Independence, John Locke and Article V
When the time arrived to put independence into writing, our Founders embraced the principles of John Locke (1632-1704). Given the simplicity of Locke’s fundamentals and the popularity of his works… Read more »
Tag: Law of Nature
Structure is Destiny
Conservatives tout the importance of the traditional family to our society. Father, mother, children, the family is the building block, the foundation of society. This isn’t news to any civilization…. Read more »
Islam and the 1st Amendment
Are the tenets and practices of islam protected by the religion and free speech clauses of the 1st Amendment? No. First, no right is unlimited to the point of denying… Read more »
John Locke & Natural Law
It wasn’t until I read Locke’s Second Treatise that so much of the Declaration came into better focus. Peter Laslett (Locke -Two Treatises of Government, Cambridge University Press) did a… Read more »