RALEIGH — John Locke was a 17th-century English philosopher whose work had a profound impact on the American founders. One of Locke’s key works was the Second Treatise on Civil Government. Dr. Brandon Turner, assistant professor of political science and a faculty affiliate with the Institute for the Study of Capitalism at Clemson University, has examined the role of violence in Locke’s Second Treatise. He discussed the issue with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
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RALEIGH — Some people refuse to recognize the wisdom of America’s Founders because many of them maintained ties to the institution of slavery. Seventeenth-century English philosopher John Locke gets the same treatment. But Locke’s attitude about slavery is not so easy to pin down, as Holly Brewer, associate professor of history at North Carolina State University, discussed with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
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Can important truths be found in anagrams? Yes, if you consider the relevation that the phrase “Hijack Tool Found: None” is an anagram of the “John Locke Foundation.”
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Hint: he was not a locksmith. Carolina Journal's George Stephens has written an invaluable new book explaining the critical role of Locke's ideas in the founding of the American republic — and the need for their rediscovery today.
