Few scholars have shaped the intellectual foundations of law, morality, and civil discourse like Robert P. George. As McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University and Director of the James Madison Program, he is one of America’s foremost legal minds, challenging and refining the principles that underpin a free and just society.
A former Judicial Fellow at the U.S. Supreme Court and Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, George has been a staunch defender of constitutional rights, religious liberty, and the moral framework of democracy. His deep engagement in public service extends to roles at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, UNESCO, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, and the Heritage Foundation, among others.
The author of Making Men Moral, Conscience and Its Enemies, and What Is Marriage?, George’s writings have appeared in Harvard Law Review, Yale Law Journal, The Wall Street Journal, and First Things. His upcoming book, Truth Matters: A Dialogue on Fruitful Disagreement in an Age of Division, co-authored with Cornel West, embodies his lifelong commitment to reasoned debate, civil discourse, and the search for truth in an era of polarization.
With degrees from Swarthmore, Harvard, and Oxford, 22 honorary doctorates, and prestigious awards like the Presidential Citizens Medal and the Bradley Prize, Professor George is more than a scholar—he is a torchbearer for the values of liberty, human dignity, and the pursuit of truth in public life.
