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40 Teaser | What is Liberalism? Part I. John Locke's Second Treatise of Government

June 13, 2022 • Lillian Cicerchia, Owen Glyn-Williams, Gil Morejón, and William Paris • Season 1 • Episode 40

In this episode we kick off our new series called “What is Liberalism?” with private property, conquest, and a discussion about John Locke’s apologia for both. We appreciate the efforts of the left to civilize liberalism in the wake of its own civilizing efforts across the globe, but we ask whether it’s really possible to separate economic and political liberalism to make liberalism work for the left. Our experiences in DEI workshops suggest not, although many who are smarter than Locke have tried.

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References:

John Locke, Second Treatise of Government, ed. C.B. Macpherson (Indianapolis: Hackett, 1980)

Music: Vintage Memories by Schematist | schematist.bandcamp.com