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Equating Liberty with Justice: John Locke's Enduring Mistake

John Locke’s account of justice, featuring equality and liberty, is surely the philosophical work with the greatest influence on Modern culture. The triumph of parliamentarianism in England, the “truths” held to be “self-evident” in the Declaration of Independence, and the “

Liberté” and “Egalité” of the French Revolution attest to it.

China Filling Middle East Security Vacuum While Americans Fiddle

Throughout 2014, changes in

military strategy and China's policy of expanding its sphere of influence were reported on IVN, including increased expansion into Africa,

Sen. Boxer's Retirement Announcement Causes Democratic Shakeup in Calif.

When U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) announced on January 8 that she will not seek re-election, she caught California Democrats off-guard and set off 72 hours of discussion, scrambling, and high-stakes decision making among potential candidates and their advisers on whether to seek the state's first open Senate seat in two decades.

Immigration Amendments Set Stage For Another Eleventh Hour Spending Showdown

Two major political battles are already set to take place between Congress and the White House over the next few weeks; one over the

Keystone XL pipeline and the other over immigration. On Wednesday, January 14, the U.S. House approved a bill to fund the U.S.

Could the Economy Be Next in the Development of the Democratic Ideal?

These days, in ‘the West,’ we don’t give the existence of political democracy a second thought. It seems perfectly natural. When the modern idea of democracy was being debated and formulated, however, it was a different story. Back then, the idea of ‘the people’ governing themselves was downright revolutionary.

The task of prior generations, stretching back a long ways, has been to establish and to grow democracy in the political process, both quantitatively and qualitatively. Could it be that the task for now and the future is to apply that principle to the economy? It can be done.

Pentagon Officials Send Mixed Signals on ISIS Threats to Military Families

Several weeks ago, ISIS issued a threat against military members and their families, saying that their jihadist supporters would seek them out and kill them where they live. When asked about it during a recent Facebook town hall event, General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, denied such a threat existed despite publicized warnings from the Army and the FBI.

The general went on to say that the U.S. military is bombing ISIS in the Middle East so that they can't attack Americans at home.

Bible, Koran, or Bhagavad Gita: Match The Quote with the Sacred Text

I have been surprised this week by how many of my friends and acquaintances are actually Islamic studies experts.

Looking to the Founders: Determining Citizenship

This is the 20th article of the Looking to the Founders series.

Renewed U.S.-Cuba Relations: History's New Chapter

The possibility of renewed U.S.-Cuba relations makes one wonder something about history: has opening up a communist country's market led to more freedom for its citizens?

The Fiscal Times claims that new interaction with Cuba could result in over $4 billion worth of exports from the U.S. to Cuba. This is a large increase in products going into Cuba's economy.

The Next President Can't Win Without the Youth Vote in 2016

Polls suggest young voters’ preferences, in regards to both candidates and policies, have become more socially liberal in the past 15 years.

Millennials: The Politically Unclaimed Generation, a report released in July by Reason-Rupe, a Libertarian public policy think-tank, found that “a majority of millennials, 53 percent, would support a candidate who described him or herself as socially liberal and economically conservative.”