No. 56 in America · Week of November 9, 2026
Legal philosopher, Princeton
Robert George is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton and directs its James Madison Program.
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Score breakdown
Nine parts, measured fresh each week. This is where Robert George's points came from, and the evidence behind each one.
Debate record
Has debated his friend Cornel West on campuses across the country, modeling disagreement without division.
George lectures on constitutional interpretation, civil liberties and the philosophy of law, and co-founded the Witherspoon Institute.
With Cornel West he co-wrote Truth Matters: A Dialogue on Fruitful Disagreement in an Age of Division.
On the record
2025
January 16, 2025
Formal debate
Against Cornel West · Dartmouth Political Union
George and West debated the costs and benefits of free-market systems at the Dartmouth Political Union, just after publishing Truth Matters together.
Take a side: Is capitalism still the best engine for human flourishing?
2018
October 2018
Formal debate
Against Cornel West · Brandeis University
George and West made the case for free speech, liberal education and truth-seeking across their political divide.
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