Illegitimate Government: John Locke on Tyranny
Few people were more influential on the founders and old revolutionaries than John Locke. And his Two Treatises help us understand how they saw the difference between legitimate government – and the other kind – tyranny. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday...
Today in History: John Locke Born
Today history, on Aug 29 1632, political philosopher and theologian John Locke was born. Locke ranks as one of the most influential political philosophers and Enlightenment thinkers. His theories on natural law, social compact theory, property, psychology, monetarism,...