How John Locke Influenced the Founding, and the Advice Hed Give America Today
Arguably no philosopher had a greater influence on America's founding than John Locke, says Joseph Loconte, director of the Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation.\xa0\nLocke\u2019s ideas about property and freedom helped to shape America as the Founders drew on his ideas when they wrote the nation's founding documents.\xa0\n\u201c[T]here was no philosopher who was quoted more often than John Locke by the American revolutionaries,\u201d Loconte told \u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast.\u201d\xa0\nAn expert on Locke, Loconte is presenting a paper this week on the English philosopher and the biblical roots of American democracy at the virtual John Locke Conference in Naples, Italy.\xa0\nLoconte joins the show to discuss what advice Locke (1632-1704) would offer to America today and why the philosopher's writings remain so relevant to the American experiment.\nWe also discuss these stories:\n\nThe Biden administration rescinds former President Donald Trump\u2019s executive orders targeting the Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat.\n\nFormer President Barack Obama praises his daughters, Malia and Sasha, for their social activism.\n\nThe New York Times comes under criticism after editorial board member Mara Gay tells MSNBC that seeing \u201cdozens of American flags\u201d on Long Island was \u201cdisturbing.\u201d The newspaper insists she was "taken out of context."\n\nEnjoy the show!\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.