Economy; December 24, 2020; John Locke and America’s Cult of Private Property John Locke and America’s Cult of Private Property Californians both voted to protect their private property rights ...

John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government (1689) contains a defense of private property that makes use of the idea of labor-mixing. In §27, Locke writes: ‘[…] for this labour being the ...

Private property is one of the cornerstones of capitalism, allowing for the free and voluntary exchange of goods and services. John Locke's homesteading theory states that ownership incentives ...

Ideas about property and freedom from John Locke worked their way into America’s founding documents and influence the nation to this day.

John Locke is survived by his brother William N. Locke Jr. of Pittsburgh, Pa., and his sister Elizabeth Locke Dodge of Harpswell; as well as many nieces and nephews A private funeral will be ...

As courses in Western civilization were rolled out across American universities after World War II, Locke, private property and individual rights became central. Before the 1930s, histories of ...

This is the case with the legacy of 17th century philosopher John Locke ... In advancing his theory that it was the mixing of one’s labor with land that created private property, Locke saw ...

Born free and equal in a continent largely devoid of feudal aristocracies or clerical oppression, they had in an intuitive and inarticulate way absorbed the classical liberal precepts associated with ...

Coronavirus outbreak Comment: John Locke and Adam Smith would tell you to mask up. Often cited for their views on personal liberties, both men also saw a duty owed to the public good.

Private property is one of the cornerstones of capitalism, allowing for the free and voluntary exchange of goods and services. John Locke's homesteading theory states that ownership incentives ...