most notably John Locke, whose Second Treatise of Government, published in the late seventeenth century, profoundly influenced the American founders. The remaining authors analyze natural rights ...

Starting from analysis of the work of Thomas Hobbes, Robert Boyle and John Locke on natural law, the author incorporates a holistic approach that encompasses global legal matters beyond the ...

Ayatollah Khomeini established the Islamic Republic, combining elements of democracy with Islamic law. The political basis of the ... Originating with John Locke, natural rights theory asserts that ...

At the heart of his argument was the political thought of one of Britain’s most celebrated philosophers: John Locke ... made use of Locke’s ability to employ a grammar of natural rights ...

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion ... the Enlightenment liberalism stemming from the writings of John Locke, does not lend itself easily to exempting religious ...

For example, Jane Hodgson, the Minnesota physician who is currently challenging that state's parental-notification law before the ... Beginning with John Locke, liberalism has understood that ...

Professor Watson’s research agenda includes ongoing projects on John Locke, a co-authored book on the political thought of C.S. Lewis, and a collaborative effort with his political theory counterparts ...

Hong Kong student Andre Chung Cheuk-hei won a global essay competition organised by the John Locke Institute, beating contestants from all over the world earlier this month. The 14-year-old winner ...

At least eight states will elect new governors on Tuesday. The outcome is a foregone conclusion in five, so here are profiles of those incoming freshmen.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover the intersection of state & federal policy and politics. Lawmakers in North Carolina, the state that has been an inspiration and ...