2014, published by the American Principles Project, YouTube.
Robert George speaks at the Catholic National Prayer Breakfast on the trials of being a faithful christian in the modern world.

The Nature and Basis of Religious Freedom

- Keynote address at Franciscan University of Steubenville’s conference on “Truth, Conscience, and Religious Freedom,” April 4-5, 2014, YouTube.
Dr. Robert George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University discusses the importance of asking questions in this excerpt from his talk entitled “The Nature and Basis of Religious Freedom”. Dr. George’s talk was part of… More

Constitutional Structures, Limited Government, and Civic Virtue

- Torrey Lecture, Biola University, published March 6, 2014, YouTube.
Dr. Robert P. George of Princeton University speaks on the role of constitution and the public good in government. He carefully argues that the public good is best served by a limited government that enables the members of its society to take action for… More

Robert George in Dialogue with Cornel West

- Video recording of discussion at Swarthmore College, February 10, 2014, swarthmore.edu.    
Robert George and Cornel West talk discuss human dignity, the evils of greed, compassion v. love, and building deep democracy

2014 Cardinal O’Connor Keynote

- Georgetown University, January 20, 2014, YouTube.
The Keynote Address by Robert P. George, Princeton’s McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, is entitled, “Abortion and the Attack on Conscience” and took place on January 20, 2014 in Gaston Hall for the Cardinal O’Connor Conference on… More

Was Jesus a Socialist? With Robert George and Ron Sider

- John W. Pope Lecture at the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism, November 7, 2013, YouTube.
Distinguished scholars Robert P. George, Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, and Ron Sider, Professor of Theology at the Palmer Theological Seminary, held a… More

Dr. Robert P. George on His Letter to the President

- NewsmaxTV, September 25, 2013, YouTube.
Dr. Robert P. George, Chairman of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, joins Steve to discuss his letter to the President about attacks committed against Christians in Egypt.

Address at Russell D. Moore Inauguration

- The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, Washington, DC, September 10, 2013, YouTube.
Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, outlines the challenges for Christians in our society.

What is Marriage? Man and Woman: A Defense

- The Wheatley Institution, April 10, 2013, YouTube.
Lecture entitled, “What is Marriage? Man and Woman: A Defense” given by Sherif Girgis, Ryan Anderson, and Robert George at The Wheatley Institution on April 10, 2013.

Religious Liberty and the Human Good

- Lecture at the University of New Orleans, January 24, 2013, published by Chris Surprenant, YouTube.
This talk took place on 1/24/2013 at the University of New Orleans as part of the Tocqueville Project’s Lectures on Liberty series. For more information, please visit http://www.tocquevilleproject.org.

Muslim, Christian Leaders Jointly Press Top Hotel Chains to Drop Porn

- Fox News, published August 14, 2012 by Shirley & Bannister Public Affairs, YouTube.
Two leading public intellectuals—Dr. Robert George of Princeton University and the American Principles Project and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf of Zaytuna College—released a joint letter to the CEOs of the top five American hotel chains urging them to stop selling… More

The Undermining of the Family: A Long-term Project

- Can Do Australia's Voice, published on August 14, 2012, YouTube.
Professor Robert P. George, the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, visited Sydney recently as keynote speaker at the John Paul II Leaders Forum. Praised by US Supreme Court Justice and former Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan as… More

Religious Liberty and the Human Good, The Conversation

- Institute for American Values, May 29, 2012, YouTube.
From “Religious Liberty and the Human Good” a conversation with Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University. Hosted by David Blankenhorn, President, Institute for American Values. May 29, 2012. Visit… More

Natural Law, God, and Human Dignity

- Gospel and Culture Lecture at the Center for Faith & Work, March 20, 2011, YouTube.
Natural law theorists believe that since all humans are made in the image of God, every person possesses irreducible capacities for rationality, freedom, and moral discernment. Natural law theorists argue that these shared natural capacities can function as a… More

What is Marriage?

- Keynote address at The Wheatley Institution Conference on Defense of the Family: Natural Law Perspectives, Brigham Young University, January 27, 2011, YouTube.

Robert George and Cornel West on Bloggingheads

- Princeton University, published December 15, 2010, bloggingheads.tv.
Robert George and Cornel West discuss irreducible human dignity, how to keep power from corrupting , the evil of greed, why the left is on the wrong side of history when it come to abortion, compassion vs. love, and building deep and true democracy.

The Clash of Orthodoxies

- Manhattan Forum Lecture at the St. Anthony of Padua Institute, August 25, 2010, YouTube.
In this lecture, the eighth in the Manhattan Forum series, Dr. Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, tackles the issues at the heart of the contemporary conflict of worldviews. Secular liberals typically suppose that… More

Matters of Principle: The Cost of Pornography

- American Principles in Action, published December 18, 2009, YouTube.
American Principles Project Founder, Robert George, discusses the social costs of pornography and why the cultural influence of porn calls for principled action.

What’s Sex Got to Do With It: Sexual Ethics and the Meaning of Marriage

- Love and Fidelity Network's Second Annual National Conference on Sexuality, Integrity, and the University, November 13, 2009, YouTube.
Summary: Today’s dominant views on sex and relationships often create a disconnect between sex and marriage. George contends that such views misrepresent the nature of sex and marriage by presupposing an implausible “dualistic” conception of the human… More

Matters of Principle: Unconstitutional Judicial Activism

- American Principles in Action, published August 5, 2009, YouTube.
Dr. Robert George, Founder of the American Principles Project, discusses the ways in which judicial activism has intruded upon the Constitution. For more information, visit our website at www.americanprinciplesproject.org.

Robby George on the Banjo

- Published June 24, 2008 by nnlp35, YouTube.
Robert George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, plays the banjo after the First Things board meeting in 2008.

The Embryo Question: Biotechnology and the Status of Nascent Human Life

- Case Western Reserve University School of Law, January 24, 2007, YouTube.
January 24, 2007 Speaker: Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University Presented by: The Center for Law, Technology, and the Arts Summary: The… More

Remarks on Public Morality

- University of St. Thomas, February 2, 2005, YouTube.
This lecture was given on February 2, 2005, as part of the University of St. Thomas Archbishop Michael J. Miller Lecture Series, sponsored by the Center for Catholic Studies, Sr. Paula Jean Miller, FSE, Director. The subtitle for this Lecture is “The… More